MSD Blaster EFI System Hardware Installation and … Blaster EFI System Hardware Installation and MSD EFI Software User Instruction Manual PN 2450 MSD IGNITION • • (915) 857-5200

MSD Blaster EFI SystemHardware Installation and MSD EFI Software

User Instruction ManualPN 2450

MSD IGNITION • www.msdignition.com • (915) 857-5200 • FAX (915) 857-3344

Table of Contents

Parts Included: 1 - Blaster ECU - Software CD1 - Main Harness1 - Wide Band Oxygen Sensor1 - TPS Adapter Harness

Parts Required, not supplied:1 - Injector Harness V8 - PN 24501 V6 - PN 24502 4-Cylinder - PN 24503

1 - Communication Cable1 - Replay Extension Harness

1 Features2 MainWireHarnessInstallation3 InjectorWireHarnessInstallation4 WideBandOxygenSensorInstallation5 ECUInstallation6 MSDEFISoftwareOverview7 MSDEFISoftwareInstallation8 CommunicationCable-to-PCConnection9 UsingtheToolBar10 EstablishingaConnection11 MSDEFIMainMenuScreen12 InputtingValuesintoCells13 ClosingWindows14 RotorPhasing15 Configuration16 HardwareConfiguration17 OperatingParameterConfiguration18 I/OStatus19 Loadvs.RPM20 InjectorOpeningTime21 Air Fuel Ratio22 AirFuelRatioTable23 PositiveO2Correction24 NegativeO2Correction25 ViewLambda26 AFRParameters27 Spark28 SparkTable29 SparkAdvanceQuickSetup30 ESCParameters31 Fuel 32 FuelTable33 Starting34 Cranking35 AfterStartDelay36 AfterStartCorrection37 AfterStartDecay38 Idle39 ThrottleFollower40 DesiredIdleRPM41 IdleSpark42 IACStartPosition43 IACGainTerms

44 Warm Up45 AirTemperatureCorrection46 MAPvs.Coolant47 Transient Fuel48 dMAPCorrection49 dMAPRPMModifier50 MAPAEDecayRate51 MAPAEIncRate52 RunTimeCorrection53 dMAPParameters54 dTPSdt55 AEPositionCorrection56 External Output57 Dash58 ConfigureDash59 SaveaDash60 LoadfromFile61 SavetoFile62 Logging63 ConfigureLog64 RecordLog65 ViewLogfromFile66 Dash/Loggingproceduretorecord DataLogsession67 Replay68 ConfigureReplay69 Upload70 ViewReplayfromFile71 Calibrating with the Trace Function72 Loading and Saving Calibration Files73 SaveaCalibration74 Saving“On-Line”CalibrationChanges75 LoadaCalibration76 AcronymDefinitions77 ControlKeys78 Functionor“QuickKeys”79 Definitions

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1 Blaster EFI System Standard Features•ConfigurableLoad&RPMaxestoenableoptimizationindesiredoperatingrange•Capableofdriving8highimpedanceinjectors•“WideBandOxygenSensor”(WB02)Air/FuelRation(AFR)controltoeliminatebaseengineandtransient

fuelcalibrationguesswork.•IgnitionsystemtypeissoftwareconfigurableforGMHEI,FordTFI,LT1andMagPickup.•1,2,3,4,BARMAPsensorcompatible•Programmableinjectoropeningvs.batteryvoltage•Improvedtransientfuelingalgorithms•Seamlessdecelfuelcut-off•Improvedcoldstartinganddrivability•TheThrottlePositionSensorvoltageoutputislinearizedbetween.5Vand4.5VforGMand.9Vto4.5V

forFord.•Lowsidefuelpumpandenginecoolingfanfunctionality,aswellasESCcontrol•ClosedLoopPIDWB02heatercontroltoinsureaccurateandconsistentAFRcontrol•ImprovedEMIalgorithms•TrueSpeed-Densityalgorithmallowsforeasiertuning•MSDCommWindows95,98,2000,NTandXPcompatiblecalibrationsoftware•Electronicsratedfrom-40°Cto105°C• Aesthetically pleasing, nylon braided wire harnesses with integrated ECU and Injector/WB02 fuse

protection.•OEMstylePackardandTYCOwaterproofconnectorsandterminals.

2 Main Wire Harness InstallationToimprovetheoverallwireharnessinstallationprocess,theharnesswasmanufacturedwithidentificationlabelsattheendofeachwireorconnectortoensurethatconnectionsareterminatedcorrectly.Themainwireharnesshastwohalves;onehalfisintendedtobelocatedinsidethevehicle,withtheECU,theotherhalfconnectstothesensorsintheenginecompartment.Thetwohalvesoftheharnessareseparatedbyafirewallgrommetdesignedtofitsnugglyina2-1/8”hole,whichneedstobelocatedinthefirewall.

Thebestlocationforthefirewallholeisinanunobstructedlocation,oneithersideoftheengineclosesttowheretheECUwillbemountedinthepassengercompartment.Careshouldbetakentokeeptheharnessasclosetothecenterofthevehicleaspossible.Locatingtheholetoofarawayfromthevehiclecentermayaffectwirelengths,whichneedtoconnecttosensorsontheengine.Oncethemainharnessisinstalledtheconnectionsneedtobemadetosensors,theECU,etc.Theparagraphsbelowdescribehowandwhereeachconnectionshouldbemade.

TheinstructionsonfollowingpagearespecifictotheBlasterenginemanagementsystem.Seepage71foramainharnesswiringdiagram.Note: Additionalcomponentssuchasrelaysandspecialconnectorsmayberequiredtocompleteyour

specificinstallation.

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Harness Label LabelDefinition

Connect To Further Details

ESC Electronicknockcontrolconnection

AGMstyleengineknocksensormodule.

HSGMFP HighSideDrive Connecttothepositivesideofthefuelpumprelay.

Points OutputtoMSDIgnition Onlytoaninductivepickupignitionsystem.

12vSwitch Switched12vsupplyinput

Connecttoa12vsourcethatis“live”whentheignitionkeyisinthe“start”position.

Battery(2connections)

PositiveandNegativeBatteryconnections

Thevehiclebatteryonly!

HEI HighEnergyIgnition[OriginalEquipment(OE)ignition]

ConnecttoGMfactoryinstalledignitionsystemorappropriateadapterharness.

H2O EngineCoolingFluidTemperatureInput

Connecttothecoolanttemperaturesensor,typicallylocatedontheintakemanifold.

Air EngineIntakeAirTemperatureInput

Connecttotheairtemperaturesensortypicallylocatedintheairintakeductbetweentheaircleanerandthethrottlebody.

AirTemperature.

IAC IdleAirSpeedControl(IAC)input

ConnecttotheAICmotorassemblylocatedonornearthethrottlebody.

TPS ThrottlePositionSensor TheTPSlocatedattheendofthethrottleshaftonthethrottlebody.

Crank Crankshaftpositionsensorinput

ConnecttoMSDDistributororcranktrigger.

MAP ManifoldAbsolutePressureSensor

ConnecttotheMAPsensor.

InjectorHarness Injectorharnessconnector

Connecttomainwireharness.

MainFuseandRelay

Wire Color/Connector Type

SingleleadPackardConnectorwithsinglePurplewire.

SingleleadwithasingleredandGreenstripedwire.

SingleWhitewire.

SinglePinkwire.

Two(2)3/8”ringterminals.One(1)RedWireandone(1)blackwireterminas.

Black,4-wayAmpconnector.

Black,2-wayPackardconnector.

Gray,2-wayPackardconnector.



Black,2-wayconnectorwithaseparategroundwire(3/8”ring).

Green,3-wayPackardconnector.


N/A N/A N/A

Ifaknocksensorinputwillnotbeused,donotconnectthiswire.OnlycompatiblewithBank-to-BankSystems.

Donotconnectthiswiredirectlytothefuelpump.Arelaymustbeused.

Fan Enginecoolingfanconnection

Connecttothenegativesideofthecoolingfanrelay.

SingleleadBlack/Whitewire.

Donotconnectthiswiredirectlytothefanorpositivesideoftherelay.Arelaymustbeused.

Points.

SwitchedIgnition.

BatteryConnections

CoolantTemperature.

Metersandcontrolsintakeairaroundthethrottlebladesatidleandduringcoldstarts.

Sensesthepositionofthethrottleblades[0%(throttleclosed)to100(throttlewideopen)].TPS.

MAP.

InjectorHarness.

MainFuesandRelay.



Theparagraphsbelowfurthersupporttheinformationoutlinedinthetableabove.Stage 1 (External Output) - Single red/orange wire. Provides12voltswhenexternaloutputisactivated.Thecurrentlimitonthiscircuitis1amp.If

thedeviceuseddrawsmorecurrent,arelaywillhavetobewiredintothecircuit.Injector - Four pin square connector Plugsintothematingconnectoroftheinjectorharness.Wideband O2 - Six pin rectangular connector Connectstotheoxygensensor.Toss - Two pin black connector PlugsintothespeedsensoronGM4L80Etransmissions.

ESC (Electronic Spark Control) – Single lead Packard connector with Purple wire.ThiswireconnectstotheGMtypeESCmodule.Themoduleisusuallylocatedonthefenderorfirewall.Theknocksensorisnotrequiredifhigh-octanefuelisbeingused.

Fuel Pump (HS) - Single Red/Green striped wire.Thisconnectormustgotothepositivesideofafuelpumprelay,notdirectly to the fuelpump.Terminating this connection directly to a fuel pump will damage the Blaster controller and will void the warranty!Thefuelpumprelayandwiringprovisionsarenotsuppliedwiththesystem.

Fan (engine cooling fan) - Single Black/White wireThisterminationmustgotothenegativesideofafanrelay,notdirectlytothefan.Terminating this connection directly to a fan will damage the Blaster controller and will void the warranty!

Points - Single White wireDonotconnect thiswire ifa factory ignitionsystem isbeingused.ThisistheBlasterECM’s“points”signal(Whitewire).Itneedstobeconnectedtothe“points”inputconnectiononanaftermarketignitionmodule,e.g.MSD7Abox.

12V Switched - Single Pink wireAsecureconnectionmustbemadetoaswitched12Vsupply.Thebestand,inmostcases,theonlysourceofaswitched12Vsupplyisatthevehiclefuseblock.TheECUmusthavea“live”12Vsupplyduringcranking.Ifthe12VsupplydoesnotstayliveduringcrankingtheECUwillnotfunction.Asimplewaytodetermineifalive12Vsupplyexistsduringcrankingistocheckitwithaninexpensivevoltmeter.Securelyfastenthevoltmeter’sRed(+positive)wiretotheignitioninputonthefuseblock.Securethevoltmeter’sBlackwire(-negative)toagroundlocationonthefuseblockoranotheradequatelocation.Oncethevoltmeterconnectionsaremade,cranktheengine.Thevoltagemetershouldindicateanoutputvoltageofbetween8Vto14V.Iftheoutputvoltageisbelow8volts,checktomakesurethebatteryisfullychargedandallthecellsofthebatteryarefunctioningproperly.

Positive and Negative Battery Connections - Two (2) 3/8” ring terminals, One (1) Red wire terminal and One (1) Black wire terminal

The main wire harness battery connections need to be made to the positive and negative posts of the vehicle battery to ensure trouble free operation!Thepositiveandnetagivebetterycablelengthshavebeendesignedwithsufficientlengthtoaccommodateatrunk-mountedbattery.MakesuretheBlackwirebattery(-)issecurelyfastenedtothenegativebatterypost(NOEXCEPTIONS).TheRedcablebattery(+)mustbesecurelyfastenedtothepositive(+)batterypost.Reversing the battery connections will damage the ECU and void the warranty!

FUEL

FUEL PUMPFROMECU

H20 FAN

87A - Normally Closed87 - Normally Open30 - Common

FANFROMECU



MakingbatteryconnectionstolocationsonthevehicleotherthanthebatteryitselfcancausetheECUtofunctionimproperly,duetopotentialgroundloopissues.Connectthesewirestothebatteryonlyafterallotherconnectionsaremade.

Factory Dist - Black, 4-way AMP connectorThemainharnessFactoryDistconnectionplugsdirectly intoanMSDLT1distributor. IfusingafactoryLT1distributor,externalcoilHEI,orFordTFIdistributoranadapterharnesswillhavetobepurchased.Appropriateharnessesarelistedbelow:

TFIAdapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . PN24505ExternalCoilHEIAdapter. . PN24507

’92-’95LT1Adapter . . . . . . PN24508’96-’97LT1Adapter. . . . . . PN24509

ThejumpercableneedstobeinstalledbetweentheMainwireharnessandthedistributorbeingusedinthevehicle.Thisconnectionalsoincludesa“bypass”connectorforsettingthetiming.

H20 - Black, 2-way Packard connector ThisconnectormateswithaGMstylecoolanttemperaturesensor.Air - Gray, 2-way Packard connector ThisconnectormateswithaGMstyleairtemperaturesensor.IAC (Idle/Air Control) - Black, 4-way Packard connector

ThemainharnessIACconnectorwasdesignedtoworkwithaGMstyleIACmotorandvalveassemblywitha4by1connector.ThisistheIACusedonMSDThrottleBodyPN2250.IfaGMstyleIACmotorandvalveassemblywitha2by2in-lineconnectorisused,anadapterharnesswillneedtobepurchased(MSDPN24510).TheAdapterharnessneedstobeinstalledbetweentheMainwireharnessandthein-lineIACvalveandmotorassembly.Alternatively, the factory installed4by1connectorcanberemovedandreplacedwitha2by2 in-lineconnectorperthepin-outtablebelow.

2by2IACConnectorPin-outIdentifier 4by1In-lineIACConnectorPin-outIdentifier A D B C C B D A

TPS (Throttle Position Sensor) - Black, 3-way Packard connectorThe main harness TPS connector was designed to work with a GM “L98” style TPS with a 3 by 1connector.

IfalatemodelGMTPSwitha3-pinroundconnectorisusedthesuppliedadapterharnesswillhavetobeused.IfaFordTPSwillbeusedthefactoryconnectorwillhavetobereplaced.

Alternatively,thefactoryinstalledTPSconnectorcanberemovedandreplacedwithalatemodelGMorFordTPSconnectorperthepin-outtablesbelow.

GM Late Model

3by1TPSConnectorPin-outIdentifier GMLateModelRound,“3-point”TPS ConnectorPin-OutIdentifier A B B C C A



Ford TPS

3by1TPSConnectorPin-outIdentifier FordTPSConnectorPin-OutIdentifier A C B B C A

Mag Pickup - Black, 2-way connector with a separate ground wire (3/8” ring)Theblackconnectorshouldbeconnected toanMSDdistributororcrank trigger.TheBlackwire ringterminalshouldbesecurelyfastenedtotheengineblock.

MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) - Green, 3-way Packard connectorConnecttoaGMstyle(1BAR)ManifoldAbsolutePressure(MAP)sensor.Fornormallyaspiratedengines,a1barsensorisused.Forblownorturbochargedapplicationsa2BARMAPsensormustbeusedforboostpressuresupto15PSI.Forboostpressuresupto30PSIa3BARMAPsensormustbeused.Forboostpressuresupto45PSIa4-BARMAPsensormustbeused.Ifa2or3BARMAPsensorisrequired,itmustbeobtainedfromMSDortheconnectorwillhavetobechanged.

1BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PN231112BAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PN231213BAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PN231314BAR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Callfordetails.

Forspeed-densityapplications,theMAPsensormustbeconnectedtoanintakemanifoldport.ForAlpha/Nsystems,usethesensortosenseambientairpressureinthehoodscooporaircleaner.

ECU 3-Amp FuseThisfuseprotectstheECUelectronics.

30-Amp FuseThisfuseprotectsthewidebandoxygensensorcircuit.

Replay (Internal Dat Logger) - Black, 2-way connector with blue and black wires. This pigtail comes out of the ECU.Whentheblackandbluewiresareconnectedtogethertheinternaldataloggerisarmed.Aswitchandextensionharnessisprovidedinthekit.

3 Injector Harness Installation - Black, 4-way Packard connectorOncethemainharnessisinstalledandalltheconnectionstoitaremade,theinjectorharnesscanbeinstalledandconnectedtothemainharness.

The injector harness is constructed with the connector (for the connection to the main wire harness)locatedhalfwaybetweenthetwobanksoffuelinjectorconnectors.Themain-harness-to-injectorharnessconnectionshouldbemadeontheendoftheengineoppositetheignitiondistributor.Forexample,forGMengines,themainharnesstoinjectorharnessconnectionshouldbemadeatthefrontoftheengine.ForaFord5.0Lengine,theconnectionshouldbemadeatthebackoftheengine.

4 Wide Band Oxygen Sensor InstallationOncethemainandinjectorharnessesareinstalled,theWideBandOxygen(WBO2)sensorneedstobeinstalledandconnectedtothemainharness.First,installthewidebandsensor.

TheWBO2sensorthreadsintothesensormountingbung(MSDPN2335),whichneedstobedrilledandweldedintotheexhaustpipe.Beforedrillingandwelding,readthedesignguidlinesbelow.• Installthemountingbungapproximately8”-12”fromwheretheprimarypipesentertheexhaustcollector.• Makesurethemountinglocationselecteddoesnotallowcondensationtocollectdirectlyinfrontofthesensor.

Makesuretherearenodepressions,projections,edges,etc.intheexhaustpipenearthesensortip.



THE OPTIMAL ANGLE IS COMPLETELY VERTICAL OR 90O

OXYGEN SENSOR MOUNTING BUNG (ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE NEEDS TO BE WELDED)

OXYGEN SENSOR

100 ANGLE MINIMUM

EXHAUST PIPE

Drilla7/8”-15/16”holeintheexhaustpipe.WeldaWBO2sensor-mountingbungintotheexhaustpipe.Themountingbungwasmanufacturedwithaliptohelplocateitpriortoweldingittotheexhaustpipe.The entire circumference of the mounting bung must be welded and free of exhaust leaks!

Oncethesensor-mountingbungisweldedintoplace,threadthesensorintothebung.Installationtorqueisabout10-15ft/lbs.Connecttheoxygensensor6-wayconnector(withgoldplatedterminals)tothemainwireharness.

5 ECU InstallationNote:TheECUMUSTbeinstalledinthepassengercompartment!TheECUhasfourvibrationmountsthat

attachtothebottomofthehousing.Onceinstalled,connectthemainwireharnessheaderconnectortotheECU.

TheBlastersystemhardwareinstallationprocessisnowcomplete.ThenextstepistoinstalltheMSDEFIsoftware,whichallowsthesensorinterfacestobechecked,andultimatelystartandoperatetheengine.

TheremainderofthemanualwilldescribehowtoinstallandusetheMSDEFIsoftwaretomonitorandcalibratetheBlasterECUparametersandvariables.

6 MSD EFI Software OverviewTheBlastersystemcanbeconfiguredtooperateonalmostany4-cylinder,V6orV8engine,includingnormallyaspirated,superchargedandturbochargedapplications!TheMSDEFIsoftwarewasdesignedtoactastheinterfacebetweentheBlasterECUandtheengineitisinstalledon.Viewitasthescrewdriversandwrenchesonceusedtomakecrudeadjustmentstoacarburetor.TheMSDEFIsoftwareallowstheuserextraordinaryabilitytotunethefuelandignitionsystemforimprovedperformanceanddrivability.

TheMSDEFIsoftwareallowsfulluseraccesstoallofthetablesneededtocalibratetheBlastersystem.Calibrationscanbemodifiedboth“on-line”and“off-line”.TheenginecontroltablesintheMSDEFIECUarestoredinnon-volatilememory,allowingforthestoredinformationnottobelostwhenpowertotheECUisremoved.

TheminimumcomputerrequirementstoruntheMSDEFIsoftwareare:•MicrosoftWindows95/98/Me/2000/NTorXP•300MHzorfasterPentiumprocessor.

• Themountingangleofthesensorshouldbetiltedaminimumof10°tothehorizontaltipofthesensor.Thetipofthesensormustbetilteddown.Seethediagrambelow.Theoptimumsensorangleis90°.

• Makesuresensorcablingisroutedandsecuredawayfromtheexhaustsystem.



•Blasterrecommendsaminimumof128KofRAM.•RS-232serialportrecommended.AUSBportcanalsobeusedwithaportadapter(notincluded).

7 MSD EFI Software Installation1.InserttheinstallationCDRomintotheCDDrive,waitupto30seconds,theCDwillautorun.IFTHISDOES

NOTOCCUR: LocateandopentheCDDrive. Doubleclickontheautorun.exefile.2.Select“ClickheretoinstallVersionX.XX”.3.Onceloaded,yourmonitorwillhaveanMSDEFIlogo.Accepttheagreement.Drivetheinstallationtoyour

programfilesfolder,presstheenterkey.Theinstallationwillcomplete,selectOK.4.Awindowwillbeopenedwithtwoaliases,doubleclickontheMSDEFIaliastolaunchthesoftware.

8 Communication Cable-to-PC ConnectionUsingthecommunicationcablesuppliedwiththesystemconnecttheRS-232connectortothebackofthepersonalcomputer.

Port ProblemsIfthePCisanewermodelitwillmostlikelyhaveaUSBport.IfthePCbeingusedisanoldermodelitmayonlyhavea25-pinserialport.Makesurethe25-pinport,onthebackofthePC,isaserialportandnotaparallelport,thereisadifference.Theparallelportwillnotwork.Parallelportsaretypicallyprinterportsthatletdatatravelinonlyonedirection.IfyourPCisconfiguredwithonlyaUSBport,aUSB-to-9-pinadaptermustbeprocured.USB-to-9-pinor25-pin-to-9-pinserialadaptersarereadilyavailableatRadioShackorcomparablestores.RadioShack’sUSBportto9-pinserialadapterispartnumber26-183andavailableforapproximately$40.00.

PriortoestablishingcommunicationwiththeBlasterECU,thePC’sCOMportneedstobeselected.InordertocompletethePCCOMportselectionaquickoverviewoftheToolBarisrequired.TheconfigurationtableswithintheMSDEFIsoftwareareaaccessedusingtheMSDEFIToolBarexplainedonfollowingpage.



9 Using the Tool BarTheToolBarislocatedattheverytopoftheMSDEFIMainMenuscreen.AlloftheMSDEFIsoftwarefunctionalityisaccessedusingtheToolBarandassociateddropdownscreens.

IftheComPortselectedis not available, thefollowing message willappear.

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SelectanotherComPortuntilanavailableportisidentified.OncethePCidentifiesanavailableComPort,thefollowingscreenwillappear.

PressthePC’s“Enter”keyorleftmouseclickonYesandtheCompPortwillresynchronize.

Next,doubleclicktheleftmousebuttonontheMSDEFIshortcuticonlocatedontheWindowsdesktop.

TheMSDEFIsoftwarewillattempttoestablishaconnectionbetweenthePCandtheBlasterECU.Thefollowingscreenwillappear.

IftheBlasterECUisnotpoweredup (the ignit ion key is notin the “Run” position) and theCommunications cable is notconnected,communicationcannotbe established. The followingscreen will appear. This mayalso occur if the Comm Port isnot configured correctly. If thisoccurs,usetheaboveprocessofconfiguring theCommPortuntilcommunicationisestablished.

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LeftmouseclicktheWork Offlinebutton.TheMSDEFIsoftwarewillaskwhatcalibrationshouldbeused“off-line”.Thefollowingscreenwillappear,informingtheuserthatacalibrationfilemustbeloadedtowork“off-line”.

LeftmouseclickonYesandtheMSDEFIsoftwareshouldgototheMSDEFIfolder.IfthePCdoesnotautomaticallytakeyoutotheMSDEFIfolder,navigatetoC:/ Program Files/MSD_EFI.Doubleleftclickonthecalibrationtobeusedfor“off-line”modificationsandthecalibrationwillbeloaded.Afterthecalibrationisloaded,theMainMSDEFIwindowwillopen.

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10 Establishing a ConnectionThesequenceforconnectingtheBlasterECUtotheMainwireharnessisasfollows:

•Connectbatteryterminals•Withtheignitionswitchedoff,connectthe32-wayheaderconnector

Thisassemblysequenceshouldpreservethefirmwareandinitialcalibrationthatwasloadedinatthefactory.

Assumingthatthesystemwireharnesses,ECUandsoftwareareallinstalledandconnectedcorrectly,thenextstepistoestablishcommunicationbetweenthePCandBlasterECU.Doublechecktomakesurethecommunicationcableconnections,betweenthePCandBlasterECU,aresecurelyinplace.TurnthePConandpoweruptheBlasterECUbyturningthevehicleignitiontothe“Run”position.

LeftmousedoubleclicktheMSDEFIiconon the Windows desktop.

Thefollowingscreenwillappear.

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Oncecommunicationhasbeenestablished,theMSDEFI“MainMenu”screenwillopenandtheGreen Sliding Ballinthetoolbarwillbecomeactive.

11 MSD EFI Main Menu Screen

The engine is not yet ready to be started. A few additional items need to be completed before attempting to do so!

Inmostcases,theECUwillbedeliveredwithacalibrationthatwillcloselymatchyourengineconfiguration.This“basecalibration”willallowtheenginetobestartedandrun.Ifthisisnotthecase,thefollowingstepsneedtobetaken.Note:MSDrecommendscheckingallofthesettingsintheconfigurationtablestoensurethesystemassuppliedwilloperatecorrectly.

12 Inputting Values into a CellTherearetwomethodsforinputtingvaluesintocellsasfollows:•Arrow Keys-UsethePCkeyboardarrowkeystonavigatethecursorhorizontallyand/orverticallytothecell

tobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”.•Using the Mouse -UsetheMousetonavigatethecursortothecelltobechangedandleftMouseclickon

thecell.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

13 Closing WindowsOpenwindowscanbeclosedusingthePC’smouse.Tocloseanopenwindow,leftmouseclickonthe“X”intheupperrightcornerofanywindowanditwillclose.Anothermethodtocloseopenwindows,tablesanddropdownscreensistohitthePC’sescapekey,typicallyabbreviatedas“Esc”.Ifmultiplewindowsareopen,continuetohittheEsckeyuntilallwindowsareclosedandthemainMSDEFIwindowisdisplayed.HittingtheEsckeytoomanytimesmayresultinamessagestating,“Do you really want to quit?”Hit“No” tocontinueworkingwiththeMSDEFIsoftware.Hit “Yes”toclosetheMSDEFIsoftware.



14 Rotor PhasingRotorPhasingisdefinedasthealignmentbetweentherotortipandthedistributorcapterminalwhenthesparkoccurs.Thispositioncanbevery important toyourengine’sperformance.Ifthealignmentisincorrect,thesparkwilljumptothenextclosestterminaloranothergroundresultinginamisfireandlossofPower.

Onengineswithextremecylinderpressures,suchasnitrousandsuperchargedapplications,correct rotorphasingincreasesinimportance.Morevoltageisrequiredtoionizethepluggapandifthephasingisoff,thesparkismoreapttofindaneasierpathtogroundratherthanthecorrectcapterminal.Thismayresultinsevereenginedamage.

Checking Rotor PhasingTocheckrotorphasing,you’llhavetomodifyadistributorcapsoyoucanobservetherotortipwithatiminglightwhentheengineisrunning.Drillalargeholeintoacapneara terminal thatwillallowyouaneasyviewof theterminal.

Tohelpseetherotortipyoumaywanttomarkitwithwhitecorrectionfluid.Withyourmodifiedcapinstalled,connectthetiminglight’sinductiveleadtothecorrespondingplugwire.Starttheengineandrunatasteadyspeed.Shinethetiminglightinthemodifiedcapandnotetherelationoftherotortipandtheterminalwhenthesparkjumps.

Note: MSDrecommendsusinganon-dialbacktiminglightforbesttimingresults.

Examples of modified distributor caps.

Drill a hole in a cap to view the location of the rotor tip with one of the cap terminals.

The rotor tip should align with the cap terminal at the timing midpoint.

RELUCTOR PADDLES MAG PICKUP PLATE

CANISTER SCREWSSNAP

RING

Removing the Vacuum Canister.

Therotortipshouldbecenteredontheterminalinthecapwhentheignitiontimingisatit’smidpoint.Forexampleifmaxtimingis40degreesandminis10degreesthemidpointwillbe25degrees.IntheStaticTestTimingfieldoftheOperatingParameterConfigurationwindowsetTestTiming(deg)to25andselecttheEnableTestTimingcheckbox.Thisoverridesanyvaluesinthesparkadvancetableandlocksthetimingat25degrees.

To correct rotor phasing: Crank Trigger–Loosenthedistributorholddownclampandrotatethe

distributoruntilthephasingiscorrect.Re-tightenholddownbolt.

Distributor–IncludedinthepartsbagisastampedmetalbracketusedtoadjustthephasingifusingoneofMSD’svacuumadvancedistributors. Thispiece replaces thevacuumadvancecanister.The installation iseasiestwiththedistributoroutoftheengine.

1.RemovethetwoAllenheadscrewsthatholdtheadvancecanister.

2.Remove the snap ring thatholds themagneticpickupassemblyinplace.Thisiseasytodowithasetofsnapringpliersbystraddlingoneofthereluctorpaddles.

ROTOR PHASE ATTIMING MIDPOINT



3.Gentlyliftuponthemagpickupplateandslidethevacuumcanisterout.

4.Installthelockoutplateinplaceofthecanisterasshownatright.Positiontheplatesothescrewiscenteredintheslot.Tightenthescrew.

5.Installthedistributor,rotorandcap.Checkthetimingwhencomplete.

6. Ifrotorphasingisstilloff,loosenthescrew,adjustslotposition,andre-check.

Installation of the Vacuum Lockout Plate.15 ConfigurationTheBlasterECUneedstobeconfiguredfortheengineitwillcontrol.Forexample,theECUneedstoknowifitisoperatinga4,6or8cylinderenginealongwithotherimportantengineparametersandvariables.The initial configuration steps can beaccomplishedwiththevehicleignitionkeyin “run”positionand theengineoff.TheECUmustbesuppliedwith8V-14VfortheECUtobe“live”.

