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Shitty. When I make my harness i'll be making my stock connectors easily reinstallable so I can put the original coils back in as well. The idea of being stranded on a roadtrip just sucks. Did go on a 250 mile trip this weekend to knoxville though, had a good time and the car ran great. 26.6 mpg on a decent street tune, cruising with the afrs bouncing around 14.7-15.5.
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went 250 miles exactly, also rolled the odometer past the 60k mark on the way home. still have an indicated 1/4 tank remaining
amazing what kind of mileage you get when you're limited to 7 psi
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install the injectors the weekend after. if you're tuned and issue free, leave it that way before you road trip it.
i think i found the problem with my ignition. i had to crimp connect my main power, main ground, and tach wires because I broke my (late grandfather's) soldering iron when I dropped it after burning my hand.
well, the power and tach crimps failed immediately. this time the ground failed. so something about these 12-14 ga butt connectors is wrong. I have a decent crimp tool and put what appeared to be a good crimp on them. but all 3 have failed. one of richard's wire nut jobs would have been better it seems.
i think i found the problem with my ignition. i had to crimp connect my main power, main ground, and tach wires because I broke my (late grandfather's) soldering iron when I dropped it after burning my hand.
well, the power and tach crimps failed immediately. this time the ground failed. so something about these 12-14 ga butt connectors is wrong. I have a decent crimp tool and put what appeared to be a good crimp on them. but all 3 have failed. one of richard's wire nut jobs would have been better it seems.
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thanks for the pics, wished I was there
I've always gone solder and heat shrink- just don't have as much confidence in my crimps I suppose. And I've got a good crimper too. I had a pro install the ecu in my last race car and he soldered too. Said the same thing- solder is "for sure". He used some kind of heat shrink with a sealant in it... I think it was marine spec.
I've always gone solder and heat shrink- just don't have as much confidence in my crimps I suppose. And I've got a good crimper too. I had a pro install the ecu in my last race car and he soldered too. Said the same thing- solder is "for sure". He used some kind of heat shrink with a sealant in it... I think it was marine spec.
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would have been nice if you came.
we all need to do it. it should be very scenic in about 3 weeks or so.
i think my ignition is good to go again. what i ended up doing is splitting the heatshrink over the crimped connections and I flowed solder down into the butts. that should make them solid. when I was doing that, I broke one of the leads off my resistor that I use to shunt power to tach. so I replaced the resistor and used electrical tape to wrap a butt connector up next to it like a splint.
i'm hoping to get my diff swap done this weekend, maybe my brake swap next weekend... and hopefully I'll be good to go
we all need to do it. it should be very scenic in about 3 weeks or so.
i think my ignition is good to go again. what i ended up doing is splitting the heatshrink over the crimped connections and I flowed solder down into the butts. that should make them solid. when I was doing that, I broke one of the leads off my resistor that I use to shunt power to tach. so I replaced the resistor and used electrical tape to wrap a butt connector up next to it like a splint.
i'm hoping to get my diff swap done this weekend, maybe my brake swap next weekend... and hopefully I'll be good to go
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I figure if the car is built to manage track duty, then it should survive the rest of the whatever is thrown at it. I keep thinking "this will be it" only to find out whatever I changed just wasn't enough. So the process never seems to end.
Short term goal is to get the oil cooler in, so I can rejoin everybody at the dyno. I'm hopes that my peak power occurs later than 5800rpm, and should therefore be much higher.
Short term goal is to get the oil cooler in, so I can rejoin everybody at the dyno. I'm hopes that my peak power occurs later than 5800rpm, and should therefore be much higher.
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Gassed up today. The trip was 250 miles on Sunday. Drove 5 miles today before filling up. Took 8.95 gallons. That's about 28.5 mpg
16:1 cruise FTW
Real reason for this post was to ***** out the photo though:
16:1 cruise FTW
Real reason for this post was to ***** out the photo though:
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There was only one stretch before lunch where I was able to really use all my power potential. And I did. After lunch, when it was just me and Ben (the two turbo cars), I was in boost constantly, but kept it under 7 psi because the spark was getting blown out at 7+
Around town I've been getting around 23-24, driving it like I stole it. I'd bet on a highway trip I'd break 30 mpg.
Around town I've been getting around 23-24, driving it like I stole it. I'd bet on a highway trip I'd break 30 mpg.
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