You have better leave this task to the ECU becuase when VVT is engauge the ECU will switch the fuel map at the same time. But if you engauge it manually by using external stuff (VVT-Controller, RSM etc), the ECU will not know and will stay on the same fuel map that will not give any better power.
In Japan the tuner will compensate the fuel by using SAFC when manually enguage the VVT. If you only plug in VVT-Controller you will not get anything better.
And FYI, the SVT ECU will trigger the VVT whenever it sense the needs (engine load), ie: when going up hill the VVT will turn on automatically eventhough the rpm is keep at, say 3000rpm. Or when making a hard pick-up from stand still the VVT will kick in immediately.
If the engine is running at low load, ie: down hill, the VVT will not trigger eventhough the rpm is beyond 5000rpm.
Hmm,some thought here.The VVT system is open loop right.The ECU might be switching the VVT on or off,but it does'nt know whether it actually done the task or not.Even if we control the VVT using piggyback controller,the ecu is still switching it on and off,except that the ECU VVT output no longer connects.
I have experimented with adjustable cam pulley to replace the VVT,and i unplug the VVT solenoid connector,the test:-
Full retard (normal position) = Idle normal,below 3.5k normal,but after that very slow from stock,all the way to rev cut.No
Full advance = Idle lower than normal (650-700rpm,but soon after 1 day the ecu compensate for this),below 2.5k normal,above 2.5k to 4k better than stock VVT,at 4k rpm still can feel VVT kicks in,all the way to rev cut,better than stock.
The performance is good with adjustable pulley compared to stock(except for low rev).And i'm quite suprised i still feel the vvt kicks in even i disconnected the solenoid.So i'm think the ecu did switch the fuel map,or bump the ignition timing when the vvt kicks in.Most ppl want use vvt controller coz want the vvt kicks in early during traffic light sprints,which is in high load,so i think the ecu will still switch to another map when it suppose to do so.But even with the performance gain,i'm switching back to VVT pulley,because the cruising fuel consumption is high,and the pulley i borrow from my friend,hehe
Btw,I will try experiment the RSM to verify this.What do u think Wong sifu?