FromthetoolbaronMainMenuscreen,leftclickonthe“Configuration” andthedropdownscreentorightwillopen.

16 Hardware ConfigurationKeep the left mouse button depressedandslide themousepointerdownuntil“Hardware Configuration” ishighlighted.Releasetheleftmousebutton.Thescreentorightwillopen.

MAG PICKUP PLATE

PHASINGBRACKET



TheHardwareConfigurationtableisrelativelyself-explanatory.Workingfromthetopofthetable,selecttheparametersshowninthescreenprintaboveasfollows:• Selectthenumberofcylinderstheenginehas.• Selectwhethersystemwilloperateusingaspeeddensity (enginespeedandengine load)orAlphaN

(throttleangleandenginespeed)algorithm.ThemajorityoftheengineapplicationsusetheSpeed-Densitycontrolalgorithm.Ifthecamshaftdurationexceeds260°at.050”lift,theAlphaNcontrolalgorithmshouldbeconsidered.

• Selectthefuelfeedbackcontrolconfiguration.Iftheenginewillnotuseoxygen(02)sensorfeedbackcontrol,select“OpenLoop”.Iftheenginewilluseoxygensensorfeedback,select“ClosedLoop”.Note:Airfuelratiocanstillberecordedin“OpenLoop”mode.

• SelectthetypeofThrottlePositionSensor(TPS)beingused(tooutputthrottleangletotheECU).TheTPSislocatedonthesideofthethrottlebody,attheendofthethrottleshaft.GMstyleTPSsensorshavea.5Vto4.5Voutput.FordstyleTPSsensorshavea.9Vto4.5Voutput.

• Lastly,selecttheManifoldAbsolutePressure(MAP)sensorsettingfortheapplication.Fornormallyaspiratedengines,the1BARMAPsensorsettingshouldbeselected.Forsuperchargedorturbochargedapplicationsa2BARMAPsensorsettingmustbeselected(forboostpressuresupto15PSI).Forboostpressuresupto30PSI,the3BARMAPsensorsettingshouldbeselected.Forboostpressuresupto45PSI,the4BARMAPsensorsettingshouldbeselected.

17 IO StatusTheIOStatusWindowprovidesinformationonsomekeydashvariablesaswellasthestatusofvariousfunctions.Theitemsbelowwillilluminatewhentheyareactive.

a. TimerEnable:Replayswitch(Internaldatalogger)isarmed.b. ClosedLoop:ECUisrunninginclosedloopoperation.c. ExternOutputOn:Externaloutputhasbeenactivated.d. FanON:Fanisturnedon.e. FuelPumpON:Fuelpumpison.f. O2LitOff:Theheatercircuitoftheoxygensensorisuptooperatingtemperature.g. RevLimiting:Revlimiterisactive.h. DFCOOn:DecelerationFuelCutOffisactive.

18 Operating Parameter Configuration (F5 - “Quick Key”)Next, the system “Operating Parameter Configuration”needstobesetup.FromtheMainMenuscreen Tool Bar, left click on“Configuration”. Keep the leftmouse button depressed andslide the mouse pointer downuntil “Operating Parameter Configuration” is highlighted.Releasetheleftmousebutton.Thescreenatrightwillopen.

The paragraphs on next pageoutline how each operatingparametershouldbeconfigured.



TPS ConfigurationThisinputscreenallowstheusertoset:

•TheTPSsensortothecorrectoutputvoltagewhenthethrottleiscompletelyclosed.•TheClearFloodTPS%,describedlaterinthissection.

Note: It is important to have the TPS (%) setup correctly. The TPS sensor (on the throttle body) and software need to be setup properly to ensure that the full resolution (0% to 100%) of the sensor can be utilized and the following related features function properly (described later in the manual):

•IdleSparkControl-SeeIdle Sparkformoreinformation.•DecelFuelCutoff(DFCO)-SeedMAP Parametersformoreinformation.

How to Set Max TPS % for IdleNote:MakesurethatthecorrecttypeofTPS(GMorFord)wasselectedduringthehardwareconfiguration

processoutlinedabove.SeeTPS Selection.

Intheinputtablesetthe“MasTPS%forIdle”at2%.Next,gototheTPSsensorlocatedonthethrottlebody.Withthethrottlebladescompletelyclosedandwiththeenginerunningatitsnormaloperatingtemperatureandpreferredidlespeed,adjusttheTPSsothattheTPS=%valueshownintheDashreadsbetween.5%and1%.

ThedashboardcanbeconfiguredtoappearatthebottomofmostoftheMSDEFIsoftwarescreens.Anexampleofadashboardisshownbelow.SeeDashboardformoredetails(describedlaterinthismanual).

How to Set Clear Flood TPS %SettheClearFloodTPS%valueat80%.ThissettingtellstheECUnottoaddfuelwhenthefollowingconditionsexist.

•Theengineiscranking(between75and400RPM).•Thethrottlepositionisat80%orgreater(userspecified).

Iftheseconditionsaremet,theECUdoesnotaddfuel.Thisfunctionisespeciallyusefulwhenattemptingtostartafloodedengine.Oncethefuelisclearedfromtheengine,release the throttletorestarttheengine.

Rev Limiter ConfigurationThisinputscreenallowstheusertosetthemaximumengineRPMbeforefuelshutoffoccurs.Thissettingisreferredtoas“RevLimitOnRPM”.

Fueling Parameters ConfigurationThisscreenrequirestheusertoinputthefuelinjectorflowrateandtheenginedisplacement(incubicinches!).Theuserneedstoknowtheseinputs.Iftheinjectorflowrate,inpoundsperhour(lbs./hr.)isknown,theflowrateincubiccentimeters/minute(cc/min.)canbecalculatedbymultiplyingthelbs/hrrateby10.

TPS SIGNAL IN THE DASH.



Crank Trigger ConfigurationSeesettingsbelowfortheinputvalues[CrankRefAngle(deg)andInductiveDelay(µs)]tobeused,basedonthemostcommonconfigurations.

Thecranktiming(CrankRefAngle)shouldequalthevalueinthetable.Engine Type Crank Ref Angle Inductive Delay (µ seconds)LT1 6° 6FordTFI 10° 0GMHEI 6° 64IPU 45° 77

Engine Cooling Fan Control ConfigurationThisinputscreenallowstheusertosetthecoolanttemperaturethattheBlasterECUwillturntheengine-coolingfanon(FanOnTemp)andoff(FanOffTemp).TheFanOfftemperatureshouldbe~5°to10°lessthantheFanOntemperature.

Fuel Pump ConfigurationThisinputscreenallowstheusertosettheamountoftimethefuelpumpwillrunwhentheignitionisturnedtothe“On”position.Thisallowstheusertimetoprimethefuelpumpandcheckforleaksbeforetheengineisstarted.Atimeperiodofupto25secondscanbespecifiedonthisscreen.

Drivetrain ConfigurationThevehiclefinaldriveratioandtirediameterinputsarerequiredtoenabletheECUtomakethecorrectMile-Per-Hour(MPH)calculations.

Pickup WheelsThisinputscreenallowstheusertosetthequantityofteethonthetransmissionoutputshaft.ThisinputispartoftheMPHcalculationmadebytheECU.Forreference,theGM4L60Eand4L80Etransmissionshave40teethtoneringsontheiroutputshafts.

19 Load vs. RPMTheBlasterMSDEFIsystemoffersconfigurableLoadandRPMaxes.

Thisfeatureallowstheusertocon-figuretheXaxis(RPM)andYAxis(Load),sothatamajorityoftheavail-able16cellby16cellfuelandsparkmapareaisavailableforcalibrating.SystemswithfixedXandYaxisallowonlyasmallportionoftheavailablemapareatobeusedtocalibratethefuelandsparkneedsoftheengine.

Thiscapabilityisextremelyimportantiftheengineisfuelorsparksensitiveatagivenloadand/orRPM.Forex-ample,iftheengine/transmission/reargearcombinationmakestheenginesensitivetothrottlechangesat2,200RPM,theusercanconfiguretheX-axisin200or300RPMincrementsatoraround2,200RPM.



Ifthe“SpeedDensity”controlalgorithmwasselectedduringtheaforementionedHardwareConfigurationstep,thescreenshouldshowMAP(kPa)intheYaxisandRPMintheXaxes.IfthescreenshowsTPS%andthepreferredcontrolalgorithmis“SpeedDensity,”gobacktoMainConfigurationandselectSeedDensityinsteadofAlphaN.

20 Injector Opening TimeNext,gobacktoConfigurationontheToolBar.Leftclickonthe“Configuration”andthedropdownscreenwillopen.Keeptheleftmousebuttondepressedandslidethemousepointerdownuntil“Injector Opening Time”ishighlighted.Releasetheleftmousebutton.Thescreenbelowwillopen.

ThepurposeofthistableistoallowtheusertoconfiguretheECUtomaintainaconstantinjectorflowratewithvaryingbatteryvoltages.

Fuelinjectorshaveaminimumpulsewidth(inmilliseconds)requiredbeforetheywill openand let fuel flow.Forexample, with a constant batteryvoltage of 13.4V, a 60 lb/hr. Boschinjector isnot likely toopenuntil theECUsendsapulsewidthcommandof 1.4 to 1.5 milliseconds (injectoropeningtimeisalsoinfluencedbyfuelpressure).

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21 Air Fuel Ratio (F11)Atagivenvoltage,theminimumpulsewidthrequiredtoopenaninjectorwillvarybasedoninjectorsize,injectortypeandmanufacturer.Thisinputscreenallowstheusertheabilitytofinetuneflowrates(injectoropeningtime)basedonbatteryvoltage.

ThefollowingsectionsofthemanualwilloutlinehowtousetheAir/FuelRationtable,O2CorrectiontablesandtheFuelTable.Calibratingtheengineforsteadystateoperationisaniterativeprocessusingthesetables.

Thefuelcalibrationprocess,inorderofimportance,isasfollows:•Theair/fuel ration tablewillbeconfigured todesired ratios for thedifferentenginespeedand load

combinations.•ThepositiveandnegativeO2correctiontableswillbeconfigured.•Thevolumetricefficiency(VE)valuesintheFuelTablewillbecalibrated.

Oncethesetablesareconfigured,asabaseline,theCalibrating with the Trace Functioncanbeusedtofine-tunetheinterrelationshipsoftheaforementionedtables.The“Trace”functionallowstheenginetobequicklycalibrated“On-Line”(ECUpoweredup)or“Off-Line”(PConly).TheTraceFunctionisexplainedinChapter71ofthismanual.

22 Air Fuel Ratio TableNote:Inmostcases,theECUshippedwithyoursystemwillcomepre-configuredwithatable,

whichwillcloselymatchyourengineconfiguration.Theairfuelratiotablebelowallowstheusertoinputdesiredair/fuelratiosforsixteen(16)enginespeed(RPM)and8load(MAPorTPS)combinations.TheX-axisrepresentsengineRPMandallowsfor16inputsandtheY-axisrepresentsengineloadandallowsfor8inputs.Foreachspeedandloadcombination(cell)theengineoperateswithin,theECUusestheWB92sensorfeedbacktoachievethedesiredair/fuelratioforthatcell.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovethroughouttheAirFuelRatiotablerelativetothecurrentRPMandLoad“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheAirFuelRatiotable.

TochangeacellvalueinthAirFuelRatiotable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorthearrowkeystothecelltobechanged.ClickonthecellandtypeadesiredAirFuelRatiovalue(from10.5to15.0)andhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

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Tomakechangestomultiplecellssimultaneously,leftmouseclickanddragthecursor(downandtotheright)acrossthecellrangetobechanged.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandasecondarydropdownscreenwillappearoutliningthreepotential“cellfill”options.

• Fill -Choosing“Fill”willopenasecondarydropdown-screenwhichallowstheselectedcellstobechangedtothevalueinputtedintothewindow.

•Multiply-Choosing“Multiply”willopenasecondarydropdown-screenwhichallowsthevaluesoftheselectedcellstobechangedbythe“Multiply”valueinputtedintothewindow.Forexample,ifthevaluesinthecellsselectedare13andtheinputted“Multiply”valuewas80,thenewcellvalueswouldbe10.4.

•Interpolate -Ifaseriesofcellsinthesamerowareselectedandthe“Interpolate”“cell-fill”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellallthewaytotheleftandthecellvalueallthewaytotherightandinterpolatethenumbersinbetweensothatthevaluesarelinear.

EXAMPLE:CellvaluesSelectedinaRow14 14 13.5 13.8

InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelectedAbove14 13.9 13.8 13.8

Ifaseriesofcellsinthesamecolumnareselectedandthe“Interpolate”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellallthewayatthebottomandthecellvalueallthewayatthetopandinterpolatethenumbersinbetweensothatthevaluesarelinear.

EXAMPLE:CellValuesSelectedinaColumn13131413.9

InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelectedAbove1313.313.613.9

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Ifarangeofcells(multiplerowsandcolumns)areselectedandthe“Interpolate”“cell-fill”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellsatthebottomleftandtopleftcorners,bottomleftandbottomrightcornersandthebottomleftandtoprightcornersoftheentirerangeandinterpolatethenumbersinbetweensothatthevaluesarelinear.

EXAMPLE:RangeofCellValuesSelected13 13 13 1313.8 13.8 13.8 13.814.1 14.1 14 1414 14.2 14.2 14

InterpolatedResultsfromRangeofCellValuesSelectedAbove13 13 13 1313.3 13.3 13.3 13.313.6 13.6 13.6 13.614 14 14 14

•Cancel -Hitcanceltodisregardmakinganychanges.

Example Air Fuel Ratio Tables

Exampleairfuelratiotables,foranormallyaspiratedstreetengine,asuperchargedengineandaturbochargedengine,areshownbelow.Theair/fuelratiovaluesinthesecellscanbeusedasbaselinesforeachoftheengineconfigurations.The“ExampleMaps”belowaresegmentedintoengineoperatingareas(Cruise,Idle,WideOpenThrottle,etc.)tohelptheuserunderstandwhatpartofthemapis“active”underdifferentdrivingconditions(enginespeedandloadcombinations).

Normally Aspirated Street Engine

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Turbocharged Engine (30 PSI)

Super Charged Engine (15 PSI)

23 Positive O2 CorrectionTheairfuelratiotableatrightallowstheusertospecifydesiredair/fuelratiosfor128speedandloadcombinations.ThepositiveandnegativeO2correctiontablesonnextpageallow theuser tospecifyhowmuchfueltheO2Correctionwillbeallowed toaddorsubtract toachievetheuserdefinedair/fuelratio.

ThepositiveandnegativeO2Correctiontables limit the amount added orsubtracted.

Theeight (8)horizontal inputcells inthe tablescorrespond to theeight (8)vertical“Load”rowsintheAir/FuelRatioTable.Theinputvaluesinthetablesaddorsubtractfuel,asapercentage,foreachcellintheentireengine“Load”row.Thecellallthewaytotheleftcorrespondstothebottomrowintheair/fuelratiotableandthecellallthewaytotherightcorrespondstothetoprowoftheair/fuelratiotable.



Tomakechangestothevaluesinthesetables,usetheleftorrightarrowkeystomovethecursortothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”.

