[uniter]

Those of us without the FlexFuel harness will still need to modify our harnesses to run this firmware? How about running Metanol Injection + e85? Specifically the loss of Pin 17 'Road Speed'

3) Locate Pin 17 on the female side of the Procede harness's grey sub connector patch. This wire (and the wire below it) are the road speed intercept wires. Remove these wires carefully. To do so, use a pointy object (such as a paperclip) to push the triangular release tab. Once pushed in, the wire will slide out of the sub connector. Do this for both wires.

bypass.

EDIT:
This is because I'll be running meth -most- of the time with only pump gas levels of methanol (1-10%?) so my UT val here will be 1% until I find an e85 pump and bump it up accordingly.

Is there any chance of seeing auto-tune like functionality automatically accounting for e85 mixtures?

[uniter]

Bump.

[rismo]

@Uniter,

Meth+E85 for DCT FBO+DCT would also be quite awsom! :-)

Great progress by the way!

[uniter]

Lol, bump again; is the harness update required for running this firmware (I assume so.)
Will I be fine running a e85 value of 10% for pump gas?
Will the procede control my meth injection setup with this map?

[Ferruccio]

Any new information on the new 6MT flex fuel maps? I heard that some people have had some technical difficulties, and that some new files were uploaded. I haven't heard anything after the most recent uploads. I can't wait to finally update these maps. I've generally heard pretty positive things.

[Ferruccio]

Bump. Anything new?

[Dmacc]

Originally Posted by Ferruccio

Bump. Anything new?

Vishnu E85 Tune: Beta Testing http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=882582

[db2761]

Any word on a final release, or even an AT beta?

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

Hi guys,
Sorry for the delay. I've been traveling a bit lately (in NYC now) but before I left I posted up the new BETA flexfuel firmware and map online HERE. This is the same map and firmware used by our local beta testers. Same map that put down 469whp on joec500's stock

turbo non-fbo 6mt e90. Same map used by DMACC and Presideo335i too. This update is only intended for 6MT users with stock turbos. 6AT support is coming next. This update is only for US ROMs.

Here is what is included in the compressed download:

-New Procede map (Flexfuel v2 Beta.pcd)
-New Procede Firmware (flexfuel_v2_firmware.bin)
-I8AOS rom (sample)
-IJEOS rom (sample)
-New Procede User Tuning Interface v5.50

You will have to unzip this folder after you download it.

What you need to know if you want to test this update. Please read the following carefully:

-Only run Map3. This is the Flexfuel map. This is the map that constantly modifies itself based upon ethanol content. The higher e%, the more aggressive the tune gets. When you run straight e85 (80+% ethanol content), the map is more aggressive than anything we have ever released. Lots of ignition advance, full boost in the low end/midrange. Still quite a bit bit of boost taper above 6000rpm as to not overspin the stock turbos. The other maps (0, 1 and 4) are still there and functional but Map3 is the only one that we want to test with this update.

-Flexfuel sensor kit is no longer necessary. This is because the new User Sofware (v5.5) has an user adjustable ethanol content % input. The default value is set to 0%. When set to 0%, the Procede expects input from our flexfuel kit. So for those with our flexfuel kit, leave this value set to 0%. If you don't have our flexfuel kit, you will need to input an ethanol value. If you do not enter a number (and leave it set to 0%) you will trigger a Procede Fault code and the SES light will flash telling you that the Procede is not reading a valid flexfuel sensor signal. If you inadvertently trigger this fault, just change the e% to what it should be and then just reset the Procede (Comms-> Reset Procede).

-We did not supply an XDF file with the patch necessary to create the new back-end flash that is needed to run this update. Instead, we included two sample ROMs (IJEOS and I8AOS). So you will have to use the Difference Tool in Tuner Pro to transfer the defined mapping data from on of the sample ROMs to your ROM file. For more info on how to do this, please watch THIS tutorial video:

If you have another USDM ROM (ie, IJCOS), you can't use the difference tool and will have to copy the data manually. If this is too much work for you, please don't test this beta update and wait until non-beta release were XDFs (with patch) will be available. DO NO try to upload the sample ROM to your ECU.

-The new User Software v5.50 needs to put in your existing Procede folder. Launch this .exe directly from your folder. If don't launch it from this folder, you will get a Windows error. This new User Software has a revised User Adjustable window. This new window has the new entry for "User Defined Ethanol Content."

-Ethanol content is now displayed in the dash when you bump the cruise control stalk upwards. This is the same cruise control stalk gesture used to check current map selection. Ethanol content will be displayed in the speedometer in KPH (ie, 50kph=50% ethanol). For those who don't have a flexfuel sensor, this will obviously just display the value you put in the User Defined Ethanol Content input.

Notes:
PLEASE DO NOT make any changes to ANY of the User Adjustable settings besides, of course, the User Defined Ethanol Content value. When you are running straight pump gas (~5-10% ethanol), your tune will be quite similar in feel to our Stg1 OFT map. This means that you will see 17-18psi @ ~4000rpm and will taper down to just 12-13 up top. It will actually feel quite good. It may be a bit too conservative for those running FBO. For those who are running FBO, I recommend that you refrain from trying to make the map more aggressive for the time being. It would be good if everyone beta tests the same map for now.

If you don't have our Flexfuel sensor kit, please be accurate with the User Defined Ethanol Content input. Do not input a ethanol value higher than your actual ethanol value. This is unsafe and will result in a tune that is too aggressive for your fuel. If anything, it's better to be on the conservative side (enter a value 5% lower than what you think it is). This is good practice since E85 is rarely 85% ethanol. In my experience, it typically ranges anywhere from 70-80%.

If you run Map0 (or with the Procede removed), you will notice that you will see no boost. This is normal and intentional.

Lastly, there will be limited support for this update. It is intended for beta testers who are used to trying new things out and following directions. If this does not apply to you, please refrain from testing. For others, have fun and let me know what you think

Cheers,
shiv
PS: for those who emailed us asking to be on the beta map mailing list and did not get these maps emailed to you, no offense intended. I think I only emailed them out to a few people. They have been tested enough to make their publicly available hence this thread instead.

[buster84]

Originally Posted by db2761

Any word on a final release, or even an AT beta?

Its not going to happen. He said he would release them back in August of last year and i got tired of waiting so i found a way around it. I've been running the modified maps ever since i created them. The car runs like a champ and couldn't be happier. I just wish shiv released an official version.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=911132

I actually e-mailed them through their site asking if they planned to release them, they told me that the Auto Transmission can't handle that much power, and that they have no plans to release them for the auto. Shiv should have released them with a disclaimer that says, "use at your own risk, potential loss of your transmission might happen if you use these maps". but instead we never got a release. I can't speak for other AT cars, but my e93 Transmission is holding up like a champ!