Can you please explain the wiring to do remote self start? Thank you Does connect carb cheater just connect its yellow wire (auxiliary relay/ dry contact) to the starter motor? Where would the black wire (auxiliary) connect?
congratulations on an awesome launch. Looking forward to using it for myself soon. I had a thought regarding your custom relay settings...would it ever be possible to make this a speed dependent option? my thought was operating e-fans - we don't usually need them going down the road but they still sometimes run due to a/c switches or t-stat readings. would be nice to be able to shut off the fans at
We don't want you to have to connect your phone every time to use it. Your phone or tablet is the only thing that has speed, the Carb Cheater box has no speed feature built in.
1987 P30 motor home with the 454. Running an edelbrock carb at 750cfm. I've been playing with carb settings and timing settings in order to tune. I think I just found the answer to all my issues! My question is will this help my engine run cooler? Seems that I have one set of settings for cooler weather and another set for hot weather.
In theory it wouldn't make your engine run cooler, but it will help it run more efficiently, so maybe? Not something my vehicles have issues with. It will help a lot with outside temperature swings causing carb issues.
in order to be in autotune mode does it have to be connected to the app? meaning you have to connect everytime you drive the car or does it keep the last selection even after truning off app and car?
Wondering if this would help my 91 toyota with 22re. Factory AFM sucks for giving the right afr mixture. Saw videos where some guy had put a adjustable honda ecu and throttle body and got 50 more hp out of his 22re.
if the carb cheater is allways on and dialed in .at the morning when its cold and i have to use my mechanical choke(quickfuel double pumper 650 mechanical secondaries and mechanical choke) will the carbcheater trying to overcompensate the mechanical choke(get the idle leaner while it needs to be richer as choke?) Or does it have a watertemp sensor? or do i always have to switch on the screen and shut the carb cheater of when cold choke start?
You need the choke because a cold carb runs really lean. The choke just brings it down to a normal AFR at startup. This should not mess with the choke at all, if anything it will help it.
You may need to play with the target idle settings, but it should work just fine with any choke. I use mine with the manual choke all the time. Yes it works with a HEI distributor. I think Luke shows that in his install or Q&A video.
I have a 1971 Bronco. I live in OH (900’ elevation) but I take trips out west and drive in the mountains. I typically have to drop 2-3 jet sizes based on elevation. Will this be able to compensate for this elevation on the fly or will I still need to perform the main jet change?
Sorry for my lack of knowledge. How does this adjust ideal?? Maybe I missed something? Nothing is connected to ideal screw or distributor. Is that done by wires on coil?
You would have to be careful with the plumbing, especially if there isn't a common plenum intake manifold. You'll need to assure there is the same airflow to each carb.
@@carbcheater There is a spare vacuum line in the centre of the two carbs, forward of the carbs on the manifold. When available, I'm gonna pull the trigger, give it a go and post a video.
That's up to you I typically try to set it a smidge richer. Something like 14-14.5 cruising and 13 idle. That way if the Carb Cheater fails it's still drivable. Saying that, that's typically where most carbs are set out of the box.
It can only make the mixture leaner. It can't make it richer than whatever your carb is tuned to at baseline Therefore it would make sense to dial your carb in on the rich side and let Carbcheater take it from there. That is what I'm doing. I have a 406 sbc with AVS2, RPM Airgap, fuel return line, and Progression Distributor. I've played around quite a bit with the mixture rods and step up springs. Drivability is really good though cruise AFR is 12.8-13.2. Half throttle mid-range acceleration will dip into the 11's so I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do.
I wish you luck with the sales, I'm not interested in it. Your not the first person to come up with this, Holley did in the 80s. I been using and adjusting carbs for the past 41 years. I use vacuum gauges,timing light for time, O2 sensors, i sometimes read each header tube separately all while I have the engine on my dyno. Remember that camshaft duration and overlap can not be adjusted out. They have to be considered
This level of detail is needed by me to understand and use, so thank you
Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see videos on
Good, relevant details Joe! Thanks!
Thanks for using crayons to explain how this works. It really helped! Looking forward to getting my hands on it this weekend.
Looking forward to it being shipped ✈️
Mines finally in the mail cant wait!
Can you please explain the wiring to do remote self start? Thank you
Does connect carb cheater just connect its yellow wire (auxiliary relay/ dry contact) to the starter motor? Where would the black wire (auxiliary) connect?
hey are you making more of these? the website says sold out
Thank you
congratulations on an awesome launch. Looking forward to using it for myself soon. I had a thought regarding your custom relay settings...would it ever be possible to make this a speed dependent option? my thought was operating e-fans - we don't usually need them going down the road but they still sometimes run due to a/c switches or t-stat readings. would be nice to be able to shut off the fans at
We don't want you to have to connect your phone every time to use it. Your phone or tablet is the only thing that has speed, the Carb Cheater box has no speed feature built in.
@@carbcheater I can appreciate that…. Thanks for taking the time to answer…
when will it be in stock again
1987 P30 motor home with the 454. Running an edelbrock carb at 750cfm. I've been playing with carb settings and timing settings in order to tune. I think I just found the answer to all my issues! My question is will this help my engine run cooler? Seems that I have one set of settings for cooler weather and another set for hot weather.
