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Oct 12, 2007 | 06:11 PM

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MS Overboost protection

How does it work? Does it clip fuel/ignition when you pass the threshold?

I ask because I'm running 200+kpa of boost right now and my overboost has been set at 152 forever.

Oct 12, 2007 | 06:14 PM

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yours isn't working then, when it kicks in you'll know it, it just turns the injectors off %100

Oct 12, 2007 | 06:29 PM

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there is a setting that has to be switched on for it to be activated... can't remember where the hell that setting is off the top of my head... but by default it is not active.

Oct 12, 2007 | 06:39 PM

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it does a hard cut, so whatever your hard cut rev limiter does it will do.

go to limiter type in more settings and set it up.

set everything to spark cut only and the number 5.

Oct 12, 2007 | 07:19 PM

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Should I be ignoring the huge red warning that says that spark-cut only is suitable only for straightpiped cars? My car still has a cat.

Oct 12, 2007 | 07:53 PM

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that's the stock rev limiter on the miata. spark only.

Oct 12, 2007 | 08:16 PM

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that's the stock rev limiter on the miata. spark only.

?? i thought we where fuel only?

Oct 12, 2007 | 08:24 PM

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oh maybe. my mistake is shoudl be fuel only :gay:

Oct 12, 2007 | 11:06 PM

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You're lucky I'm a lazy ******* who didn't intend to touch it at all until after my two track days this weekend.

Oct 12, 2007 | 11:56 PM

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so uhh, spark cut only is when you get massive flames outta your tailpipe, right?

Oct 13, 2007 | 12:16 AM

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yep.

Oct 13, 2007 | 06:47 PM

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nah, mine's been on spark only this whole time.

Oct 13, 2007 | 07:04 PM

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My damn MBC has had me hitting boost cut all to often lately the cold weather and my stiff new spring are ******* with me.

Oct 14, 2007 | 08:26 AM

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so uhh, spark cut only is when you get massive flames outta your tailpipe, right?

you'd think so, but after resisting temptation for a year I finally succomed and swopped to spark cut as I wanted some flames, pops and bangs etc.

sweet f all happened, I was soooo disappointed

Oct 14, 2007 | 08:48 AM

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you'd think so, but after resisting temptation for a year I finally succomed and swopped to spark cut as I wanted some flames, pops and bangs etc.

sweet f all happened

Unless, of course, you have a cat, and it is now nearing the end of its functional life.