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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2010, 19:33

Title: vagcom data plots
Post by: Mr_Orange on 14 April 2010, 19:33
Played around with recent vagcom data logging session in excel:

Airflow and rpm / time
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/najmeade/MAFBhp10-04-10.jpg)

Ponies and boost / rpm
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/najmeade/BoostCurve10-04-10.jpg)

Random run through gears showing boost / time
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/najmeade/BoostCurves10-04-10.jpg)
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: T_J_G on 14 April 2010, 19:46
Nice, you can do mine if you want!
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: topher on 14 April 2010, 21:38
i'd say that looks about spot on. The boost may look a bit erratic in the through-gear runs but that's exactly what it's supposed to look like.
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: T_J_G on 14 April 2010, 21:42
What about the lack of spiking in the actual boost toph? Normal?
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: topher on 14 April 2010, 21:57
standard cars don't really spike too much, but the request is there to get the turbo going

it's kinda sad just how familiar looking those graphs are to me actually :nerd:
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: T_J_G on 14 April 2010, 22:00
I see, so the car doesn't always get what it wants? The two figures should not match?
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: Big Tone on 14 April 2010, 22:06
how do you get the logs to "record" i.e. save data? as soon I I close vag-scope I lose mine?
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: topher on 14 April 2010, 22:09
open the csv files in a program like excel (expensive) or openoffice scalc (free)

there are gadgets out there that convert stuff straight to charts for you, but i do it manually as it doesn't take long and can cut out a few random errors.
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: Big Tone on 14 April 2010, 22:13
thankyou, will give it a whirl
Title: Re: vagcom data plots
Post by: topher on 14 April 2010, 22:17
I see, so the car doesn't always get what it wants? The two figures should not match?

basically yes. i'm not 100% on all the reasons for it.. i just recognise it. The turbo can only spool so fast, so requesting a lot by spiking "prepares" the engine/turbo or something, and determines how the turbo behaves once on song, to keep things smooth. VW try to keep turbo cars feeling like naturally aspirated cars in their engine maps, because they have no sense of fun, because they're German. :sad: