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Oh, there will be updates very soon :)
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I'll be sure to pull myself away from Half Life: Episode 4 to read these updates.
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I'll even put down the wrenches and stop working on my running rally car.
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Cereb Daithi wrote:I'll even put down the wrenches and stop working on my running rally car.
Sweet! lol, update your thread!
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Updates?
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She's up and running.... but not running well. I think that I have a cylinder misfire. Was going to try to figure out over the next week.

HUGE THANKS TO MATT (psmwrx) for letting me use his garage BTW!
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Fuel, Air, or spark. Or all three. Is it cylinder number 4? I am sure it will be easy to figure it out logging with your laptop a few times.

You got new injectors that were flow tested, new plugs, and a snail making a lot of air. Maybe a coil pack?
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Any CELs? Is it something you can "feel" like a stumble at a particular RPM, or just a general "rough" impression through the entire range?
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did you put enough boost fluid in?
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psmwrx wrote:Fuel, Air, or spark. Or all three. Is it cylinder number 4? I am sure it will be easy to figure it out logging with your laptop a few times.
You got new injectors that were flow tested, new plugs, and a snail making a lot of air. Maybe a coil pack?
Not sure yet at all. You can't log individual cylinders, so I have no idea which is having issues. Spark plugs were new too. I may pull the injector connectors and then pull the plugs out to see which are getting spark as I turn it over. Could definitely be a coil pack.
drwrx wrote:Any CELs? Is it something you can "feel" like a stumble at a particular RPM, or just a general "rough" impression through the entire range?
CEL on and off, but not one that I can read. It's almost like knock, but it happens all the time. I need to remove the intercooler to check that the knock sensor isn't loose. It's a pretty rough idle, like it's misfiring.
PGT wrote:did you put enough boost fluid in?
Oh snap, I knew I forgot something!!!
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Better you than me removing that intercooler. Those custom mounts holding that thing are a bitch. :lol: I wouldn't be surprised though if it is something simple. You know where there is a garage if you need it.
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I'm really hoping it is something simple.
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HUGE thanks to Zak for the coil plug :) Looks like that was the problem!

BEFORE: (notice vibration and sound)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA-Dbu4mwA8[/video]
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She'll be at the meet on Tuesday :)
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Rock it!
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So, just bad coilpacks? Not firing on all 4
What TMIC is that?
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Finally! :)

One little coil pack causing so much problems. Glad to see her on the road again.
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Yep, firing on three cylinders is not good, haha.
drwrx wrote:So, just bad coilpacks? Not firing on all 4
What TMIC is that?
SSAutoChrome of IIRC :) I did a couple of tuning runs today and it stayed cool to the touch!
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BTW, I'll update the first post soon :) lol, still taking parts off!
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Good to see blue balls out and about yesterday...and it's still a quick one :)
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She's not as fast as she was, but she's still a ton of fun :)
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My guess is you are still north of 350 whp, though not 400 whp.
That still should put you at a sub-4 sec 0-60 and a low 12 1/4 mile.
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Definitely still need more tuning. I know I'm running rich and I can push the boost more :)
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:popcorn: awesome!
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did you pull then built motor and swap in a stock one?
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Yes
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