Infotiv takes part in E85 conversion of racing motorcycle!
Infotiv supports Team Halmstad Extremes that plans to go Green with an almost brand new Honda CBR1000RR by converting it for use with E85 ethanol fuel, and thus prove that an alternative fuel can be used in motorcycle racing with successful results. Team H-E will be the first Nordic Endurance Challenge team that can use E85 for racing purposes, however it is not clear if Swedish regulations will allow this yet. 
The bike is fitted with a standard Honda ECU which controls ignition, fuel injection and all other legislated features which a road bike must comply with. This ECU cannot be used with E85 since tuning of the fuel injection is not possible. The plan is to remove this ECU and fit a NIRA Control system for ignition and fuel injection which is fully tuneable for all engine control parameters. For best performance, a wideband Lambda sensor will be fitted for optimising performance and fuel consumption. All tuning will be done in the NIRA i3+ Software which is a powerful tuning and calibration program. To get the engine as powerful and clean as possible, two things which in most cases are mutually exclusive, many tuning hours on a dyno-bench are needed.
The NIRA Control system is a powerful tool for tuning an engine, but it still needs to be programmed correctly for the best performance.
This includes: 
• Calibrate all sensors (CAM, Crank, MAP/MAT, Temp, Throttle, Lambda…) on the engine with correct data setting.
• Calibrate all outputs (Ignition, Fuel injectors, Fuel pump…) with correct data setting.
• A model needs to be established which represents the Volumetric Efficiency of the engine for all engine rpms and Manifold Absolute Pressures. This model will be the base for all further tuning.
• The NIRA needs to be setup with a correct control system for the engine.
A big advantage is that the NIRA can be programmed in Real Time, which makes tuning far more rapid than with regular control systems.
For further information, please contact Johan Lektenius by mail or phone +46 703 63 96 17.