LBZ: Rail pressure/Injector pulse time and pressure drop past 3k RPM

JoshH

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I'm wondering what you guys are holding for rail pressure. Seems like I remember my truck holding better rail pressure than it does now. I was at the dyno yesterday, and it couldn't hold rail pressure anywhere near what I know it has held previously. I was just curious what you guys are seeing. I was out testing a little today and saw around 25.5k psi with a 3000 uS pulse time. Does that sound okay? Does fuel temp negatively affect rail pressure? I ask because my truck was completely heat soaked yesterday.

Also, on my truck and a friends truck, once engine RPMs hit 3000 RPM rail pressure starts to plummet. While on the dyno yesterday, I was running a 3100 uS pulse that was holding a steady 24k psi until 3000 RPM where it started to steadily drop. By 3500 RPM it was down at 21k. My friend was holding 26k on a 2600 uS pulse (no lift pump). The same thing happened on his truck. It started to drop pressure at 3000 RPM and by 3500 it was a 21k. Both trucks are LBZs (well, mine's actually an 06 LLY but same difference). Anyone have any insight on this?
 

JoshH

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That was the worst I ever remember seeing it. I'm hoping it was just the heat.

I still see the post 3k RPM drop all the time though.
 

malibu795

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Josh
ECT can effect rail pressure and so can fuel temp

does it act the same off the dyno?

in teh LBZ tune i have anything above 149*F you cant see... fuel to ECT

and you cant see fuel temp to change limits either...

would not surpriese me that there are "HOT" limits just EFI hasnt given use the table to see like the LLY and LB7 OSs
 

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Went to the track today. It was nice and cool (high 70s to low 80s), and rail pressure was holding 26k psi with a 3000 uS pulse. I guess I'll try tuning it up a little more next time to see what it does.