Just got my Vortex yesterday. The settings page is very vague, it doesnt give you any details on what the curves are. I was wondering if any of you have some favorite settings or know what the detail of each curve are. The are 2 performance maps #1 and #7, 3 traction settings #2,#3,#4. 2 Linear settings #5, #6. And 3 Standard maps #8, #9, #0. anybody know what the differences are?

 

I was told they come to you already Pre-programmed. ODP ( Marky) is very informed on the product.

 

I talked to Mark yesterday about it. He said most people use Map1 and a Traction map. As far as what the actual curve info I guess there protected and they do not give out the actual #s. I was curious if anybody had more info on the spec's. And are there any settings I should stay away from with my current set up. KMS has my head which is not listed below. Larger valves, web 109's and full porting. What will be the optimum setting for say Flat drags, Hillshooting and trails?

 

Here are the standard curves. #1 is the default when the switch is in the up position. This is what I run a majority of the time. If I get off in some slow trails or I am just putting around I will switch to the down position that I have set to #4. Try the different settings and see what you like.

CDI Position switch 1
Performance Map: rev limit at 8,900

CDI Position Switch 2
Traction : rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 3
Traction : rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 4
Traction : rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 5
Linear Power: rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 6
Linear Power: rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 7
Performance Map: rev limit at 8,350

CDI Position Switch 8
Standard Map with Rev Limit at 8,100 RPM

CDI Position Switch 9
Standard Map with Rev Limit at 8,400 RPM

CDI Position Switch 0
Standard Map with Rev Limit at 8,600 RPM

 

Is there any difference in the Standard maps other than the rev limit? What would you use the Linear maps for?

 

If you are running NOS, then you wouldnt want an advanced curve or a linear curve. You'd want the standard map or a traction curve. The standard is like stock, and the traction curve is retarded on top. As far as turbo, I'm still researching that one - You might ask Kelly if you need the timing curve to be retarded or simply stock.

As far as linear curves - my best guess would be that if you wanted a general power advance throughout the RPM range, that would be the one you'd use. However, an argument for that would be to manually switch between a traction curve and then a performance curve on the fly. Perhaps, if you didnt want to switch, you would choose a linear one.

 

Yea whatever it was he said....[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

No Turbo or NOS (yet). So its safe to say I can try any of them safely, Thanks Mark. So nobody really knows exactly what the curves are. Funny that they wouldnt list exactly what they are. As long as it works I dont mind a little voodoo in a little yellow box. why wouldnt you want to spray on a performance curve? What would be the consequence?

 

Pre-ignition then BOOM!

 

You can use Nitrous with the advanced curves, it just requires more octane to eleviate detenation. Using a stock or retarded map would allow you to use less octane. I run on the power map, use more octane but get better results. The power map on the vortex is nowhere near as aggressive as say a procomm or Ron woods box, so with them two boxes you would need even more octane, keeping everything else constant of course. Most little shots of nitrous wont see the differences in timing that much, but the bigger shot you go the more it sees it.