Dwell setting question

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WASyL
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Dwell setting question

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MS2 PBC 3.0 B&G 2.98

here http://www.DIYAutoTune.com/tech_article ... _board.htm it says dwell should be around 2.0ms.
Question is, should i set to 2.0ms in MT and it shows on gauge 1.7ms or should i set to 2.3ms so that gauge will show 2.0ms :?:

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Pontiac Firebird 305 LT1 intake, L82 cam
MegaSquirt II with mod's + TPI adaptor board, MSExtra 3.3
Bernard Fife
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Re: Dwell setting question

Post by Bernard Fife »

WASyL,

Typically this means to set the dwell parameter Maximum Dwell Duration (ms) to 2.0 milliseconds. The actual dwell will then be lowered a bit by the voltage compensation, and this is totally fine. There is more on setting dwell here: http://www.megamanual.com/ms2/configure.htm#dwell

Lance.
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WASyL
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Re: Dwell setting question

Post by WASyL »

thanks Lance

i have memorised whole megamanual for MSII code B&G 2.8 but i wanted to make sure by asking additional question to confirm what i have understanded as english is not my native language

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Pontiac Firebird 305 LT1 intake, L82 cam
MegaSquirt II with mod's + TPI adaptor board, MSExtra 3.3
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