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Old 04-30-2011, 07:19 PM
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Old 04-30-2011, 07:38 PM
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Ok I see the logs. There are random pulses on both the crank as well as the cam input. Definitely something very wrong.
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Old 04-30-2011, 08:01 PM
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What cam and crank input circuit are in that box?

(I'm a fan of alpha 6 for solid VVT or alpha 9 for solid everything BUT VVT for what it's worth)
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Old 04-30-2011, 08:09 PM
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DIYPNP-style inputs.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:20 AM
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go back to alpha 6.
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:42 AM
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I was using it on alpha7 with no problems at all. Alpha6 has a bug where there is no spark if your cranking rpm is less than ~160. I'm pretty sure its a hardware problem with the inputs circuit.
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Old 05-01-2011, 02:53 PM
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(zack morris's phone)

Who cranks below 160? Atleast go. To 9. 7 had issues...y8s saw weird **** with ve live.
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Old 05-01-2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Braineack
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Who cranks below 160?
Me with my hacked up starter motor harness.
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Old 05-02-2011, 10:01 PM
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Played around with it again today. Made sure there wasn't anything loose in the cases and also went through the wiring harness again. Wish I had the knowledge to go through it and pinpoint the exact fault. The car has progressively gotten worse so I removed all the MS components from the car and went back to the oem ecu. Car not only runs like a champ, but feels so much more powerful both at low and high revs. I expected to get the low end back, but the way it pulls up top is also much improved. Any other ideas?
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Old 05-03-2011, 02:23 AM
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Did you remove the connectorboard from inside the DIYBOB as already discussed?
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Old 05-03-2011, 08:12 AM
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Sure did, no change while driving with it outside the case.
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