24 Negative O2 Correction

Thistableisconfiguredandoperatesinthesamewayasthetableabove.ThedifferenceisthatthistablelimitstheamountofNegativeO2Correction.



25 View Lambda (F2)TheViewLambdaallowstheusertoviewthecurrentLambdastatusinalargeLED-likeformat.

Thewindowcanbeexpandedorcontractedbylocatingthemousecursorattheedgeofthewindow.Thecursorwillchangeshapefromanarrowwithone(1)point,toanarrowwithpointsonbothends.Whenthecursorisinthetwo-pointmode,holdtheleftmousebuttondownandpulltheedgeofthewindowinorouttoexpandorcontractthewindow.

26 AFR Parameters (F11)TheAir/FuelRatio(AFR)Parameterstableallowstheusertoconfigurecontrolparametersassociatedwithclosedloopfuelcontrol,usingtheWBO2sensor.

Thefollowingparagraphswilldescribethefunctionofeachcontrolparameter.

RPM On Inputs• RPMOn-DefinestheRPMthe

engineneedstoexceedbeforetheECUwillallowthesystemtogointoclosedloopfuelusingtheO2sensor.

Minimum Coolant TemperatureThe minimum coolant temperatureinputisthetemperaturethresholdtheenginecoolantneedstoexceedbeforetheECUwill let the systemgo intoclosedloopcontrol.

To make changes to the values inthesetables,usetheleftorrightarrowkeystomovethecursortothecelltobechanged. Input thedesiredvalueandclickon“OK”atthebottomofthetable.



27 Spark (F4)ThereareseveralwaystoaccessthebaseSparktable.ThequickestmethodsaretohittheF4“QuickKey”orleftmouseclickontheSparkTableicon,accessiblefromthemainMSDEFIScreen.TheMainToolBarcanalsobeusedtoaccesstheSparktable.FromthemainMSDEFIsoftwarescreentoolbarleftclickonSparkandthedropdownscreenwillopen.

WhenthekeyisturnedontheECUtakesasnapshotoftheMAPsensorandrecordstheatmosphericpressure(Barometer).Thefuelandsparkadvancemapshavearedlinethatisdisplayedhorizontallyacrossthetable.ThislinerepresentstheBaropressure.Barowillhavedifferentvaluesbasedontheelevationthevehicleislocatedat.MAPreadingsabovethelinerepresentpositivemanifoldpressure(Boost)andvaluesbelowrepresentnegativemanifoldpressure(Vacuum). Thescaleontherightsideof thetabledisplaysboost inpsiandvacuuminIn-Hg.Thevariable“Baro”mustbedisplayedinthefuelandsparkadvancewindowsdashforthelinetobedisplayedcorrectly.Inorderto achieve a correct baro readingthekeyshouldbeturnedonforatleast one second before crankingtheengine.

28 Spark TableTheSparktableusesactualtimingvaluesineachofthe256cellsinthetable.TheSpark tableallows theuser to inputSparkvaluesforsixteen(16)enginespeed (RPM)andsixteen(16) load(MAP or TPS) combinations. TheX-axis representsengineRPMandallows for 16 inputsand theY-axisrepresentsengine loadandallowsfor sixteen (16) inputsaswell. TheXandY-axesareconfigurable.ForinformationonhowtoconfiguretheXandY-axesseeLoad vs RPM.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovethroughouttheSparktablerelativetothecurrentRPMandLoad“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheSparktable.Tochangeacellvalue in theSpark



table,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorthearrowkeystothecelltobechanged.ClickonthecellandtypeadesiredSparkvalue(from15.0to63.8)andhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

Tomakechangestomultiplecellssimultaneously,leftmouseclickanddragthecursoracrossthecellrangetobechanged.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandasecondarydropdownscreenwillappearoutliningthreepotential“cellfill”options.•Fill - Choosing “Fill” will open a

secondarydropdown-screenwhichallows the selected cells to bechangedtothevalueinputtedintothewindow.

•Multiply -Choosing“Multiply”willopen a secondary drop down-screenwhichallows thevaluesoftheselectedcellstobechangedbythe“Multiply”valueinputtedintothewindow.Forexample,ifthevaluesinthecellsselectedare13andtheinputted“Multiply”valuewas80,thenewcellvalueswouldbe10.4.

• Interpolate - Ifaseriesofcells inthe same row are selected andthe“Interpolate”“cell-fill”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellallthewaytotheleftandthe cell value all the way to therightand interpolate thenumbersinbetweenso that thevaluesarelinear.

CellvaluesSelectedinaRow30.5 27.8 27.8 27.8

InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelectedAbove30.5 29.5 28.5 27.8


EXAMPLE:

CellValuesSelectedinaColumn27.830.53233

InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelectedAbove27.829.531.333




EXAMPLE:RangeofCellValuesSelected27 30.5 33.3 33.326 33.3 33.3 3422 28 34 3518 25 35 3615 22 33 35

InterpolatedResultsfromRangeofCellValuesSelectedAbove27 29 31 33.324 27 30.3 33.521 25.3 29.8 3418 23.5 29 34.515 21.5 28.3 35

•Cancel-Hitcanceltodisregardmakinganychanges.

The illustrationbelowshows theareasof theSparkmap that theECUaccessesunderdifferentdrivingconditions.

Cell Changes using the “Page Up” and “Page Down” Keys (Fuel and Spark Tables)Multiplecellvaluescanalsobechangedsimultaneouslyusingthe“Page Up”and“Page Down”keys.Thisapproachoffersaquickalternativetousingthemouse.Usethekeyboardarrowkeys(up/down/left/right)tomaneuvertoareaofthemapwherethedesiredcellchangeswillbemade.Next,depressandholdthekeyboard“Shift”key.Depressthe “Page Up”keytoincreasethecellvaluesandthe “Page Down”keytodecreasethecellvalues.Thecellvalueswillincreaseordecreasebyavalueofone(1)foreverykeystroke.Toexitthismode,depressanyoneofthearrowkeys.

The MSD EFI software allows the user to configure the Load (MAP) and RPM axes allowing for a larger number of cells (map area) to be used for the fuel and spark tables.



29 Spark Advance Quick SetupThisfeatureallowsatimingcurvetobebuiltindependentofengineload.Asimplecurveisenteredwhichisidenticaltothemechanicaladvancefunctionofadistributor(minusvacuumadvance).Forthosenewtofuelinjectionwhoareun-familiarwithaload-basedsparkmap,itissuggestedtobeginusingthisoption.Theload-basedvaluescanbechangedatalatertimeifdesired.OncethismodeisselectedtheSparkAdvanceQuickSetupandSparkAdvanceTablewindowswillbedisplayed.Timingvaluesareenteredintothe2Dtable.Anyvalueenteredintothe2DtablewillpopulatetheentirecolumnforthatRPMintheSparkAdvanceTable.Forexample:avalueof10degreesisenteredintothe1000RPMcell,aftertheEnterkeyispressedtheentire1000RPMcolumnoftheSparkAdvanceTablegetsupdatedto10degrees.

30 ESC ParametersNote: If “knock” sensors are not being used, no inputs are required in this table. The system is configured

to work with GM style “knock” sensors.

ESC Configuration TableTheElectronicSparkControl(ESC)ConfigurationtableallowstheusertotaketimingoutoftheengineiftheGMstyleknocksensordetects“knock,”orpre-ignition,intheengine.Thetablebelowhasthreeinputscreens.

•Knock Retard Rate-Theamountoftiming,indegreespersecond,theECUwilltaketimingoutifthesensordetects“knock”.

•Knock Rate Restore -Therate,indegreespersecond,inwhichtimingisaddedbackorrestoredonce“knock”orlongerpresent.

•Max ESC-ThemaximumamountoftimingtheECUwillpulloutif“knock”isdetected.

Thevaluesshowninthetablebelowcanbeusedasabaselinestartingpoint.



31 Fuel (F3)Thereareseveralwaystoaccessthebase“Fuel”table.ThequickestmethodsaretohittheF3keyorleftmouseclickontheFuelTableicon,accessiblefromthemainMSDEFIScreen.

TheMainToolBarcanalsobeusedtoaccessthe “Fuel”table.FromtheMainMSDEFIsoftwarescreentoolbarleftclickonFuelandthedropdownscreenwillopen.

UsingthePC’smouse,keeptheleftmousebuttondepressedandslidethemousepointerdownuntil“Fuel Table”ishighlighted.Releasetheleftmousebutton.Thescreenbelowwillopen.

When thekey is turnedon theECUtakesasnapshotoftheMAPsensorandrecordstheatmosphericpressure(Barometer). The fuel and sparkadvancemapshavearedlinethatisdisplayedhorizontallyacrossthetable.ThislinerepresentstheBaropressure.Barowillhavedifferentvaluesbasedontheelevationthevehicleislocatedat. MAP readings above the linerepresentpositivemanifoldpressure(Boost)andvaluesbelow representnegativemanifoldpressure(Vacuum).Thescaleontherightsideofthetabledisplaysboost inPsiandvacuuminIn-Hg.Thevariable“Baro”mustbedisplayedinthefuelandsparkadvancewindowsdashforthelinetobedisplayedcorrectly.Inordertoachieveacorrectbaroreadingthekeyshouldbeturnedonforatleastonesecondbeforecrankingtheengine.

32 Fuel TableThe Fuel tab le usesVolumetric Efficiency (VE)values in eachof the256cellsinthetable.VolumetricEfficiencyis themeasure forhowefficient theengineisoperatingatagivenenginespeed and load combination. Theefficiencyoftheengineisnearlyperfectatavalueof100.VolumetricEfficiency(VE)ishighestatpeaktorque.

TheFueltableallowstheusertoinputdesired (VE) values for 16 enginespeed (RPM) and 16 load (MAPor TPS) combinations. The X-axisrepresentsengineRPMandallowsfor16inputsandtheY-axisrepresentsengineloadandallowsfor16inputsaswell.TheXandY-axesareconfigurable.ForinformationonhowtoconfiguretheXandY-axesseeLoad vs RPM.



Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovethroughouttheFueltablerelativetothecurrentRPMandLoad“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheFueltable.

TochangeaVEcellvalueintheFueltable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorthearrowkeystothecelltobechanged.ClickonthecellandtypeadesiredVEvalue(from15.0to200)andhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

Tomakechangestomultiplecellssimultaneously,leftmouseclickanddragthecursoracrossthecellrangetobechanged.Releasethe leftmousebuttonandasecondarydropdownscreen will appear outlining threepotential“cellfill”options.

•Fill -Choosing“Fill”willopenasecondary drop down-screenwhichallowstheselectedcellstobechangedtothevalueinputtedintothewindow.

•Multiply-Choosing“Multiply”willopen a secondary drop down-screenwhichallowsthevaluesoftheselectedcellstobechangedby the “Multiply” value inputtedinto thewindow.Forexample, ifthe values in thecells selectedare13andtheinputted“Multiply”valuewas80,thenewcellvalueswouldbe10.4.

•Interpolate-Ifaseriesofcellsinthesame rowareselectedandthe“Interpolate”cell-fill”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellallthewaytotheleftandthecellvalueallthewaytotherightandinterpolatethenumbersinbetweensothatthevaluesarelinear.

EXAMPLE:CellvaluesSelectedinaRow70 70 70 80

InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelectedAbove70 73 77 80


EXAMPLE:CellValuesSelectedinaColumn InterpolatedResultsfromCellValuesSelected90 8570 8070 7570 70




EXAMPLE:RangeofCellValuesSelected80 80 80 8080 80 80 8080 79 77 8077 77 75 80

InterpolatedResultsfromRangeofCellValuesSelectedAbove80 80 80 8079 80 80 8078 79 80 8077 78 79 80

•Cancel-Hitcanceltodisregardmakinganychanges.

Cell changes using the “Page Up” and “Page Down” Keys (Fuel and Spark Tables)Multiplecellvaluescanalsobechangedsimultaneouslyusingthe“Page Up”and“Page Down”keys.Thisapproachoffersaquickalternativetousingthemouse.Usethekeyboardarrowkeys(up/down/left/right)tomaneuvertoareaofthemapwherethedesiredcellchangeswillbemade.Next,depressandholdthekeyboard“Shift” key.Now,usethearrowkeys,tomaneuverthroughthecellstobechanged.Asthecellsarebeingselectedtheywillbecomehighlighted.Oncethedesiredcellrangehasbeenhighlighted,releasethe“Shift”key.Depressthe“Page Up”keytoincreasethecellvaluesandthe“Page Down”keytodecreasethecellvalues.Thecellvalueswillincreaseordecreasebyavalueofone(1)foreverykeystroke.Toexitthismode,depressanyoneofthearrowkeys.

TheillustrationbelowshowstheareasofthebasefuelmapthattheECUaccessesunderdifferentdrivingconditions.

The MSD EFI software allows the user to configure the Load (MAP) and RPM axes allowing for a larger number of cells (map area) to be used for the fuel and spark tables.

Hint: Use the02%Correctionfeedback in theDash tohelp calibrate the Fueltable VE values. Also,donotcalibrate theFuelTableVEvaluesuntil theengine has reached itssteady state operatingtemperature i.e. 180°Fcoolanttemperature.

Note:BesuretheECUisproperlyconfiguredandtheBaseFuel and Spark Tablesare calibrated beforeconfiguringandcalibratinganyofthefollowingengineoperatingparameters.



Calibration Readiness IndicatorOnthetoprighthandsideofthescreentotheleftofthestatusboxwiththegreenballisthecalibrationreadinessindicator.Therearethreemodesthatcanbedisplayed.

a.Offline:DisplayedwhenunitisnotconnectedtotheECU.b.Warming:DisplayedwhentheECUisconnectedandtheengineisinwarm-upmode.c.OKtoCal:DisplayedwhentheECUisconnectedandtheengineisuptooperatingtemperature(out

ofcoldstartenrichment).Thebasefuelmapcannowbechanged.

33 StartingThe“Starting”drop-downselectionsallowtheusertocalibrateparametersassociatedwithstarting(cranking)andrunningtheengineforashortperiodoftime(temperaturedependent)aftertheengineisinitiallystarted.

Toconfigureenginestartingfuel,gotoStartingontheToolBar.Leftclickon“Starting”andadropdownscreenwillopen.Keeptheleftmousebuttondepressedandslidethemousepointerdownuntilthedesired“Starting”fueldropdownishighlighted.

The sequence of events the ECUstepsthroughduringanengine“start”aredefined, inorder, in thenext foursectionsasfollows:

•Cranking•AfterStartDelay•AfterStartCorrection(addingfuel)•AfterStartDecay

34 Cranking (F1)TheinputsinthistableareonlyusedbytheECUwhentheengineisinthecrankingmode(<400RPM).

TheCrankingtableallowstheusertoinputtheactualpulsewhichtheinjectorswilloperateatduringenginecranking.Thepulsewidthrequiredisafunctionoftheenginecoolanttemperature.Thecoldertheengine,thelargerthepulsewidthrequired.

