Josh T Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Im going to be making up a cam trigger and crank trigger wheel and was after some input. Would an 8 tooth trigger wheel be sufficient or would a 16T be that much better? Its a 4g63 spinning to 10k max. It will be running a hallefect e7-9 cam sensor on the crank and another with one tooth off the cam.I was planing on doing equal teeth spacing to tooth width on the crank but how big/many degrees should i run cam tooth for? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 For the crank using an OEM evo sensor I would do 12 minus 1. For the cam tooth the length/angle is not important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh T Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 What is the advantage of 12-1 vs 12 even? Im modifying a std sproket which will only allow an 8 or 16 tooth count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 With a missing tooth crank wheel the location of the cam tooth is less critical. Ideally your number of teeth should divide into 360 deg so definitely dont go for 16T. 8 teeth will be ok.What do you mean by "modifying a standard sprocket" What engine is this and what is the Sprocket off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh T Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ahh i totally forgot tooth count had to divide into 360. Its a 4g63, i machined the teeth off the unused balance shaft sproket and will mill slots into it. Im assuming even 8 teeth have to be alot better than the factory two long teeth? Or does the g4+ use both rising and falling edges off each tooth like some other ecus?Does equal tooth to gap spacing work the best on hallefect? Or smaller teeth with larger gaps?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted February 28, 2017 Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Ahh i totally forgot tooth count had to divide into 360. Its a 4g63, i machined the teeth off the unused balance shaft sproket and will mill slots into it. Im assuming even 8 teeth have to be alot better than the factory two long teeth? Or does the g4+ use both rising and falling edges off each tooth like some other ecus?Does equal tooth to gap spacing work the best on hallefect? Or smaller teeth with larger gaps?Cheers1). First of all your target wheel needs to be a magnetically soft steel (usually low carbon steel is suitable). Those belt sprockets are usually some kind of sintered alloy steel material so will likely give poor positional repeatability. You might be better to start from scratch or get something laser cut.2). For multitooth or multitooth missing trigger modes we only use one edge. Provided the 8 teeth are positioned accurately and the target is made from the correct steel then yes it should be better than two teeth.3). Most automotive hall sensors have a bias magnet inside, you can guess the diameter of that magnet by wiping something like a paper clip over the end of the sensor. Your target wheel teeth need to be at least bigger than that bias magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh T Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Its magnetic and ill scope it on the lathe first. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 1). First of all your target wheel needs to be a magnetically soft steel (usually low carbon steel is suitable). Those belt sprockets are usually some kind of sintered alloy steel material so will likely give poor positional repeatability. You might be better to start from scratch or get something laser cut. Its magnetic and ill scope it on the lathe first. CheersI see my wording above may have been a little ambiguous. I meant "magnetically soft" not "magnetic". The difference is a "magnetically soft" material will not permanently magnetise easily. This is what you need for a trigger wheel. If the metal is not "magnetically soft" then overtime the bias magnet inside the hall sensor can slowly magnetise the trigger wheel and your trigger points (base timing) will shift. In your case if that sprocket is also sintered/powder metal like most are then even if your teeth are machined accurately the porosity will mean every tooth will trigger at a slightly different point - again not good for ignition timing accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adturb Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Belts are due on my 4G63 soon and I was wondering about fitting a 12-1 trigger disc, is this worth doing or does it depend on other factors? Car is around 500hp and has Mivec. Are there any tangible benefits to doing this?? I did read on another platform that there could be an issue with controlling Mivec with an aftermarket disc- can't see why as the ECU just needs to know where the engine is and therefore what position the inlet cam needs to achieve- sure the Link will handle it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 I assume we are talking Evo 9 Mivec? If so the mivec cam position is done by a separate sensor to the trigger “sync” so you are free to change the trigger. Note you will need to remove one tooth from the exhaust cam if you are changing to a generic multi tooth or missing tooth crank. Benefits of a higher tooth count is more correct/stable ignition timing during fast transient conditions so if retuned you can often run more timing before the knock limit is reached. mapper and Adturb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adturb Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thank you for the reply and advice. Yes, Evo 9 Mivec. I am 99% it was to do with the ECU itself rather than a generic issue, just thought I'd ask before causing myself a problem! That's interesting about taking a tooth off the cam sensor trigger, without wishing to sound really silly, can the ECU not account for the 2 generated signals