don't know why I try, but I do... sigh
#1
don't know why I try, but I do... sigh
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...6&postcount=11
I posted at Mnet regarding OBD2 trickery... here's the latest response. What is with these people?!
"federal charges"!?
I posted at Mnet regarding OBD2 trickery... here's the latest response. What is with these people?!
"federal charges"!?
#4
OBD2 is starting to look like a PITA, but I won't let it get me down.
Worst case scenario, go back to stock for a week or two before smogging. Not really that big a price to pay for two years of crazy power. Mani, turbo, oil feed and return, dp & exhaust. Shouldn't take more than a couple hours to swap back.
#9
Man, I love my trees and clean air, I'm gonna run a cat, sheesh.
Wouldn't you know it... I bought this car, spent a weekend working the paint out, ordered oil pressure gauge stuff, Tbelt, heater core, and now I see a 95M on craigslist for less than I paid for my 96M.
But, correct me if I'm wrong, I think I see a ray of sunshine.
The AFM (what do you guys call them, anyway?) could be left on pre-turbo. Minor intake restriction, but the solution is more boost. Possibly tweak on the AFM to keep from triggering a CEL. Install LC-1 in the front O2 sensor fitting, clamp the narrowband output from the LC-1 to prevent CEL.
Still with me?
Clip the injector and coil outputs from the OEM ECU, hook them up to MS. Splice the MAT, CLT, trigger1 and 2, and I'm set.
Would you buy that for a dollar?
Wouldn't you know it... I bought this car, spent a weekend working the paint out, ordered oil pressure gauge stuff, Tbelt, heater core, and now I see a 95M on craigslist for less than I paid for my 96M.
But, correct me if I'm wrong, I think I see a ray of sunshine.
The AFM (what do you guys call them, anyway?) could be left on pre-turbo. Minor intake restriction, but the solution is more boost. Possibly tweak on the AFM to keep from triggering a CEL. Install LC-1 in the front O2 sensor fitting, clamp the narrowband output from the LC-1 to prevent CEL.
Still with me?
Clip the injector and coil outputs from the OEM ECU, hook them up to MS. Splice the MAT, CLT, trigger1 and 2, and I'm set.
Would you buy that for a dollar?
#11
Oh, I saw it just fine. But $4595!? HAHAHA, excuse me while I wet my pants at the joker who pays that.
The $2500 price difference vs. DIY would buy me a hard top, suspension, and a roll bar. Plus the wideband, included in my $2K budget, and the incalculable satisfaction of doing it myowndamnself and thumbing my ample schnozz at those who said it couldn't be done.
And hell, the FM 250 assumes a $400-500 exhaust setup too?!
The $2500 price difference vs. DIY would buy me a hard top, suspension, and a roll bar. Plus the wideband, included in my $2K budget, and the incalculable satisfaction of doing it myowndamnself and thumbing my ample schnozz at those who said it couldn't be done.
And hell, the FM 250 assumes a $400-500 exhaust setup too?!
#12
Oh, I saw it just fine. But $4595!? HAHAHA, excuse me while I wet my pants at the joker who pays that.
If you don't run FM, then you are a
"Festering Scab on the Anus of Society"
#15
that would definatly work.i am going to make something like that when i get harnesses.even though the cops around here if you talk fast theyll get confused and pretend they know there right."yea there dot aproved because there bolted in the stock position.my friend told that to the cop, and he was like let me see the stocl bolt in location .
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A guy on Honda-Tech used to make some really sweet Greddy Carb exemption plaques with whatever make you wanted. I guess it worked out for quite a few people. As far as the EO number I am not sure what he did.
Standalone on an OBD II car is just not worth the hassle these days. As much as I'd love to Megasquirt my new Gti I am going to be running preprogrammed turbo software for the factory ECU. :(
Standalone on an OBD II car is just not worth the hassle these days. As much as I'd love to Megasquirt my new Gti I am going to be running preprogrammed turbo software for the factory ECU. :(
#20
best bet is find a local tuner shop that has good working idea of programing and OBD2 and hint them the idea about the way i think the guy i know did it was disable the OBD2 then rehook it back up to a small computer chip that when plugged into will always spit 100% good to go codes (aka no codes but still acts like it is sensoring the car). If they have any know how about programing and electronics i hear it is pretty easy to do. Only problem is gotta find someone to do it due to the big federal no no's that go beside it and if you squeel on them they can loose their shop. 50,000 dollar fine to a shop if you mess with OBD2 or put a test-pipe in inplace of a CAT here in Oregon. So I cant really get to much info on who did it for his car because he is pretty hush hush about it so it cant be traced back to his tuner.