If the throttle needs to be opened to start the engine during Cranking, the ECU is adding to much fuel. Therefore,asmallerinjectorpulsewhichneedstobeenteredintotheinputcellrelativetotheenginecoolanttemperature.Makesurepulsewidthmodificationsareinputtedintothecorrectinputcells.Enteringasmallerpulsewidthintothecellrepresentinganenginecoolanttemperatureof144°willnothelpstarttheenginewhenthetemperatureis55°.Note:Ifthethrottleisopenedtopositiongreaterthanwhatwassetinthe Clear Flood TPS%setting,theECU

willnotaddfuel.SeeClear Flood Settingformoredetails.



Whiletheengineiscranking,a“Real-Time Ellipse” will move within theCrankingtablerelativetothecurrentenginecoolanttemperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheCrankingtable.

Tochangeavalue in theCrankingtable,movethecursoruntilthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

Oncetheenginestarts(theECUwilldetect the rapid change in enginespeed) the ECU will ignore theCranking table and begin usinginputsfromtheAfter Start Delay(seebelow).

35 After Start DelayOncetheECUdetectstheenginehasstarted,itusesthevehiclecoolanttemperaturesensorandinputsfromtheAfter Start Delaytabletodecidewhentointroducethe After Start Correction Fuel.TheECUbeginscountingthecrankshaftinterrupts.WhentheECUcountsoffthenumberofinterruptsdefinedintheAfter Start Delaytable,forthecurrentengineoperatingtemperature,theECUaddstheAfter Start Correction Fuel.Thedelaymentionedhereisvery,veryshort.

Thetablebelowshows9interruptswereusedat-14°and16interruptsat230°.Onecanappreciatehowquicklynine(9)orsixteen(16)crankshaftinterruptsoccuratanenginespeedof800RPM.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheAfterStartDelaytablerelativetothecurrentenginecoolanttemperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheAfterStartDelaytable.

Tochangeavalue in theAfterStartDelaytable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.



36 After Start CorrectionAsoutlinedabove,theECUdelaystheintroductionofAfter Start Correctionfueloncetheenginestarts.

ThetablebelowallowstheusertodefinetheamountofAfter Start Correctionfueltobeaddedasafunctionofcoolanttemperature.TheAfterStartCorrectionfuelisaddedsynchronouslyasapercent(%)ofthebasepulsewidth(definedintheFueltable).Asyouwillnoticeinthetable,thepercent(%)offueladdedisgreateratthetwotemperatureextremes.Thelargestamountoffuelisneededwhentheengineiscoldest.Alargeramountoffuelisalsoaddedwhentheengineishotversusthemidrangetemperatures,toreleaseanyvaporizedfuelthatmayhave“boiled” inthefuelrail(s)duringahotsoak.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheAfter Start Correctiontablerelativetothecurrentenginecoolant temperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheAfter Start Correctiontable.

TochangeavalueintheAfter Start Correction table,move thecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

37 After Start DecayTheAfter Start CorrectionfuelbeingaddedbytheECUduringanenginestartingroutineisonlyrequiredforaveryshortperiodoftime.TheECUpullsthefuelbackout,ordecaysit,asafunctionofcrankshaftinterruptsandcoolanttemperature.TheECUdecaystheAfterStartCorrectionFueloverthenumberofinterrupts,dependingon the temperature the engine iscurrentlyoperatingat,definedintheAfterStartDecay table.Thedecayperiodmentionedhere isvery,veryshort. The table at right shows 8interruptswereusedat-14°and22interruptsat230°.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-Time Ellipse” will move within theAfter Start Decaytablerelativetothecurrentenginecoolant temperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheAfter Start Decay table.

TochangeavalueintheAfter Start Decaytable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalue and hit “Enter” to save thechange.



38 IdleThe“Idle”dropdownofferstheuserfour tables to calibrate theengineidlequality.Eachinputtablewillbedescribedintheparagraphsbelow.TogettotheIdledropdownscreen,gotothemainToolBarandleftclickonIdleandthescreenbelowwillappear.Holdtheleftmousedownanddragit to the desired input screen andreleasethemousebutton.

39 Throttle FollowerThrottlebodiesusedwithelectronicfuelinjectionsystemshaveanairby-passchannelmoldedormachinedintothevalvebodytoallowairtobebypassedaroundthethrottlebladeswhen theyare fullyclosed.Theairentering theengine through theby-passchannelisusedtocontroltheengineidlespeed.Theamountofairneededtomaintainadesiredenginespeedvariesdependingonenginecoolanttemperature,camshaftoverlap,etc.TheIdleAirspeedControl(IAC)motor(andplunger)controltheamountofairallowedtobebypassedaroundthethrottleblades.

The“ThrottleFollower”tableallowstheusertosetarelationshipbetweenthrottlebladeangleandthepositionoftheIACmeteringvalve(plunger).Thisisrequiredtokeeptheenginefromstallingwhenthethrottlepositionchangesfromsomepercent(%)opentofullyclosedveryquickly.

Thefixedvaluesalongthebottomofthetablebelowrepresentthepercent(%)throttlepositionwhichincreaseinincrementsof8%.TheinputvaluesabovethefixednumbersareusedbytheECUtopositiontheIACmeteringvalve (plunger), inside thebypasschannel.Thepositionofthemeteringvalve (plunger)will varydependingon throttle position. The defaultvalues,configuredwith thesystemasshipped,willworkwithamajorityofengineapplications.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithin theThrottle FollowerTable relative tothecurrentTPS(%)“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheThrottle Follower table.

Tochangea value in the Throttle Follower table, move the cursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecell tobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit “Enter”tosavethechange.



40 Desired Idle RPMTheDesired Idle RPMtableallowstheusertosetthedesiredengineRPMasafunctionofcoolanttemperature.Toconfigurethetable, input thedesiredengineRPM foreachtemperatureshownatthebottomofthetable.TheECUcontrolstheidlespeedsotransitionsbetweentemperaturerangesarenotnoticeable.

Note: TheTPSneedstobesetproperlyfor this inputtofunctionproperly.SeeTPS Configurationforfurtherassistance.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheDesired Idle RPMTablerelativetothecurrentenginecoolanttemperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheDesired Idle RPMtable.

TochangeavalueintheDesired Idle RPMtable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

41 Idle SparkTheIdle Spark controlfunctionhelpsmaintainidlequalitybyintroducingbi-directionalsparktimingasanadditionalcontrolvariable.Note: Thiscontrolstrategyisonly invokedwhenthethrottlepositionisbelowtheMaxTPSforIdle.SeeTPS Configuration.

Thefixedvalues,belowthetable,aretheECU’sreferencepointsforhowmanyRPMtheengineisoperatingataboveorbelowthe“DesiredRPM.”Thefixedvaluesdefinetheactivecontrol(RPM)range.Theactiverangeisfrom256RPMbelowthe“Desired”RPMto224RPMabovethe“Desired”RPM.

Thebi-directionalinputtableallowstheusertoquicklyadvance the timing (left sideoftheinputtable)whentheRPMbeginsfallingbelowthe“DesiredRPM”setting.Oncethetimingisadvanceditneedstoberetarded(rightsideoftheinputtable)astheengineRPMbeginsincreasing.Thezeropointinthetableisequaltotheuserdefined,“Desired”RPM.

While theengine is running,a “Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithinthe Idle Sparktablerelative to thecurrentRPMDelta“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheIdle Spark table.

Tochangeavalueinthe Idle Sparktable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

Thevaluesshowninthetableabovecanbeusedasabaseline.



42 IAC Start PositionAgeneraldescriptionoftheIACmotorandvalve(plunger)wasdescribedonpage36inthe“ThrottleFollower”paragraph.TheIACmotorcanbeinoneof180potentialpositions,fromfullyopentofullyclosed.Fullyclosedwouldrepresentpositionnumberoneandfullyopenwouldrepresentpositionnumber180.TheECUmonitorskeyengineoperatingconditionsandpositionstheIACvalve(plunger)accordingly.Whentheengineisshutoff,theIACgoestopositionnumberzeroandthencountsbacktopositionnumber90,orhalfwayopen,andstaysthere.WhentheenginegoesintocrankingmodetheECUreadsthecoolanttemperatureandinstructstheIACwhatpositiontogoto.Basedonuserdefinedinputs,theIAC Start Position TableallowstheECUtopositiontheIACvalvetoapredeterminedpositionwhiletheengineiscranking,sothatwhentheenginestartstheidlespeedcanbequicklyreachedandmaintained.

The “position”valuesshown in thetableatrightcanbeusedasabaselineformostapplications.Youcanseefromthelargevaluesinthetablethatwhenthecoolanttemperatureiscold,theIACseeksapositioninthedirectionof the fullyopenposition (positionnumber180).Astheenginereachesnormal operating temperature, theIACfindsthepositionthatallowstheenginetoidleattheuserprescribed“Desired”idlespeed.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithinthe IAC Start Position table relative to thecurrentengineCoolantTemperature“operatingpoint”.Use it asapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheIAC Start Positiontable.

Tochangeavalue in the IACStartPositiontable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalue and hit “Enter” to save thechange.

43 IAC Gain TermsThisinputtableallowstheusertosethowquicklytheIACmotormoves(inorout)inagivenperiodoftime.UsethedefaultsettingsthatcomewiththeECUunless it becomesnecessarytocontroltheIACmotorspeed.TheProportionalGainsettingshouldbefrom 4 to 16. The Derivative Gainshouldbe1/4to1/2oftheProportionalGain.Enter thedesiredvalue in thetableandleftmouseclickOKtosavetheinformation



44 Warm UpBeforetheenginereachesnormaloperatingtemperature,i.e.180°additionalfuelisrequiredasafunctionofenginecoolanttemperatureandmanifoldabsolutepressure(forspeed-densityapplications).Tocalibrate“warmupenrich-ment”fuelgototheMailToolbarandhighlight“Warm Up.”KeeptheleftmousebuttondepressedandslidethecursordowntoselectMAPvsCoolantorAirTemperatureCorrection,dependingonthetabletobeaccessed.

45 Air Temperature CorrectionTheinputsfromthistableareusedbytheECUif“AlphaN”wasthecontrolalgorithmselectedduringtheMainCon-figurationsetup.Ifthe“SpeedDensity”controlalgorithmwasselected,theECUignoresinputsfromthistable.

ForAlphaNsystems,theECUusesinputfromthistableforairtemperaturecompensation.Thefixednumbersintheinputtablerepresentairtemperaturefrom-14.8°to244°F.TheECUusestheuser-definedinputsforeachtemperaturepointtoaddorsubtractfuelrelativetothebasefuelmapvalues.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheAir Tempera-turetablerelativetothecurrentengineCoolantTemperature“operatingpoint”.Useitasapointofreferencetohelpcali-bratetheAir Temperaturetable.

Tochangeavalueinthe Air Temperature table,move thecursorusing thePC’smouseorarrowkeys to thecell tobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter” tosavethechange.The inputvaluesneedtobesmallerworkingfromthelefttoright.AstheenginewarmsupitneedslessAirTemperaturecorrection(addedfuel).

Theinputsshowninthetableatrightcanbeusedasabaseline.

46 MAP vs. CoolantTheBlasterECU’sMAPvs.Coolanttableoffersan improvedwarmup routine.Thetableappliesafuelcorrection(a%increaseordecreasetothebasepulsewidth)asafunctionofbothLoad(MAP)andcoolant temperature.Thecells inthetablerepresent96differentMAPandcoolanttemperaturecombinations.

Thesamecalibrationtechniqueshouldbeusedwiththistableaswasemployedwiththebasefuelmap.Thistableshouldbecalibratedafterthebasefuelmap.

To change a value in the MAP vs. Coolant table,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.



47 Transient FuelTransientFuel is the fueladded to theengineduringnon-steadystateconditionsasa functionofdTPSdtanddMAPdt.TransientFuelisappliedrelativetoarateofthrottlechange(dTPS)andarateofMAPchange(dMAP).TPStransientfuelisaddedasynchronously.Asynchronouslymeansfueladdedbetweentheregularlyscheduleinjectorpulses.MAPtransientfuelisaddedsynchronouslytoincreaseanddecreasethebasefuelpulsewidth.

MAP Transient Fuel:MAP(+)TransientFuelcanbecomparedtoacarburetor’spowervalve.Itisusedtoincreasethebasefuelpulsewidthwhenthemanifoldpressureincreasessignificantlyforaslightchangeinthrottleopening.MAP(-)TransientFuelisusedtodecreasethebasefuelpulsewidthwhen the manifold pressure decreasessignificantlyasaresultofthethrottlebladesbeingclosed.

TheMAP(+)and(-)TransientFuelcontrolis comprisedof 5primary tablesand1secondarytable.Eachofthetablesplayanintegralroleastohowthebestfuelpulsewidthwillbeincreasedordecreasedforagivenchangeinmanifoldpressure.Below,isadescriptionofhowandwheneachofthetablesisusedbytheECU.

Fromthe toolbaronMainMenuscreen,leftclickon“TransientFuel”.Thescreenbelowwillopen.ThefollowingparagraphswilldescribehowtocalibrateeachoftheTransientFueldropdownselections.

48 dMAP Correction (F10)ThefirsttableisdMAP Correction.Itisusedtodeterminethepercentfuelcorrection,eitherpositiveornegative,forachangeinmanifoldpressure(dMAPdt).TheECUcalculatesthechangeinmanifoldpressureevery52milliseconds(ms)aslongasthethrottleismoving.TheECUwillincreaseordecreasethebasepulsewidthrelativetothedMAPCorrectiontable’s%correctionvalue(i.e.100%).

ChangesinMAPneedtobecompensatedfor by increasing or decreasing fuelsynchronouslytothebasefuelpulsewidth.Eachcellintheinputtablerepresentseight(2)kPaincrements.

While the engine is running, a “Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithinthedMAPCorrectiontablerelativetothecurrent%Correction“operatingpoint”.Useitasapointof reference tohelpcalibrate thedMAPCorrectiontable.

TochangeavalueinthedMAPCorrectiontable,move thecursorusing thePC’smouseorarrowkeys to thecell tobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechanges.



49 dMAP RPM Modifier (F10)ThesecondtableusedtocalibratetheMAPTransientFuelisthedMAPRPMModifiertable.InputstothetableareusedtoincreaseordecreasethedMAPcorrectionasafunctionofengineRPM.Thepositiveornegativevalueinputtedintothetableisthepercent(%)appliedtothedMAPCorrectiontablerelativetotheRPM.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-Time Ellipse” will move within thedMAPRPMModifiertablerelativetothecurrentRPM“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratethedMAPRPMModifiertable.

Tochangeavalue in thedMAPRPMModifiertable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

50 MAP AE Decay RateThethirdtableisMAPAEDecayrate.ItisusedtodeterminehowquicklytodecreasethePositivedMAPcorrectionvalueafteraccelerating(throttletip-in)theengineatagivencoolanttemperature.TheECUdecrementsthedMAPcorrectionbytheMAPAEDecayRate.AMAPAEDecayRateof6representsadecreaseofthedMAPCorrectionby6%everycrankinterruptuntilitreacheszero.Inotherwords,ifyouinputthenumber6intothetable,after1crankinterruptthedMAPCorrectionwilldecrease6%.The6%perinterruptcontinuesuntilthedMAPcorrectionreacheszero.