at the Cam sensor? Would it matter which of the 2 teeth is removed, one is a lot bigger than the other? Found this thread earlier, question answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 Its unable to on a generic option. either tooth can be removed. Are you on a plugin unit or a wire in. One thing to consider on the plugin is that the Tacho signal is driven from the crank signal so if changing to a high tooth count you will need to move the Tacho signal on to a free AUX output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapper Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 I've just done some maths. If I calculated it right, momentary timing drift can be as big as 45deg on the standard Evo Crank wheel if rising and falling edge is used (=4 signals per Rev) Let's assume: n=6000rpm=100/sec, deltaRPM=3000rpm = 50/sec time for 90° KW t_90= 1/(100*4) = 0.0025sec delta angel d_phi = deltaRPM * t_90 * 360deg = 45deg That's a huge difference. Do I miss something? on Track datalogs I see Engine Speed ROC as big as 18000 RPM/sec ! That would mean a huge timing drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 6 hours ago, mapper said: That's a huge difference. Do I miss something? Reading on a cell phone but that doesnt look right to me. If your initial crank speed was 6000RPM, and you had a continuous acceleration (ROC) of 18000/sec, then after 90deg (0.0025sec) the engine speed has increased by about 45RPM. That means the next crank tooth would arrive at the sensor about 0.00012sec earlier than the ECU had predicted it would (Based on the last two teeth). I might be wrong and am struggling to show it clearly in words, but I can only see room for the potential of about 0.5deg error in this example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapper Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 EDITED your right Adam, it was a bit late and my calculation was wrong. It's quite simple to work the timing shift out with the equation of motiolinear motion: x(t) = 1/2 * x'' * t2 + x' * t + xotranslated to a rotative system: phi(t) = 1/2 *phi'' * t2 + phi' * t phi0given parameter: phi'=6000 RPM/min = 100 RPM/sec phi''=18000 RPM/sec^2 = phi0 = 0time for one revolution @ 6000RPM/min t100 = 1/100 sec We have 4 reference signal per RPM, so in worst case the last reference signal until ignition firing is 90deg. (Assuming the ECU processing has no timing lag) time to pass 90deg crank @ 6000RPM/min t90 = t100/4 = 1/400 sec phi(t) = 1/2 * (18000 RPM/sec2) *(1/400sec)^2 + (100 RPM(sec^2)* 1/400sec = 0.3063 RPMWe want the result in Crank degrees: phi(t)result = 0.3063 RPM *360deg = 110.25deg ==> means we have a timing drift of 20.25deg!The Rate of Change of RPM value is the max. I see on a flat out Lap on Tarmac on a 700hp 4cyl engine: On top of that signal processing can add another significant lag which leads to timing more timing drift. Please let me know if someone don't agree with my calculation Adam or Simon at what frequency is the trigger input calculated and updated. I suppose this will add a significant lag resp. time shift, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adturb Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 On 11/01/2018 at 10:42 PM, Simon said: Its unable to on a generic option. either tooth can be removed. Are you on a plugin unit or a wire in. One thing to consider on the plugin is that the Tacho signal is driven from the crank signal so if changing to a high tooth count you will need to move the Tacho signal on to a free AUX output. Thank you for the reply. I'm on an EvoLinkIX PNP. Great point on the tacho, suppose one benefit if I were to have to relocate the tacho output to an aux I could take advantage of the dial sweep on ignition! I'll have to check the wiring but a really good point. Completely on the fence now whether to spend the £100 odd to convert to a multi-tooth trigger wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapper Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi Guys I just realised that I made another mistake in my calculation. I edited the post above. Timing drift can be huge on low crank count trigger. to get you some additional numbers, error falling in square! timing drift @ 6000rpm and Rate of change in RPM 18000RPM/sec: Numbers are for worst case scenario (90deg between last reference signal and spark signal) Number of Crank Reference signal / Timing drift 4 / 20.25 deg 8 / 5.0625 deg 12 / 2.25 deg 18 / 1.0 deg 36 / 0.25 deg 60 / 0.09 deg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 What I can add is if you lock timing on an Evo and when watching with a good stable timing light (I use a ferret), give the throttle a hard stab you can easily see the drift. It doesnt look as big as the numbers above but you can easily see it - maybe 4 or 5 degrees at a guess (this is after ign delay is adjusted properly). When you do the same test with say a 2JZ VVT with 36-2 you cant detect any movement by eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapper Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Adamw said: What I can add is if you lock timing on an Evo and when watching with a good stable timing light (I use a ferret), give the throttle a hard stab you can easily see the drift. It doesnt look as big as the numbers above but you can easily see it - maybe 4 or 5 degrees at a guess (this is after ign delay is adjusted properly). When you do the same test with say a 2JZ VVT with 36-2 you cant detect any movement by eye. I agree, have to check what ROC numbers we get just by throttle blips. Adam does the trigger decoding take ROC into account to guess when next reference signal must occur? Or does it just use actual RPM (means ECU expect steady RPM) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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