Tuning & Testing the FuelTech FT550 - Is It Worth the Hype?

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  • Опубліковано 27 січ 2025

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  • @ravensulaiman5322
    @ravensulaiman5322 Рік тому +5

    Man that car is running 10 times better. Great job!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  11 місяців тому

      Heck yeah! Been a long time coming.

  • @generiley355
    @generiley355 Рік тому +4

    FuelTech is some cool stuff.....hopefully someday I will own a car worthy of FuelTech.......great video...not snoozeworthy at all....

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому +1

      I appreciate that! It sure is. A little heavy on the wallet, but has the car running great. Wish I would've done it sooner.

  • @abigbrain1967
    @abigbrain1967 Рік тому +3

    It is good to see the car coming along and working right. You will have the record in no time. I'm sure.
    Just so you know, my 8th mile record is 8.71
    I'm sure he'll be able to top that without a problem.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      I appreciate it. It'll be nice to actually get her down the track without issues. That's a really good time!

  • @402YEEP
    @402YEEP Рік тому +5

    Dude I love this build. Been watching since the beginning. Awesome to see you enjoy the car with those pulls. Good stuff man!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      That's awesome! Really appreciate it.

  • @markusa1121
    @markusa1121 Рік тому +3

    Keep up the good work OG. We are all cheering you on 😎💪

  • @RazoE
    @RazoE Рік тому +1

    Never been so envious of a Cruze 😍

  • @cidtelamon
    @cidtelamon Рік тому +1

    The engine sounds way smoother. FT is very simple to work with and you're pretty much nailing the tune.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      It does! It seems very happy. Getting pretty close to having her dialed. Just trying to sort out the wastegate 3 way control. Almost there.

  • @divine4225
    @divine4225 10 місяців тому +1

    Keep up the good work man! I’m turboing my 1.8 sonic

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  10 місяців тому

      Nice! Keep me posted on the progress.

  • @YoUnOkNoWoK
    @YoUnOkNoWoK Рік тому +2

    It’s pulling good! Wow

  • @BasedEMT1776
    @BasedEMT1776 8 місяців тому +1

    Honestly seeing the fuel tech and how it is, I am super...super tempted to make the switch on my DSM. The power and inputs alone is a huge deal compared to my 28 year old mitsubishi ECU. Plus that correction feature and interpolation tool...man. Makes tuning a breeze.
    Keep up the good work, man. Glad to see you seem to be doing better.

    • @CVasquesDSM
      @CVasquesDSM 8 місяців тому

      I am currently choosing between haltech and fueltech and am leaning towards fueltech for a couple reasons. the 2 in 1 ecu/display and simplicity compared to haltech. I am very interested in learning to tune and it seems like fueltech would be an easier learning curve compared to haltech. my dsmlink v3 works, but is very limited and could greatly benefit from having a few more i/o's and going to sequential ignition with smart coils.

    • @BasedEMT1776
      @BasedEMT1776 8 місяців тому

      @@CVasquesDSM I wouldn't really say DSMLink is limited, per se. Kevin Jewer made 1000whp and went like high 7's on it. But there's no question haltech and fueltech are both WAY more robust and have way more options. I'd say not to upgrade unless you need to. Plus with DSMLink there's a ton of Wiki pages, youtube videos, and dudes on both DSMTuners and DSMLink forums that will all help you learn and give advice/tips. Don't jump ship unless you need to, I say!

    • @CVasquesDSM
      @CVasquesDSM 8 місяців тому

      @@BasedEMT1776 Kevin actually tuned my car. he did get those numbers on link but he also used a second ecu for to expand his i/o's

    • @BasedEMT1776
      @BasedEMT1776 8 місяців тому

      @@CVasquesDSM Oh shit, didn't know that. That's my biggest gripe man, is the lack of inputs and outputs. The software can always be tweaked and features added, but the I/O stuff .

  • @wrivas9475
    @wrivas9475 8 місяців тому +1

    Hi I’m new to your channel!! These FT video are SUPER AWRSOME! I’m learning the software my self. Thanks for sharing really appreciate it

  • @shadowbuilt915
    @shadowbuilt915 Рік тому +1

    Pretty awesome man! Haven’t seen many vids on how to actually datalog and make the correction to the ft manager ! Good stuff !

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  11 місяців тому

      Glad I was able to share!