TheMAPAEDecayratetable’sfixedvalues (X-axis) represent coolanttemperature,whichincreasefromlefttoright.TheMAPAEDecayrateinputvaluesneed to increaseascoolanttemperatureincreases.Thelargerthevalueinthetable,thequickerthefuelistakenoutordecayed.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheMAPAEDecay rate table relative to thecurrentengineCoolantTemperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheMAPAEDecayratetable.

To change a value in the MAP AEDecay rate table, move the cursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

Theinputsshowninthetablecanbeusedasabaseline.



51 MAP AE Inc RateThefourthtableisMAPAEIncRate.ItisusedtodeterminehowquicklytoincreasetheNegativedMAPcorrectionvalueafterdecelerating(throttletip-out)theengineatagivencoolanttemperature.

AMAPAEIncRateof3represents3crankinterruptsper1stepincreaseofthedMAPCorrectionuntilitreacheszero.Inotherwords,ifyouinputthenumber3intothetable,after3crankinterruptsthedMAPCorrectionwillincrease1step.This3interruptfor1stepprocesscontinuesuntilthedMAPcorrectionreacheszero.

ThefixedaxisvaluesintheMAPAEIncRatetable representcoolant temperature,whichincreasesfromlefttoright.TheMAPAEIncRatetable’sinputvaluesneedtoincreaseascoolanttemperatureincreases.Thelargerthevalueinthetable,theslowerthefuelisadded.

While the engine is running, a “Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheMAPAEIncRatetable relative to thecurrentengineCoolantTemperature“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheMAPAEIncRatetable.

TochangeavalueintheMAPAEIncRatetable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.

52 Run Time CorrectionThefifthtableisRunTimeCorrection.ItonlyinfluencesthePositivedMAPanddTPSCorrectionValuesforashortperiodoftimeaftertheengineisrunning.(I.e.upto8minutes).TheRunTimeCorrectiontable’svalueisusedtoincreasethepositivedMAPCorrectionvalue.Therefore,ifthecurrentdMAPcorrectionvalueis200%andtheRunTimeCorrectionvalueis25%,theECUwillincreasethedMAP200%correctionvalueby25%,relativetothetimeatwhichtheaccelerationeventoccurred.

TheamountofRunTimeCorrectionfuelisdecreasedastimetranspiresandtheenginewarmsup.Thefirstcellinthetable,allthewaytotheleft,representsthefirst1/2minuteofengineruntime.Thecellallthewaytotherightrepresentstheendoreighthminuteofengineruntime.TheRunTimeCorrectiontable’sinputvaluesneedtodecreaseasyouworkfromthelefttoright.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheRunTimeCorrectiontablerelativetothecurrentRunTimeModifier“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheRunTimeCorrectiontable.

TochangeavalueintheRunTimeCorrectiontable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.



53 dMAP ParametersTheSecondaryTransientFueltableisdMAPParameter.ThistableisusedtocontrolauxiliaryMAPandTPStransientandbasefuelfunctions.

ThefirstentryofthedMAPParameterConfigurationtableisAsynchronousAccelerationEnrichment(AAE).ItisusedtosetthedMAPanddTPStransientfuelthresholdsrelativetoMAP(kPa)andTPS(%)values.Below,isabriefdescriptionofeach.

• MAPLimit:EstablishestheMAPvalueinkPaatwhichthedMAPtransientfuelisdisabled.Forexample,iftheMAPLimitvalueissetto80kPa,thedMAPdttransientfuelwillbedisabledaboveMAPvaluesof80kPa.

• TPS%Clip:EstablishestheTPSvalue,asapercentage,atwhichthedMAPanddTPStransientfuelisdisabled.Forexample,iftheTPS%Clipvalueissetto80%,thedMAPanddTPStransientfuelwillbedisabledaboveTPSvaluesof80%.

ThesecondaryentryofthedMAPParameterConfigurationtableisDecelerationFuelCutOff(DCFO).ItisusedtocalibratewhentheBaseFuelMappulsewidthfuelisturnedoffandonrelativetoMAP(kPa)values.Below,isabriefdescriptionofeach.

•DCFOOn:EstablishestheMAPvalueinkPaatwhichtheBaseFuelMappulsewidthismomentarilydisabled.Itisusedtocalibratedecelerationdrivability.Forexample,iftheDCFOOnvalueissetto30kPa,thebasepulsewidthwillgotozero,2.5secondsafterfallingbelowaMAPvalueof30kPa,withthethrottleclosed.TheBaseFuelMappulsewidthisturnedbackonbasedupontheDCFOOffvalue(seeDCFOOff).

•DCFOOff:EstablishestheMAPvalueinkPaatwhichtheBaseFuelMappulsewidthisre-enabled.Itisusedtocalibratedecelerationdrivability.Typically,theDCFOOffvalueissetto5kPaabovetheDCFOOnvalue.Forexample,iftheDCFOOnvalueissetto30kPatheDCFOOffvalueshouldbesetto35kPa.OncetheMAPvalueexceeds35kPa,theBaseFuelMappulsewidthisturnedbackon.

ThethirdandfinalentryofthedMAPParameterConfigurationtableisAccelerationEnrichment(AE)Temperature.ItisusedtodisabletheaffectoftheRunTimeCorrectionmultiplicativescalarvaluehasonthePositivedMAPCorrection and dTPS Transient fuelvalues relative toanenginecoolanttemperature(deg.F).Below,isabriefdescriptionoftheAETemperature“RunTemperature”setting.

Run Temperature: Establishes theenginecoolant temperature indeg.Fatwhich theRunTimeCorrectionmultiplicative scalar term no longerinfluencesthePositivedMAPCorrectionorTPStransientfuelvalues.Therefore,if the Run Temperature value is setto 120°F, the Run Time CorrectionmultiplicativescalartermwillnolongerinfluencethePositivedMAPCorrectionorTPSTransientfuelvaluesatenginecoolanttemperaturesabove120°F.

Tochangeavalueinthesetables,movethecursorusing thePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechangedandinputthedesiredvalue.ThenclickonOKtosavethechanges.



TPS Transient FuelTheTPStransientfuelcontroliscomprisedof2primarytables.EachofthetablesplayanintegralroleastohowtheTPSTransientFuelrequirementsarecalibratedforabruptthrottlechangesthatcausestheenginetoaccelerate.TPStransientfuelisasynchronouslyinjectedrelativetoarateofthrottlechange(dTPSdt).Theasynchronouspulsecanbemodifiedrelativetothethrottlepositionwheretheaccelerationeventoccurred(AEPositionCorrection).Below,isadescriptionofhowtheTPSTransientFuelrequirementsarecalibratedusingthedTPSdtandAEPositionCorrectiontables.

54 dTPSdtThefirstTPSTransientFuelcontroltableisdTPSdt.Itcanbecomparedtoacarburetor’sacceleratorpumpshot.TheECUusesthedTPSdttablevaluetocomputethesizeoftheAsynchronousPulseWidth(APW)foragivenrateofthrottlechange.ItdoessobysensingtherateofthethrottlechangeandthenusingthecorrespondingdTPSdttablevaluetocalculatethesizeoftheasynchronouspulsewidth.

Forexample,iftheECUdetectedathrottlechangeof10degrees/second(dTPSdt),itwouldimmediatelylookupthecorrespondingdTPSdttablevalueto2ms.TheECUthenusesAEPositionCorrectiontable(seebelow)tomodifytheasynchronouspulsesizerelativetothethrottlepositionatwhichthedTPSdteventoccurred.IfthedTPSdtpulsewidthislessthantheinjectoropeningtime,thefuelwillnotbedeliveredasynchronously.Instead,itwillbeaccumulatedandaddedtothenextsynchronouspulsewidth.Note:Thevalueinthefirstcell(thecellallthewaytotheleft)mustalwaysbezero(0).

Workingfromlefttoright,eachinputcellinthedTPSdttablerepresentsa1%changeinthrottleangleforatotalpercentchangeof15%.ThisisplentyofresolutionsincetheECUlooksforchangesevery20milliseconds.Asa referencepoint, it typically takesapproximately250millisecondsforapersontoslamthethrottleopen.

Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-Time Ellipse” will move within thedTPSdt table relative to thecurrentdTPSdt“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratethedTPSdttable.

TochangeavalueinthedTPSdttable,movethecursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeystothecelltobechanged.Inputthedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.Thevaluesneedtobelargerasyouworkfromthelefttoright.Thegreaterthethrottleanglerateofchange,thelargerthedTPSdttablevalueneedstobe.

55 AE Position CorrectionThesecondTPStransientfuelcontroltableisAEPositionCorrection.Itcanbecomparedtoacarburetor’sacceleratorpump“cam”profile.TheECUusestheAEPositionCorrectiontablevaluetomodifythesizeoftheAsynchronousPulseWidth(APW)relativetothethrottlepositionatwhichthedTPSdteventoccurred.Forexample,ifa10°/seconddTPSdteventoccurred(resultinginalookupof2.0ms)ata24%throttleposition,theECUwouldimmediatelylookupthecorrespondingAEPositioncorrectionvalueof13%.TheECUwillthendecreasethe2.0mspulseby13%andoutputa1.74mspulse.Ifthesame10°/seconddTPSdteventoccurredata48%throttlepositionandthecorrespondingAEPositionCorrectionvaluewas-31%theAPWwouldthenbe2.0ms-31%or1.38ms.



Whiletheengineisrunning,a“Real-TimeEllipse”willmovewithintheAEPositionCorrectiontablerelativetothecurrentTPS%“operatingpoint”.UseitasapointofreferencetohelpcalibratetheAEPositionCorrectiontable.

TochangeavalueintheAEPositionCorrection table, move the cursorusingthePC’smouseorarrowkeysto thecell tobechanged. Input thedesiredvalueandhit“Enter”tosavethechange.ThegreatertheTPS%,thelargertheAEPositionCorrectiontablevalueneedstobe.

56 External OutputTheexternaloutputfeatureallowsadevicetobeactivatedbasedonRPM,throttlepositionorboth.ThisfeaturecouldbeusedtoturnonashiftlightortoprovideanRPMbasedstepretard.a. MinimumRPM:RPMatwhichtheswitchwillturnon.b. MinimumTPS:Throttlepositionatwhichtheswitchwillturnon.c. SparkRetard:AmountignitiontimingwillberetardedwhenRPM&TPSminimumsaremet.Ifnoretard

isdesiredthenavalueofzeroshouldbeentered.d. ExternalOutputFeatureEnabled:Thisboxmustbecheckedtoturnontheexternaloutputfunction.

57 DashADash,(shortforDashboard)canbeconfiguredanddisplayedatthebottomofmostofthe“OperatingScreens”withintheMSDEFIsoftware.ADashneedstobeselected,configuredandsavedasadefaultbeforeitwillappearatthebottomofaMSDEFIsoftware“OperatingScreen”.Uptothirty-one(31)individualDashescanbeconfiguredtodisplayvariousengineparametersalsoreferredtoasSignals.

WhentheMSDEFIsoftwareislaunched,itusesMSD/MSDEFIfolder.The“DefaultDash”isactuallyacompilationofthe31availabledashes.

Therecommendedway toconfigure the“DefaultDash” is toconfigureeachofavailabledashes,ormostfrequentlyuseddashes,toyourlikingandthensavethemasa“DefaultDash”.Thisway,everytimeyouopentheMSDEFIsoftware,thedasheswillbeopenedtothepreferredconfiguration.



58 Configure DashToconfigureaDash,togoDashontheToolBar.Leftclickon“Dash”andthedropdownscreenshownatrightwillopen.Keeptheleftmousebuttondepressedandslidethemousepointerdownuntil “DashConfiguration” ishighlighted.

Releasetheleftmousebutton.Thescreenbelowwillopen.Leftclickonthe“PickDash”dropdownscreen.



Thescreenatrightwillappear,

AfterselectingaDashtoconfigure,“Signals”needtobeselectedandaddedtotheDash.AftertheSignalsareselected,addedandsaved,theywillbedisplayedintheDashatthebottomoftherelevantMSDEFIsoftwarescreens.Theleftsideofthedropdownscreenbelowshowsthe“AvailableSignals”.Therightsideofthedropdownscreenbelowshowsthe“SignalsintheDash”.ToaddSignalstotheDash,highlightadesiredSignalontheleftandclickAdd.TheSignalwillmovetotherightsideofthescreen(SignalsintheDash).AllSignalsshownunder“SignalsintheDash”willnowappearintheCrankingFuelscreenwhenthatscreenisusedtocalibratetheCrankingFuel.

IntheCrankingFuelexamplebelow,AirTemp,BaseInjectorPulseWidth,Coolant,MAPandTPSwereselectedandaddedto“SignalsintheDash”.



Inthescreenprintbelownoticethatthesame“Signals”appearintheDashatthebottomoftheCrankingFuelscreen.

59 Save a DashAgain,therecommendedwaytoconfigurethe“DefaultDash”istoconfigureeachofavailabledashes,ormostfrequentlyuseddashes,toyourlikingandthensavethemasthe“DefaultDash”.

Thisway,everytimeyouopentheMSDEFIsoftware,thedasheswillbeopentothepreferredconfiguration.

Oncethe“DefaultDash”hasbeensaved,individualdashescanbechangedandsavedagainaspartofthecompilationofdashesreferredtoasthe“DefaultDash”.

ThestepsforsavingareconfiguredDash,sothatitbecomespartofthe“DefaultDash”,areoutlinedbelow:•AfterconfiguringaDashhitOK

atthebottomoftheDashSetupwindow.Thewindowwillclose.

• Go back to Dash on the MainWindowtoolbarandSelectSavetoFilefromtheDashdropdownlist.Thescreenatrightwillopen.



Note: BeforesavingtheLogWindowdashforthefirsttime,youneedtonavigatetotheC:/ProgramFiles/MSD_EFIdirectory.ThissteponlyoccurstheveryfirsttimeanyDashfileissaved.SubsequentDashfilesaveswillautomaticallybesavedtotheC:/ProgramFiles/MSD_EFIfolder.

•Namethefile“Default”andhitSave.Byselecting“Default”asthefilename,theLogWindowdashbecomespartofthecompilationcalled“DefaultDash”.Again,thefilewillbesavedtoC:/ProgramFiles/MSD_EFIdirectory.

•Auniquefilenamecanalsobeassignedbytypingthenameinthe“FileName”subwindowandclickingonSave.

61 Load from FileInadditiontothe“DefaultDash”uniquedashescanbeconfiguredandused,e.g.TurboCardash.Toviewapreviouslysaveduniquedash,gotoDashontheMainMenuscreen.LeftmouseclickonDashandslidethecursordownto“LoadfromFile”.

Releasetheleftmousebuttonandthefollowingscreenwillopenwithamessagethatreads,“ThiswilldestroyyourcurrentDashsetting.”“Doyouwanttocontinue?”



Select“Yes”.Thescreenbelowwillopen.AllthepreviouslysavedDashfileswillbelisted.Selectthefiletobeopenedbydoubleclickingtheleftmousebutton.TheselectedDashfilewillopen.

ThenexttimetheMSDEFIsoftwareisopeneditwillautomaticallyloadandrunthe“DefaultDash”compilation,whileretainingyouruniquedashintheC:/ProgramFiles/MSD_EFIfolder.



