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Old 04-11-2014, 08:41 AM
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Default Trying to get started with MS3x

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Ok here's a little background from Weds to this morning..

Weds - Installed TPS, installed MS, got everything set-up per brains gravy train manual. Car fired up and ran beautifully.... Until I went full retard. I didn't have a timing light at my house, and got impatient. Decided to drive it around the block with VE analyze on, and my USB cable went to **** and lost connection mid-drive. Still seemed to drive ok after cable went and I made it the rest of the way around the block to my house. Tried to re-connect, but cable wasn't cooperating. Decided to attempt driving it as-is 5 miles to the store to grab a cable. Broke down a mile down the road. Thankfully I still had the stock ecu and TPS, so I swapped them back in and went on my way to get the cable. Decided to wait till tomorrow to dig into it again.

Thursday - Tinkered around with it in the garage... Re-installed TPS and MS. Nothing groundbreaking... Still no start.

Today - Found out how to restore to original tune via back-up files... Flashed 1st back-up file and started from the beginning. Re-calibrated everything and set it all up per brains instructions again. Still crank no start situation. With a little throttle I can get it to run but it mis-fires and runs like ****.

Sooo where do I go from here? Will getting a log help or anything? I'm not even sure I know how yet cause I haven't gotten that far but im sure I could figure it out.
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Is your MAP line pinched?
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Could I get a copy of the setup manual? I just got a box with MS3 and cables.
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Originally Posted by jt@namiata.com
Is your MAP line pinched?
Just checked... Didn't seem to be but I cut another piece of vacuum line and ran it through the window and tried again. Still nothing.
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Originally Posted by psyber_0ptix
Could I get a copy of the setup manual? I just got a box with MS3 and cables.
I'll see if I can find the file in my email. I've been using a copy I printed back in November lol
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Weren't you having issues with TPS wiring/calibration? You're sure that's all resolved?
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Originally Posted by jt@namiata.com
Weren't you having issues with TPS wiring/calibration? You're sure that's all resolved?
Yup switched the wires and got the correct readings. Everything is calibrated properly right now.
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So are you running with AFM or no?
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I also keep having this happen...

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Originally Posted by Harv
So are you running with AFM or no?
Nope go iat
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youre using the onboard usb connector?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
youre using the onboard usb connector?
I'm using a 2.0 USB cable. Brand new belkin cable
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I just thought I had some progress but it was just messing with me.... I had it running for about 10 seconds but stalled out again
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did you log it so we can actually see why it stalled?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
did you log it so we can actually see why it stalled?
Of course not... But I got it to happen twice so I will start a log and try again until it happens.

Sooo now I have to figure out how to do a log and post it on here. Ill post back when I get it
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Ok got one. How should I host it and put it in here?
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Hopefully the log attached works...
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looks like you posted a composite log, now how about a normal datalog?
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Originally Posted by Braineack
looks like you posted a composite log, now how about a normal datalog?
I'm glad I'm not the only one that made this mistake. That damned tab!

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Originally Posted by Braineack
looks like you posted a composite log, now how about a normal datalog?
Oops... Lets try this one...
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