I picked up the APV3 a week ago, and ATR software recently. The last thing I tuned on my own was an old OBDI GM, and I spend some time with my brother who does a lot of GM LS tuning. The Ecoboost 1.6 PCM is beyond complex in comparison. Before I begin poking around with the race tuning software from Cobb, I want a much more detailed understanding of how the PCM "thinks"...
My question is this: Where did you guys start when you decided to tune your Fiesta? What documentation did you use, and what do you still find referencing a lot? What do you consider your most important "basics" to understand? I bought the software primarily because the Cobb additional features seemed very interesting and useful, such as per-gear boost targets. I'm just wondering what you guys found useful to read, what "lightbulb moments" you had when looking at parameters or adjusting a particular area of the PCM.
Hopefully any answers here can help other people in a similar situation and as always, thanks for any help!
-Travis
My question is this: Where did you guys start when you decided to tune your Fiesta? What documentation did you use, and what do you still find referencing a lot? What do you consider your most important "basics" to understand? I bought the software primarily because the Cobb additional features seemed very interesting and useful, such as per-gear boost targets. I'm just wondering what you guys found useful to read, what "lightbulb moments" you had when looking at parameters or adjusting a particular area of the PCM.
Hopefully any answers here can help other people in a similar situation and as always, thanks for any help!
-Travis