61 Save to fileLoadfromFileabovedescribedhowtoconfigurethe31availableDashes.Thestepsforsavingareconfigureddashinthe“DefaultDash”oruniquedashcompilationareoutlinedbelow.

TosaveaDash,gotoDashontheMainMenuscreen.LeftmouseclickonDashandslidethecursordownto“SavetoFile”.

Releasetheleftmousebuttonandthefollowingscreenwillopen.

NametheDashtobesavedinthe“FileName”sub-windowandhitSave.Thedashwillbesaved.



62 Logging (External)Asanoption,theBlasterECUiscapableofsupportingbothinternal(internaltotheBlasterECU)andexternal(toaremotepersonalcomputer)datalogging.TheBlaster’sinternaldataloggingeliminatestheneedforaPCinthecar.

Thissection,titledLogging,describestheexternaldata-logginigfeature.Theinternaldata-loggingfeature,titledReplay,isdescribedinthefollowingchapter.

TheMSDEFIsoftwareallowstheusertologdatawhiletheengineisrunning.ThedataiscapturedbythePCduringtheloggingeventandcanbesubsequentlyreviewed“On-Line”(connectedtotheECU)or“Off-Line”(PConly).Note: TheDashfortheLogWindowneedstobeconfiguredsothatalloftheloggeddataiscapturedand

displayedintheDashatthebottomoftheLogwindow.RefertotheDash/LoggingprocedureoutlinedattheendoftheLoggingsection.AlsoseeDashboardforinformationonhowtoconfigureotherDashes.

FromthetoolbarontheMainMenuscreen,leftclickon“Logging”.Thedropdownscreenbelowwillopen.

Fromthisdropdownscreen,thefollowingdataLoggingeventscanbeconfigured:•ConfigureLog-InstructstheECUto: •StartloggingwhenuserdefinedTPSpercent(%)isreached. •HowlongtoLogdatefor. •Whetherthedisplaywillupdatewhiledataisbeinglogged. •Setthedefaultfilenamefortheseriesofdatatobelogged.•RecordLog-StartsLoggingdata.•ViewLogfromfile-Viewloggeddatafromauserdefinedfilename.

Theloggingoptionsarefurtherexplainedonnextpage.



63 Configure LogFromthetoolbaronMainMenuscreen,leftclickon“Logging”.Whenthedropdownscreenopens,holdtheleftmousebuttondownandslidethemouseuntilLoggerConfigurationishighlighted.Releasethemousebutton.Thescreenbelowwillopen.

UsingtheThrottlePositionSensor(TPS)asaLoadinput,theusercanautomaticallytriggertheMSDEFIsoftware’sdata-loggingfeature.Placetheleftmousecursoronthe“TPSTriggerLevel”slidebar.DepresstheleftmousebuttonandslideittothedesiredTPS%valueorthreshold.Theloggingfeaturewillautomaticallystartoncetheselected%TPSvalueisexceeded.

Beforeexitingthiswindowthefollowing,additionalloggingparametersshouldset:•“Log-For”Setting-ThissettingdictateshowlongtheECUwilllogthedata(0to30seconds).Tosetthedata

Logperiod,placethemousecursoronthe“LogFor”slidebar.Keeptheleftmousebuttondepressed,andmovetheslidebarleftorrighttoachievethedesireddatalogtimeframe.

•UpdateDisplayWhileLogging-DetermineswhetherornottheloggeddatawillbedisplayedintheLogWindowscreen.SelectYestodisplayorNo,nottodisplay.

•SetDefaultFileName-Thedefaultfilenameforthedatabeinglogged.Adefaultfilenameneedstobeestablishedandsaved.Onceadefaultfilenameisset,theECUwillautomaticallyincludenumberextensionsforallsubsequentlysavedfilesunderthesamedefaultfilename.

Once thedesiredchangeshavebeenmade,clickOKat thebottomof thewindow.Yourchangeswillbesaved.



64 Record Log (F8)The“RecordLog”functionisanotherwaytoinitiateadataLoggingevent.Tousethismethod,gotothetoolbaronMainMenuscreenandleftclickon“Logging”.Whenthedropdownscreenopens,holdtheleftmousebuttondownandslidethemouseuntil“RecordLog”ishighlighted.Releasethemousebutton.AblackLogscreenwillopen.Tostartloggingdata,depressthespacebaronthelaptopkeyboardonce.

Adata-loggingeventcanbeinitiatedbysimultaneouslydepressingandholdingthe“Control”(ctrl)and“L”keysonthePC’skeyboard.Leftmouseclickingthe“TakeLog”iconfromtheMSDEFIMainMenuscreenwillalsostartaloggingevent

.

TheECUwilllogdataforthetimeperioddefinedintheLoggerConfigurationscreenoutlinedabove.Oncetheloggingeventiscomplete,theECUautomaticallystorestheloggedeventasafile,usingthedefaultfilename,whichwassetup.ThefileshouldbesavedintheProgramFiles/MSD/MSDEFIfolder.Ifnot,navigatetothisfolderlocation.ThenexttimetheMSDEFIwillautomaticallysavetheloggedfiletothislocation.

65 View Log from File“Log”filesareloggeddirectlytoanexternalPC.“Replay”files,outlinedlaterinthismanual,arelogfiles,loggedinternallytotheBlasterECU,andsubsequentlytransferredtoaPC.

Toviewa“Logged”filegototheMSDEFImainmenuandclickonthe“ViewLoggedFile”icon.

Thefollowingwindowwillopen.Choosethedesiredlogfilebydoubleclickingtheleftmousebuttononthefile.Theloggedfilewillopen.



Anexample“Log”DataGraphisshownbelow.The“Signals”shownbelowtheDataGraphwereselectedwhenthe“LogWindow”Dashboardwasconfigured.SeeDashboardinChapter58formoreDetails.Note: The“Dash”atthebottomofDataGraphwillonlybevisiblewhentheECUis“On-Line”.The“Dash”

allowstheusertomonitortheengineoperatingparameters(whentheengineisrunning)whileviewingpreviouslyloggeddata.

WhentheECUisoperating“Off-line”,onlythe“Signals”totherightoftheDataGraphwillbevisible.A“Log”DataGraphshowsonlythe“Signals”thatwereintheLogWindowDashwhenthe“Log”wascreated.

Including or Excluding Data Lines in a Data GraphEachlogged“Signal”inthecolumntotherightoftheDataGraphrepresentsalinedisplayedinthegraph.These“Signals”canbeincludedorexcludedfromtheDataGraphbyleftclickingonthe“O”inthecellnexttothelogged“Signal”.

An“O”signifiesthecorrespondingdataline,isbeingdisplayedintheDataGraph.

An“X”signifiesthecorrespondingdataline,isnotbeingdisplayedintheDataGraph.

Oncethe“O”isclicked,itwillbereplacedbyan“X”indicatingthatthelogged“Signal”willbeexcludedfromthelogscreen.Theoppositeistruewhenan“X”isclicked.The“X”willbereplacedbyan“O”indicatingthatthelogged“Signal”willbeincludedintheDataGraph.

Red Cursor LineAverticalcursorlinecanbeusedtosee“Signal”valuesintheDataGraph.ToaddtheverticalcursorlinetotheDataGraphleftmouseclickatthelocationinthegraphthatyouwanttosee“Signal”data.Alternatively,presstheleftorrightarrowkeysonthekeyboardandtheverticalcursorlinewillbedisplayedinthecenteroftheDataGraph.PressandholdtheleftandrightarrowkeystomaneuvertothedesiredlocationintheDataGraph.

Asthevertical,red“cursor-line”ismovedacrosstheDataGraph,the“Signals”totherightoftheDataGraphwilldisplaytheactualengineoperatingparametersrecordedateachpointinthem.ThelogtimerisdisplayedinthelowerleftcorneroftheDataGraph.



“Zoom-In” FeatureTheusercanalso“Zoon-in”onaparticularareaoftheDataGraph.To“Zoom-in”onaparticularareaoftheDataGraph,depressandholdtheleftmousebutton.Startfromtheupperleftanddragthemousedownandtotherighttocoverthedesired“Zoom-in”area.Aredboxiscreatedaroundtheselectedarea,asshowninthescreenprintbelow.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandtheselectedgraphareawillfillthescreen.Again,theleftandrightarrowkeysonthekeyboardcanbeusedtodisplaytheactualengineoperatingparametersrecordedateachpointinthe“Zoom-in”DataGraph.

Oncetheleftmousebuttonisreleasedthegraphareainsidetheredboxabovewillfillthescreenasshownbelow.

Note:DepressingtherightmousekeywillreturntotheoriginalDataGraphafter“zooming-in”onaspecificarea.



66 Dash/Logging procedure to record Data Log session1. SelectDashfromtheMainWindowtoolbar.2. SelectDash ConfigurationfromtheDashdropdownlist.3. SelectLogWindowfromthePick Dashdropdownselectionwindow.4. Selectthe Available SignalsthatyouwanttoappearintheLog Windowdash.Theselectedsignalswillalsobe

loggedwhenRecord Log, Record Log IconorF8quickkeyareselected.BesuretoselectScaled Load and Scaled RPMifyouwanttousetheTracefunctiontoassistwiththecalibrationoftheBaseFuelandSparkMaps.

5. AfterselectingtheAvailableSignalshitOK.6. SelectDashagainfromtheMainWindowtoolbartosavetheLogWindowdash.7. SelectSave To FilefromtheDashdropdownlist.8. BeforesavingtheLogWindowdash,youneedtonavigatetotheC:/Program Files/MSD_EFI directory.Note:

Step8onlyoccurstheveryfirsttimeanyDashfileissaved.SubsequentDashfilesaveswillautomaticallydefaulttotheC:ProgramFiles/MSD/MSDEFIdirectory.

9. OnceyouareintheC:ProgramFiles/MSD/MSDEFIdirectory,youcansavetheLogWindowdash.YoucanassignauniquefilenamebytypingthenameinandclickingonSaveorsaveitasthe“DefaultDash”byclickingonSavewithDefaulthighlightedasthefilename.ByselectingDefault,theLogWindowdashbecomesoneofthenewdashesinthe“DefaultDash”compilation.

10.NextselectLoggingfromtheMainWindowtoolbartoconfigurethedatalogparameters.11.SelectLogger ConfigurationfromtheLoggingdropdownlist.12.SelecttheTPS Threshold(0-100%TPS),Log for(0-30seconds)andUpdate Data While Logging(yes

orno)settings.NexttypeinaLogFilenameandhitOK. Note: OncetheinitialLogFilenameisentered,theMSDEFIsoftwareautomaticallyincrements,withnumberextensions,andsavesthesubsequentLogFiles,associatedwiththeinitialfilename.YouwillneedtocreateanewLogFilenametoinitiateanotherlogdatasessionthatisnotrelatedtotheinitialfilename.

13. AfterenteringaLogFilename,aRecordLogsessioncanbeinitiated.Again,thereareseveralwaystoinitiatealogsession.Belowarethedifferentloginitiationoptions.•Option1:HittheF8key.•Option2:SelecttheRecord Log IconintheMainWindowtoolbar.Whenthelogwindowopens,hitthe

PC’sspacebartostarttheloggingevent.•Option3:SelectLoggingfromtheMainWindowtoolbar.ThenselectRecord LogfromtheLogging

dropdownlist. Note:Steps1through13canbeconfiguredoff-lineoron-line.However,youneedtobeon-linetorecord

adatalogsession.14.AfterselectingoneoftheaboveRecordLogoptions,theLogWindowDashwillbedisplayed.Hittingthe

PC’sSpaceBarorexceedingtheTPSthresholdsettingcaninitiatetheRecordLogsession.15. OncetheRecordLogsessionisinitiated,theMSDEFIsoftwarewillbegintorecordtheLogWindowDash

signals.TheloggedsignalswillbedisplayedintheDashatthebottomofthescreenaswellasontherighthandsideoftheLogWindowDashscreen.ThesignalswillberecordedforaslongastheRecordLogTimesetting(0-30seconds).Note:AftertheRecordLogsessionhastimedout,theLogWindowDashsignalswillcontinuetobedisplayed,inrealtime,atthebottomofthescreen(assumingthattheenginsisstillrunning).Also,ifpoweristurnedoffbeforetheRecordLogsessionhastimedout,theLogFiledatawillbelost.

16.OncetheRecordLogsessionhastimedout,youcaneitherviewtheLoggeddatafile(seestep17)orinitiateanotherRecordLogsessionbyhittingtheRkey.Oncetriggered,hittingthePC’sSpaceBarorexceedingtheTPSThresholdsettingcaninitiateanotherRecordLogsession.

17.ThereareacoupleofwaystoaccesstheRecordLogdatafile.Belowaretheoptions. •Option1:SelecttheView Log FileIconfromtheMainWindowtoolbar. •Option2:SelectLoggingfromtheMainWindowtoolbar.DragthemousetoView Log Filefromthe

Loggingdropdownlist.18. AfterselectingoneoftheaboveViewLogFileoptions,selecttheLogFileyouwanttoviewandclickon

Open.Onceopened,theLogFiledatawillappearintheLogWindow.RefertotheLoggingsectionoftheMSDEFIinstructionmanualtolearnhowtonavigatetheLogWindowscreen.

19. TheTracefunctioncanalsobeusedintheon-lineoroff-linemodetohelpcalibratetheBaseFuelandSparkMapsinthe“RecordLog”files.“CalibratingwiththeTraceFunction”isoutlinedinthenextchapterofthemanual.



67 ReplayTheBlasterECU’sinternaldataloggingcapabilityiscalled“Replay”. “Replay”functionsthesamewayastheexternaldataloggingfeatureoutlinedinChapter63Loggingexceptthatitoffersthefollowingsignificantbenefits:

•“Replay”eliminatestheneedtokeepyourPCinthecarwhilegoingdownthetrack!

•“Replay”iscapableofsamplingandretrieving52channelsofdata,50timespersecond,independentofenginespeed!MostcompetitivePCbasedorexternaldataloggersaresupplieddataonlywhentheECUcanprovideit.DataretrievalsignificantlydecreasesasengineRPMincreaseswithexternalsystems.

InordertorecorddatatotheinternalRAM,theexternalarmingswitchmustbeturnedonandtheTPSthresholdsetting must be met. After a pass(withtheignitionoff)thedatawillbemaintainedintheECU’sinternalRAMfor30minutes.After thirtyminutesthedatawillbelostsoitneedstobeuploaded toaPCwithin this time.Onceyou’veverifiedthedataisgood,turnoffthearmingswitchforthenextloggingevent.Remembertoturnthetoggleswitchbackonpriortostagingthecar. Note: Even if the TPS is satisfied

again(clearfloodtorestartonthe return road)noneof thedatawillbelost.Youcanonlyrecordanotherrunbyturningthetoggleswitchoffandthenbackon.

Insidethe“Replay” dropdownthereare 3 submenus. Each submenuwillbedescribed in theparagraphsbelow.TogettotheReplaydropdownscreengotothemainToolBarandleftclickonReplayandthescreenatrightwillappear.Holdtheleftmousedownanddragittothedesiredinputscreenandreleasethemousebutton.

