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Old 09-15-2014, 07:16 PM
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Any particular reason it would knock if i'm seeing a nice flat 12.0 on the AFR gauge? Other than the gauge being wrong.

I don't have a crazy timing map at all either...

I'm going out to recheck my base timing right now. I remember checking the CAS and it was tight a few weeks ago.
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Old 09-15-2014, 07:26 PM
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Timing is within 1*

I found i had a spark duration of 2.0. Changed it to .7

Maybe that was my problem.
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at 128 and 156 your timing is not conservative. 180 its fine
I never even run 12 on pump gas, so not sure if that's fine on your non-ca-crap-91
are you hearing it at full boost/high load?
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Yeah, 4th and 5th gear pulls on the highway.

I'll adjust timing in those cells too to see if that makes a difference.
I've pretty much always had it tuned around 12.0 in boost. Maybe i'll add a slight bit of fuel too.
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Old 09-16-2014, 07:42 AM
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Set timing to 13* This morning. Added a tad bit of fuel 11.5 now.

Issue seems to have went away. At 13lbs it was just touching a few cells that was adding a bit to much timing i guess.

Easy solution would have been to up the boost again, haha.
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That's better. VD says 243hp.

Check out that coolant temp... Climbs from 194f to 200 almost instantly on WOT. Then from 200 to 207 to 7000rpm. Once i let off it within 3 counts(instantly) it falls from 207 to 194 again...

That's something i've never noticed before. Coolant sensor is in the back of the engine on the reroute.
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Old 09-16-2014, 09:25 PM
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Gesso's Exocet did this at Laguna Seca. The car was at about 188°~190° or so coming out of turn 11, and then its a WOT blast and a couple gears to get to the braking zone for turn 2 where the car hit 208° peak, and it was down to 188°~190° or so coming into turn 3.

I only have that one datapoint, but I guess I would call that normal?

Stock BP4W with stock ECU, ebay NA radiator, stock Mazda 180°~185° thermostat from Rosenthal, no reroute, stock temp sensor at the back of the head displaying data through a Scangauge.
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Oh well i'm not going to be bothered by it, i'll just assume it's normal.

Had a very successful day at the strip today. Nothing broke.

Turned down slightly and a much better more conservative tune still ran a 13.2 @ 107. Was getting out of the hole like a ******* fighter jet today. Hooking hard in first. I forgot to bring my driving shoes as i hit the track after work and i managed to work the clutch pretty damn good even in work boots.

Man i love taking down mustangs, especially supercharged ones.

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haha... looks like fun. Nice work.
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Yeah, we only go in straight lines here in Detroit. That's about as much fun as it gets.



I know for a fact, i was the only one putting down the times i was on a 195 tire. Except for bikes obviously.
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Old 09-17-2014, 10:12 PM
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Awesome video, the car appears to be seriously quick and reliable so far.
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Old 09-18-2014, 05:38 AM
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Yeah, i'm driving it to work almost every day too. lol
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Put over 700 miles on the car this weekend. Drove the **** out of it. Found out that the top of 5th 7000rpm is around 145mph give or take.

Did a few pulls with some friends, camera car is an LS6 CTSV, silver car is a pretty heavily modded SS cobalt. My car was at 10psi because wheelspin in the wet.

Lower your sound, the wind noise is insane.

When i started to fall back was the fuel cut at the top of 5th. lol
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So 3 hours and a tank of fuel later I've come to the conclusion that they've switched to the winter grade garbage fuel. I think it's still slightly knocking.

Just going to rebuild and come back in the spring. E85.
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Yeah, Winter fuel + Indian Summer = Busted Ring Lands.
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I feel like the Miata is the wrong car for that state.
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Went to a mazda thing.
It was cold.
No broken ringlands.
300 miles. Let a couple people drive the car.
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Like omg our cars are such twinsies!
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Now the question is. What will get here first? My TECNA coilovers or the snow?
Maybe even my MS3?
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