  • @dk2614
    @dk2614 Рік тому

    I'm glad I caught this! It's been a while but I'll be following along!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      Thanks for continuing to come back.

  • @nathanblack6128
    @nathanblack6128 11 місяців тому +1

    Matt! Wow, so much info on your channel. I own a 1.8L 2013 Sonic, looking to turbocharge it. Thanks for the content man!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  11 місяців тому +1

      Glad you found the channel!

  • @mastercricket7626
    @mastercricket7626 Рік тому +1

    He'll yeah bro , that ft550 maken a big diff huh?... I'm super excited for ya bro as I been with ya for a wile now and love seeing this come along to the positive for ya .. and no more cutting out in boost .. hellz yeah booooiii 😅... at this rate you gonna have to find more stuff to add to car cuz you getting this down packed now 😂 .. n e ways peace and love bro keep it rad stay safe and build on l8z fam and have fun and hope the kiddos are doing well .. l8z fam

  • @shoda.27
    @shoda.27 Рік тому +1

    Bro, i can already tell that 1.8l is running so much better on the standalone ecu. Its sounds so much better than it did with the stock ecu.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      That it does! Happy I decided to pull the trigger.

  • @Justretired755
    @Justretired755 Рік тому +1

    Awesome!! Im glad to see you having fun!! I havent been able to keep my car at idle not sure why, I'm going back to the drawing board to see if I can figure it out. I called FT and the guys tried to help me but they couldnt get it to idle.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому +2

      I feel you on that. Mine tends to like to idle pretty high with the cams, single mass flywheel, clutch, and short runner intake. I had to play with the throttle idle percentage quite a bit. I forget what it called off the top of my head.

    • @Justretired755
      @Justretired755 Рік тому

      @@cmattdabrat FT tried everything but they couldnt get it to idle so Im assuming it could be a vacuum hose lets see tomorrow if I can get it to idle.

  • @kilastrika
    @kilastrika 11 місяців тому

    Hey man, just remembered to check into your channel and build.
    You look like youre doing great. Glad to see.

  • @victorwilks88
    @victorwilks88 Рік тому +1

    More boost please 🙏

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому +1

      Working on it. Can't wait to push it close to the high 20's low 30's.

    • @victorwilks88
      @victorwilks88 Рік тому

      @@cmattdabrat sounds awesome 👌

  • @MattRezlava
    @MattRezlava Рік тому

    my man ! i really love your channel , i have a chevrolet chevette with a C20NE (now with turbo K27 and FT450) , you are awesome keep it up !

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  11 місяців тому

      That's awesome! Thank you!

  • @arthurhenderson3853
    @arthurhenderson3853 Рік тому

    I am liking the content you are putting out and the improvement we are seeing on the car good job👍

  • @george230
    @george230 11 місяців тому

    Sounds real good. Great content. Looking forward to your next video.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! I'll have one up soon.

  • @modeverything1
    @modeverything1 Рік тому +1

    Sounds like it's working good now! And it sounds like traction is a problem 😂

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      LOL, it's definitely spinning the tires.

  • @technicallyeco.2751
    @technicallyeco.2751 Рік тому

    Yeye ive been waiting for more content 🤘. that new ecu goin to be a 🎉

  • @nalikidenman4095
    @nalikidenman4095 3 місяці тому

    Thank you help me out with a lot love these videos

  • @HoloScope
    @HoloScope Рік тому +1

    you're a madman, its awesome

  • @Agemenon
    @Agemenon Рік тому +1

    Hey Matt, I've been watching off and on for this build, and it's come a long way. How are you liking the new turbo? Or will you have a better answer when you get the car properly tuned?

  • @jefk6286
    @jefk6286 18 днів тому

    Do F6 to change the Fuel table to VE instead ms

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  17 днів тому +1

      I talked to FuelTech, Cameren, and he said it's not true VE since it doesn't measure airflow. MS is the most accurate.

  • @abigbrain1967
    @abigbrain1967 8 місяців тому

    Where you at Matt? On tour?

  • @builtbybagsy
    @builtbybagsy 9 місяців тому

    How are you travelling Mat. Its been a while. Hope things are ok.

  • @jay1185
    @jay1185 Рік тому +1

    Oh man! I bet on dry pavement it scoots! I wish I could give my LS this treatment lol

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      LOL! The full rips were on dry pavement. Definitely a great product. Pricey though.

