Flashed files: How do I know

The FLS is the fuel load setting. The FTS is fuel torque setting. It takes the right amount of air pressure and flow, fuel pressure and flow, as well as timing to get one at its best. Most put all their stock in pressure cause it kinda makes sense if its got enough pressure it has to have flow. That is usually right but not always. What I'm getting at is before I flashed it I would make sure that the air your current turbo provides matches that needed for the file you are going to. The add more fuel recipe doesn't always work without adding air. CAT is famous for using turbo's that are not enough as it is and will run out of air in a hard pull. That's usually when the exhaust temp goes to rising. To get enough air up top then the bottom suffers and you have some turbo lag its give and take. Its best to look at turbo maps with different wheel housing combinations to get real close and even then you sometimes miss. That gets expensive. The FLS/FTS the FLS setting counts the revs and tells the ECM when tostart adding fuel, The FTS tells it how much. They are file specific usually so each file has a different set. I have a list that tells what numbers work best for each file. I usually don't change them cause it doesn't seem to make a noticeable difference you can feel unless they have been changed and what is in the ECM doesn't match any thing that should be. I have never had anybody tell me they had a noticeable difference at the fuel desk either. I seem to have better luck with matched injectors and the trims set at what is on the injectors. I understand the if it would get better idea, I am the same. I also have the if its not broke don't fix it idea. I usually wait till things are showing a little wear and needing replaced to uprate my turbo or injectors at that time.

 

Right such as hooking up ET and recording current values before changing them. Just in case you want to change back or realize you went the wrong way. A mans driving style may go hand in hand ith the FLS FTS SETTINGS. What works well for you may not be a fit.

 

I.M.O. you are going into a big NO,NO, on this forum, wish it were not this way, but the forum police like the n.s.a. don't like certain topics being discussed, this is one of them, good luck.

 

A lot of us are asking the same questions on this topic. It doesn't make sense and has ran some good people off that enjoyed talking and sharing info on the subject. I had several pages bookmarked of good info but they got deleted out of fear. Should of taken pictures of it. if I would of known they would be banned I would have. Welcome to silence the free speech where we only talk about what others say is ok.
On your questions there is no way to tell what files are in your ECM until you hook it up

 

I think you'll have to get it read by someone that reflashes ecms. He should be able to recognize non stock Id numbers or settings.