68 Configure Replay

To configure Replay, open theConfigureReplaydropdownscreenasshownabove.Thefollowingscreenwillopen.



Signals Displayed-Selectthesignalsyouwouldlikedisplayedbycheckingtheboxnexttothedesiredsignal.Checkingthe“ALLOFF”or“ALLON”togglesthebottomofthetabletoturnallthesignalsofforonrespectively.Anysignalcheckedwillbeloggedanddisplayed.

Replay Duration -ThelengthoftimetheBlasterECUwilllogdata,onceinitiatedbytheTPSTriggerLevelsetting.Thedataloggingdurationcanbesetfrom1to18seconds.

TPS Trigger Level-Thethrottleposition(TPSpositionindegrees)thatwilltriggertheBlasterECUtobeginloggingdatainternally.

Duringaloggingevent,theBlasterECUautomaticallylogs53parameters(referredtoasSignals).Afteraneventhasbeenlogged,hittingtheletter“C”onthekeyboardwillopenthe“ReplayConfiguration”screenonpage58.Signalscanbeselectedorde-selectedthengraphed.Thisfeatureallowstheusertocontrolthenumberofparameters(Signals)displayedinagraph.

69 UploadUpload is the high-speed BlasterECU-to-PC data transfer process.When the Upload drop down isselected a process bar will opendisplaying theprogressof thedatabeingtransfered.

Once 100% of the data has beentransferred, a file is automaticallywritten to the folder MSD EFI wasoriginallyinstalledin.Typically,theC:/ProgramFiles/MSD_EFIdirectory.



70 View Replay from File“Replay”filesarelogfiles,whichwereinternally logged (vs. toanexternalPC)totheBlasterECU.OncedatahasbeeninternallyloggedtotheBlasterECU, and transferred to a PC, theloggeddatacanbeviewedthesamewayasexternally (logged toaPC)loggeddata,asexplainedinChapter65Review Log from File above.ToreviewReplay (logged)data,go to“Replay”ontheMainMenubar.Leftclickon“Replay”anddragthemousedownuntil“ViewReplayFromFile”ishighlighted.

Releasethemousebuttonandthescreenbelowwillopenwithamessagestating,“OpeningthisWindowwillFreezeyourDashReadingsandyoucannottakelogswhileitisopen!”



PressenterorleftmouseclickonOKandthefollowingscreenwillopenshowingalltheavailableReplayloggedfiles.Leftclickonthedesired“Replay”file.

AReplayscreensimilartotheonebelowwillopen.

Allofthe“Signals”selectedduringtheConfigureReplayprocessabovearedisplayedalongtherightsideofthelogDataGraph.

Including or Excluding Data Lines in a Data Graph

Eachlogged“Signal”inthecolumntotherightoftheDataGraphrepresentsalinedisplayedintheDatagraph.These“Signals”canbeincludedorexcludedfromtheDataGraphbyleftclickingonthe“O”inthecellnexttothelogged“Signal”.



An“O”signifiesthecorrespondingdataline,isbeingdisplayedintheDataGraph.

An“X”signifiesthecorrespondingdataline,isnotbeingdisplayedintheDataGraph.

Oncethe“O”isclicked,itwillbereplacedbyan“X”indicatingthatthelogged“Signal”willbeexcludedfromthelogscreen.Theoppositeistruewhenan“X”isclicked.The“X”willbereplacedbyan“O”indicatingthatthelogged“Signal”willbeincludedintheDataGraph.

Red Cursor LineAverticalcursorlinecanbeusedtosee“Signal”valuesintheDataGraph.ToaddtheverticalcursorlinetotheDataGraphleftmouseclickatthelocationinthegraphthatyouwanttosee“Signal”data.Alternatively,presstheleftorrightarrowkeysonthekeyboardandtheverticalcursorlinewillbedisplayedinthecenteroftheDataGraph.PressandholdtheleftandrightarrowkeystomaneuvertothedesiredlocationintheDataGraph.

Asthevertical,red“cursor-line”ismovedacrosstheDataGraph,the“Signals”totherightoftheDataGraphwilldisplaytheactualengineoperatingparametersrecordedateachpointintime.ThelogtimerisdisplayedinthelowerleftcorneroftheDataGraph.Note:WhiletheReplaylogscreenisopen,press“C”atanytimetoreturntotheConfigureReplayscreento

includeorexcludeSignalstotheReplayscreen.

“Zoom-In” FeatureTheusercanalso“Zoom-in”onaparticularareaoftheDataGraph.To“Zoom-in”onaparticularareaoftheDataGraph,depressandholdtheleftmousebutton.Startfromtheupperleftanddragthemousedownandtotherighttocoverthedesired“Zoom-in”area.Aredboxiscreatedaroundtheselectedarea,asshowninthescreenprintbelow.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandtheselectedgraphareawillfillthescreen.Again,theleftandrightarrowkeysonthekeyboardcanbeusedtodisplaytheactualengineoperatingparametersrecordedateachpointinthe“Zoom-in”DataGraph.



Oncetheleftmousebuttonisreleasedthegraphareainsidetheredboxabovewillfillthescreenasshownbelow.

TheleftandrightarrowkeysonthekeyboardcanbeusedtomovetheredcursorlinetodisplaytheactualengineoperatingparametersrecordedateachpointintheDataGraph.ClicktherightmousekeytogetbacktooriginalLogWindowscreen.Note: Depressingtherightmousekeywillreturntotheoriginaldatascreenafter“zooming-in”onaspecific

area.

TheTracefunctioncanalsobeusedwithReplay(internaldatalogger)loggedfiles.FormoreinformationonhowtousetheTracefunctiongotothenextchaptertitledCalibrating with the Trace Function.

71 Calibrating with the Trace FunctionThe MSD EFI software includes averypowerful calibration tool calledthe “Trace Function”. The “Trace Function”allowstheusertocalibrateFuelandSparkTables,usingaLoggeddatafile,“On-Line”or“Off-Line”.

Touse theTrace function,open theFuelorSparkTable.Onceopened,hittheTkeyonthePCkeyboardandthescreenatrightwillopen.



The “Choose a Log File Screen”(shownonpage63)willopenanddisplay the available, previouslylogged, files.Select andopen thedesired logfile.Onceopened, theFuelorSpark tablewill turnyellowindicating that theTrace function isenabled.A trace line, representingtheloggeddatafile,willsuperimposeitselfoverthefuelorsparktable.

Note:ScaledRPM(Scld_RPM)andScaledLoad(Scld_Load)mustbeloggedinordertosupportthe“Trace”function.

ABlueEllipsewillappearalongthetracelinehighlightingtheloggedengineoperatingpoints.Tonavigatetheellipsealongthetraceline,depressandholdthe“Alt”keywhilesimultaneouslydepressingtheleftorrightarrowkeys.AstheblueEllipsemovesalongthetraceline,theloggedengineoperatingparameterswillbedisplayedintheDash.

ThevaluesdisplayedintheDashcanbeusedtocalibratetheFuelorSparktables.Forexample,assumingtheO2CorrectionSignalwasselectedasaDashdisplayitem,theusercanseehowmuchfueltheECUhadtoaddorsubtractateverypoint(cell)alongthetraceline.Thevaluesinthecellsalongthetracelinecanbeincreasedordecreased,intheTracescreen,bytheamountoftheO2correction%shownintheDash.Thevaluesinthecellsnexttoandsurroundingthetracelinecanalsobeincreasedordecreased.

TochangetheFuelorSparkTablevalues,whileintheTracescreen,simplyleftclickonthedesiredcell,inputthenewvalueandhitthe“Enter”key.Continue thisprocess forallof the“tracedcells”.

Tomakechanges tomultiplecellssimultaneously, left mouse clickanddragthecursoracrossthecellrangetobechanged.Releasetheleftmousebuttonandasecondarydropdown screen will appear outliningthreepotential“cellfill”options.



• Fill -Choosing“Fill”willopenasecondarydropdown-screenwhichallowstheselectedcellstobechangedtothevalueinputtedintothewindow.

•Multiply-Choosing“Multiply”willopenasecondarydropdown-screenwhichallowsthevaluesoftheselectedcellstobechangedbythe“Multiply”valueinputtedintothewindow.Forexample,ifthevaluesinthecellsselectedare13andtheinputted“Multiply”valuewas80,thenewcellvalueswouldbe10.4.

•Interpolate -Ifaseriesofcellsinthesamerowareselectedandthe“Interpolate”“cell-fill”optionisselectedtheECUwillusethevalueinthecellallthewaytotheleftandthecellvalueallthewaytotherightandinterpolatethenumbersinbetweensothatthevaluesarelinear.

Cell Changes using the “Page Up” and “Page Down” Keys (Fuel and Spark Tables)

Multiplecellvaluescanalsobechangedsimultaneouslyusingthe“PageUp”and“PageDown”keys.Thisapproachoffersaquickalternativetousingthemouse.Usethekeyboardarrowkeys(up/down/left/right)tomaneuvertoareaofthemapwherethedesiredcellchangeswillbemade.Next,depressandholdthekeyboard“Shift”key.Now,usethearrowkeys,tomaneuverthroughthecellstobechanged.Asthecellsarebeingselectedtheywillbecomehighlighted.Oncethedesiredcellrangehasbeenhighlighted,releasethe“Shift”key.Depressthe“PageUp”keytoincreasethecellvaluesandthe“PageDown”keytodecreasethecellvalues.Thecellvalueswillincreaseordecreasebyavalueofone(1)foreverykeystroke.Toexitthismode,depressanyoneofthearrowkeys.

Oncecomplete,thenewcalibrationcanbesavedandthenloadedintotheECU.Note: SeeSaving On Line Calibration ChangesinChapter74toensurecalibrationchangesmade“On-Line”

areproperlysaved.

72 Loading and Saving Calibration FilesCalibrationfilescanbesavedtoafilefolderorloadedfromanexistingfileinoneoftwoways.In“off-line”mode,acalibrationfilecanbesavedtothePCsochangescanbemade“off-line”andsavedtoadisc(theharddriveormemorycard).In“on-line”mode,calibrationchangesaremadeandsentdirectlytotheBlasterECUwhiletheECUis“live”.

73 Save Calibration (F12)TosaveacalibrationfilegotoFileontheToolBar.LeftclickonFile.Thefollowingdropdownwillappear.Whileholdingtheleftmousebuttondown,dragthemousedownuntilSave Calibrationishighlighted.Releasethemousebutton.Alternatively,hittheF12“Quick-Key”.



Thefollowingscreenwillappear.Namethefile,inthisexampleIndy_03,andhitthePC’s“Enter”keyorleftclickontheSavebutton.

74 Saving “On-Line” Calibration ChangesWhenusingtheMSDEFIsoftwarewithBlasterECU,specialcaremustbetakentoproperlysave“On-Line”calibrationchanges. Working On Line meanstheBlasterECUispoweredup(theignitionison)andisconnectedandcommunicatingwiththePC.Agreenballwillbeseenmovingbackandforthintheupperrighthandcornerofthescreenaslongasanoperatingwindowisopenwithadashselected.Blaster“On-Line”or“realtime”calibrationchangesaretemporarilystoredintheECU’sRandomAccessMemory(RAM).Oncethedesiredcalibrationchangesaremade,theyarenotpermanentlysavedtotheBlasterECU’s“Flash”memoryuntiltheengine is turned off,and the ignition switch remains in the “off” position for 15 seconds.Iffurthercalibrationchangesaregoingtobemade,theignitionswitchmustbeturnedbacktothe“On”position.TheECUcannotbeprogrammedandchangeswillnotbesavedwiththeignitionswitchinthe“Off”position.

ThebestwaytodetectthatthecalibrationchangeshavebeensavedfromRAMtotheBlasterFlashmemoryistowatchthegreencommunicationballintheupperrightcorneroftheMSDEFIsoftwarescreen.Aftertheignitionswitchisturnedoff,thegreenslidingballwillcontinuetomovebackandforthforapproximatelyfifteen(15)seconds.Afterapproximately15seconds, the green ball will momentarily stop,indicatingthattheECU’scalibrationRAMhasbeenpermanentlysavedtotheECU’sFlashmemory.DO NOT TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON OR CRANK THE ENGINE WHILE THE CALIBRATION IS BEING SAVED!NOTES:

•TheECUstaysalivefor30minutesaftervehicleignitionisofftoallowtheDAIuploadsfromtheBlaster’sECUtoaPC.

•TheECUcannotbeprogrammedwhenthevehicleignitionisoff.•TheFlashmemoryisonlyupdatedwhencalibrationschangesaremade.



Saving a Default CalibrationOncetheECU’scalibrationRAMchangeshavebeensavedtotheECU’sFlashmemoryandyouaresatisfiedwiththecalibration,MSDrecommendsthata“Default”calibrationbesavedtotheECUtosafeguardagainstsystemcrashes.Withtheengineoff(noengineRPM)andthevehicleignitioninthe“On”position,gotothemaintoolbarandleftclickonFileasshownbelow.Adropdownscreenwillopen.Leftclickon“SetDefaultCalibration”

Thefollowingscreenwillopen.Select“Yes”tosavethedefault.



Thefollowingscreenwillopenindicatingthatadelay(worstcase30seconds,typicallylessthan2seconds)isrequiredtosetdefaultcalibration.

75 Load CalibrationToloadacalibrationfile,previouslysavedtothePC’sharddriveorexternaldisc,gothroughthestepsaboveexceptselectLoadCalibrationfromthedropdownscreen.Note: TheECUmustbepoweredontoloadacalibrationfile.

ThefollowingscreenwillappearwarningthatloadinganewcalibrationwilloverwritetheECU’scurrentcalibration.LeftclickonYestocontinueloadingtheselectedcalibrationfile.



Thefollowingscreenwillappearlistingalltheavailablecalibrationfiles.Leftclickonthefile(Itwillbehighlightedinblue)andclickOpen.

Thefollowingscreenwillopenshowingthestatusofthefileloading.Oncethefilefinishesloading,theselectedcalibrationwillbeloadedintotheBlasterECU.



76 Acronym DefinitionsBLM-BlockLearnModifierSEFI-SequentialElectronicFuelInjectionAFR-AirFuelRatioMPH-MilePerHourEMI-Electronic-MagneticInterferenceCD-CompactDiscROM-ReadOnlyMemoryPC-PersonalComputerWOT-WideOpenThrottleTCC-TorqueConverterClutchAPW-AsynchronousPulseWidth

77 Control KeysControlS-SparkTableControlF-FuelTableControlA-Air/FuelRatioTableControlV-ViewLog

78 Function or “Quick Keys”F1-CrankingTableF2-ViewLambdaScreenF3-FuelTableF4-SparkTableF5-OperatingParametersTable(opensalloperatingparametertables)F6-CoolantCorrectionTableF7-I/OStatusWindowF8-RecordLogWindowF9-UploadReplayF10-dMAPCorrvs.kPatableanddMAPRPMModifierF11-Air/FuelRatio(AFR)andAFRParametersConfigurationTablesF12-SaveCalibrationFolder

79 DefinitionsWorking“Off-line”-TheBlasterECUisnotpoweredup(PCOnly)-RedBallWorking“On-line”-TheBlasterECUispoweredONandcommunicatingwiththePC-GreenBall.



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