  • @julioherrera3554
    @julioherrera3554 Рік тому

    good job buddy

  • @obedirashubije4363
    @obedirashubije4363 11 місяців тому

    Hey I just watched ur video from a year ago and I see u did a video on how to install a Tesla android touchscreen, turn out I had one of those but mine has a problem turning on, do u have any idea on how to turn it on?

  • @Joshua-mx4nv
    @Joshua-mx4nv 8 місяців тому

    Are you still using the stock transmission??

  • @jeffboyer8214
    @jeffboyer8214 Рік тому

    Nice

  • @TrackDayMaker
    @TrackDayMaker Рік тому

    Damn she sounds like she’s running great already!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому +1

      Thanks! Was pretty easy getting her close to where it needs to be with the FuelTech closed loop O2 correction.

  • @joelbusch6084
    @joelbusch6084 6 місяців тому

    i love your shift knob! where did you get it?

  • @turbolifestyle6548
    @turbolifestyle6548 5 днів тому

    I know its somewhat an older video but curious why the timing ramps up on your pulls as boost increases. Does the lesser timing help spool? Also, how did you determine the 8200 limiter?

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  2 дні тому

      There's really no rhyme or reason aside from I took a look at the stock timing map. Input that into the FuelTech. I pretty much left the boost timing (0-28 psi) how FuelTech configured it, but I pulled 5 degrees of timing to be safe. Once I get it on a dyno I'll be able to see what it likes for timing. As for the rev limiter, The engine keeps pulling. I've decided 8200 is enough. The engine could very well rev to 10k if I let it, but the the stock belt doesn't last long at that high of an rpm. There's no aftermarket high RPM belt for these engines that I know of and cheaper brands have flown apart at high RPM. I hope this helps.

  • @mahdialsenussi3066
    @mahdialsenussi3066 Рік тому

    Great jop👍🏼💛

  • @danzamp9761
    @danzamp9761 Рік тому

    Looking good bro. Looks like we're getting some cold this weekend and next week shouldn't be too bad for the track. Now that I got my car to start I'm gonna spend some time learning the software and making sure all my settings are right. I still need to find a timing light and get the ft map sensor hooked up. Good luck at the strip this weekend. When are you going maybe I'll make the drive up there

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому

      Definitely getting some chilly weather. You're getting close. The software is pretty easy to navigate and lots of good tutorials up. Specially from FuelTech and Broomy's Garage. I went up there last night, but the track was closed. Not sure if the wind knocked the power out or what?

    • @danzamp9761
      @danzamp9761 Рік тому

      @@cmattdabrat yeah probably it's been really windy the last few days and pushing my truck around. Well unless you go today I guess at least you'll have some extra time to learn some more and refine things a little more before you go to the track

  • @delatuned
    @delatuned Рік тому

    Hell yea bro!

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  Рік тому +1

      I feel like, FINALLY! LOL

    • @delatuned
      @delatuned Рік тому

      @cmattdabrat mine should start today on fueltech but im going to take it slower than you I dont want to work on it 🤣🤣

  • @Big_Floyd
    @Big_Floyd 11 місяців тому

    Do you have a write up on this build? I'm thinking of going down the same rabbit hole lol. 2012 1.8 6 speed with 115k on it.

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  10 місяців тому +1

      lol, I'll post a video on everything. :)

  • @douglasmendes218
    @douglasmendes218 9 місяців тому

    @AndersonDick dá uma luz aqui 😅

  • @bulentege8340
    @bulentege8340 9 місяців тому +1

    Where are you?

  • @nick-l9e7z
    @nick-l9e7z 26 днів тому

    what size injectors do you have?

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  25 днів тому +1

      At the time of this video, 1050x ID injectors. Upgrading to 2200 Snake Eater injectors.

    • @nick-l9e7z
      @nick-l9e7z 25 днів тому

      @@cmattdabrat awesome! I just started a turbo project its a honda k24 with 1000cc injectors im doing the tune myself, I have a ft450 any tips? I tuned it NA this is my first turbo build

  • @SitiHajHajar
    @SitiHajHajar 2 місяці тому

    Can u come to Malaysia and made my Cruze bro 🤣👍

    • @cmattdabrat
      @cmattdabrat  2 місяці тому

      I wish!

    • @SitiHajHajar
      @SitiHajHajar 2 місяці тому

      @cmattdabrat how much the cost pay it for you too come in Malaysia and how long??