In theory it wouldn't make your engine run cooler, but it will help it run more efficiently, so maybe? Not something my vehicles have issues with. It will help a lot with outside temperature swings causing carb issues.
in order to be in autotune mode does it have to be connected to the app? meaning you have to connect everytime you drive the car or does it keep the last selection even after truning off app and car?
It just keeps the last settings. The app is just there to change the settings on the actual device.
Wondering if this would help my 91 toyota with 22re. Factory AFM sucks for giving the right afr mixture. Saw videos where some guy had put a adjustable honda ecu and throttle body and got 50 more hp out of his 22re.
It would probably fight the factory ecu
if the carb cheater is allways on and dialed in .at the morning when its cold and i have to use my mechanical choke(quickfuel double pumper 650 mechanical secondaries and mechanical choke)
will the carbcheater trying to overcompensate the mechanical choke(get the idle leaner while it needs to be richer as choke?)
Or does it have a watertemp sensor?
or do i always have to switch on the screen and shut the carb cheater of when cold choke start?
You need the choke because a cold carb runs really lean. The choke just brings it down to a normal AFR at startup. This should not mess with the choke at all, if anything it will help it.
Im interested in using it on a motorcycle. What woud I need to hange or keep in mind otter then cilinder count and idle rpm?
Getting an automotive tach signal from a single coil, and finding somewhere to put the wideband sensor may be tough.
Hi, where i can buy? I'm from Indonesia
So what would this do on a carb with elec choke that has the high idle. Will this work with hei dizzy? Thx
You may need to play with the target idle settings, but it should work just fine with any choke. I use mine with the manual choke all the time.
Yes it works with a HEI distributor. I think Luke shows that in his install or Q&A video.
@@carbcheater thank you very much.
I have a 1971 Bronco. I live in OH (900’ elevation) but I take trips out west and drive in the mountains. I typically have to drop 2-3 jet sizes based on elevation. Will this be able to compensate for this elevation on the fly or will I still need to perform the main jet change?
It should be able to compensate that much. Depends on the vehicle but most people seem to be able to drive in the mountains without worry now
@@carbcheater great….ordered mine. Looking forward to testing it out.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge. How does this adjust ideal?? Maybe I missed something? Nothing is connected to ideal screw or distributor. Is that done by wires on coil?
it has a air valve that it opens and closes to adjust the air fuel mixture. it introduces the air under the carb with the included carb plate,
Just found this product, interested, but..... can the app display be changed to show either Km/hour or Mile/hour for us that use metric?
I believe that's in there. If not, it's on the list for app feature updates
How would this work with a dual carb tunnel ram on a BBC?
I have one on my dual quad tunnel ram SBC and it works great.
Did the carb cheater go up in price within a month? Also does it come with the 2 step wire to connect to ground switch?
Same Price. Yes 2 step wire is included and pre-attached to the harness on all kits shipped out in the future.
Can it be used on a single cylinder 284cc atv engine 🤔
Hardest part is getting the tach signal back on small engine stuff.
Would Carb Cheater work well with the S.U. Carbs on an MG BGT?
You would have to be careful with the plumbing, especially if there isn't a common plenum intake manifold. You'll need to assure there is the same airflow to each carb.
@@carbcheater There is a spare vacuum line in the centre of the two carbs, forward of the carbs on the manifold. When available, I'm gonna pull the trigger, give it a go and post a video.
Do you recommend setting the carb to run a little richer?
That's up to you I typically try to set it a smidge richer. Something like 14-14.5 cruising and 13 idle. That way if the Carb Cheater fails it's still drivable.
Saying that, that's typically where most carbs are set out of the box.
It can only make the mixture leaner. It can't make it richer than whatever your carb is tuned to at baseline Therefore it would make sense to dial your carb in on the rich side and let Carbcheater take it from there. That is what I'm doing. I have a 406 sbc with AVS2, RPM Airgap, fuel return line, and Progression Distributor. I've played around quite a bit with the mixture rods and step up springs. Drivability is really good though cruise AFR is 12.8-13.2. Half throttle mid-range acceleration will dip into the 11's so I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do.
Ill be running to the front door when this thing arrives.
You say the vacuum setting is not adjustable, why is that? I try to have the vacuum lower than 9 before the power valve kicks in.
The vacuum setting is very much so adjustable. I must have said that incorrectly. I normally have my carb cheater vacuum setting set to 8 or so.
Is there a way to delete data log's?
I don't believe so. When you get more than 5 it starts overwriting the previous ones.
Is there a reason why you guys don’t include WOT AFR settings?
My assumption would be because there is practically no manifold vacuum at WOT.
@@65sohc Makes sense
Id like to see install instructions
On the website under install info
I tried to email you today but it was not delivered
carbcheater@gmail.com ?
needs a stand alone interface to get away from smartphone
I've been following you for the last 6 months.. you've been out of stock the whole time.. are you guys making these?
Available now. They sell out fast.
I ordered mine a few days ago and received tracking # today.
I wish you luck with the sales,
I'm not interested in it.
Your not the first person to come up with this, Holley did in the 80s.
I been using and adjusting carbs for the past 41 years.
I use vacuum gauges,timing light for time, O2 sensors, i sometimes read each header tube separately all while I have the engine on my dyno.
Remember that camshaft duration and overlap can not be adjusted out. They have to be considered