Ignition cut = damage?
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Ignition cut = damage?
Hi guys Can ignition cut damage the ignitor or any other component of the ignition system?
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Every car I tune with ectune is setup using an ignition cut. Ignition cut is to prevent damage, not cause it Plus it sounds bad ass!
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Depends on col1 values... And richness when ign-cut trips. This is a double edged sword trying to get those pops completely away upon decel... Ign cut is great for antilag, but for daily driving, not my recommendation. I know fcut creates a lean spike, but in theory it shouldn't be in the middle of an ignition cycle so it is not a worry about the injector firing half way. Plus you don't wash your cylinder walls clean while under fcut.
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you know, I really don't think fuel cut will damage anything either. I'd imagine that if fuel cut were so bad that it wouldn't be on every EMS there is. Also alot of the factory computers use fuelcut limiters. I understand the idea by which its thought to be dangerous, but I've never seen it actually happen and I use a mix of fuelcut and ignition cut in different situations to get different affects (mainly on standalones)..
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From an emissions standpoint they were forced into fcut, and the extra ignition pulses help burn any left over fuel to even more reduce emissions when firing in the exhaust stroke as well as when it's under a decel/limiter condition. Tis how I see it
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civic4g wrote:Hi guys Can ignition cut damage the ignitor or any other component of the ignition system?
JaredKaragen wrote:Ign cut: no, it just cuts the spark.... ...
seem contradictory to me... I Would believe bore wash to be rather unhealthy for the engine... Whereas with fuelcut there is nothing to burn, so its not a lean spike. It's just 'air' passing through. is it not?JaredKaragen wrote:... Plus you don't wash your cylinder walls clean while under fcut.
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constant bore wash (boosted for example) is way less fuel than a fuel cut scenario.... load, vs. unloaded. I dont think it would be a problem either way. fuel cut is a lean spike... great; but the ECU doesn't cut fuel mid injector pulse... that would be retarded and be a way that it could potentially cause damage. I wouldn't worry about it. Besides; OEM ecu's use fcut and its fine.... whereas people that are worried use ign cut to prevent \"lean\" limiters.
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here's my take on the subject. These are my assumptions from reading from different sources. So most is based on 'hearsay' Fuel cut: pros:
- No fuel to ignite outside of combustion chamber (safer)
- No unburnt fuel, no bore wash
- No fuel to cool combustion chamber (but intake air does cool it?)
- Does not sound as impressive as Ign cut (personal opinion)
- fuel cools down combustion chamber
- popping/flames coolness (personal opinion)
- Unburnt fuel washes cilinder wall. piston rings lose seal and lubrication. (damage to rings and cilinder wall due to metal to metal scraping)
- unburnt fuel might detonate in the header, which can potentially damage valves,etc... (how does the o2 sensor cope with detonation?)
Although its a bump by a random i found this googling and thought i might add my 2 cents For your CONS list of IGN cut you say that the fuel will strip the walls of oil, during the 4 stroke cycle for 2 cycles there is just fuel in the cylinder (granted intake has no fuel for a portion of it). Would an additional 2 strokes be that bad for the cylinder walls? im assuming that pure fuel isnt drastically worse than the combustion for removing the lubrication. And for dedonation damaging sensors, my idea is speculative (then again most of this stuff is as i dont think anyone has destroyed motors on purpose to prove theory!) but the oxygen sensor in my exhaust has the following ratings Exhaust gas pressure < 4 bar Exhaust gas temperature range (operating) < 930 °C Exhaust gas temperature range (max.) < 1,030 °C im happy to be proven wrong but i dont think any combustion in exhaust would have instantaneous temps anywhere near 900 degrees celcius and it would be unlikely to boost the exhaust to 4 bar.