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Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart 400 Load Patch – AUDM JDM Rcolt Z27AG

May 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

400 Load Patch for Mitsubishi Colt Turbo – Why we need it The engine measures boost via a Mitsubishi concept of Ecuload, with a value between 0 – 200.  By default the Ecuload logging only goes up to 160, despite the ecu being able to see up to 200 ecuload.  How much boost is this? The following table is a rough guide (credit Merlin, Evo X tuning guide):   Boost vs EcuLoad So the Rcolt Ecu can only see up to 200 load (about 17-18 psi depending on mods).  This means any map in the rcolt ecu that goes past 200 load will not be used by the ecu, instead it will use the 200 load column (fuel, ignition, mivec etc).  As ecuload is also a measure of the amount of air the engine is receiving, it also means as you go over the 200 [...]

Colt Boost Tuning 101 – Reprint from Law’s DIY Blog

May 25, 2022 // 0 Comments

Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart and CZT Boost Tuning 101 A reprint from Law’s DIY Blog The following writeup was taken from a now deleted blog 'Laws DIY Adventures', detailing how to work with the reactive boost system on Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart and CZT models.  Law - if you come across this and mind my reprint please reach out. Have added to here so I don't lose it and I think it's a great help to many others. Here it is in it's unedited original form: Laws DIY Adventures Doing things the hard *fun* way Righteo, for the last few years I’ve been mainly covering minor suspension modifications but its finally time to start on increasing power output. First on the list is boost tuning, there’s a huge amount of information on this [...]