Project Lex

[Halon]

Bman, the new MS guru.

Haha, if I'm the local 'guru' than that's pretty bad because I'm barely squeeking by here trying to figure this crap all out 1 day at a time.


NICE!! Turbo'd by dyno day?
Ha, I'm thinking not. I'm thinking running decently N/A still by dyno day :)


Anyhow, I soldered up the ignition wire last night. This is my last thing I need to get working before I think it's ready to get on the dyno. So hooked it up, wouldn't rev past 2500. Has to be ignition related because that's the only thing that has changed. I changed the timing advance from using the timing table, to just being a fixed value. It's set at a fixed advace of 0 right now, which allowed me to rev up to 3500 before it starts breaking up.

And that's where I'm at for now. Gotta figure out what's going on because right now I'm clueless...

[cmspaz]

Well... just thinking here, how good is the prediction on the crank signal? I mean, 70% can cut out too much time if the engine revs fast enough, and cause it to miss one and fall on its face. Does it take into account load and the speed at which the engine is accelerating? I'd assume so, but you know what they say about assumptions. :moon:

[Halon]

The answer to your question is I Don't Know. I did ask about it on the MS forums, but of course have not gotten a single responce, and not sure if I ever will...

[Halon]

Well went out to try and troubleshoot the revving issue I mentioned earlier. I fixed it pretty quickly suprisingly (lucky guess). It was obviously something with the ignition so I just started there. I first changed the Ignition setting from Speed Density to Percent Baro per a comment over on the MS boards. Didn't fix it but I think it's setting I should have been set to so I'm going to leave it at Percent Baro. I then, just for fun, changed the ignition max dwell setting from 3.0ms to the max value of 25.0ms. Car idled like total crap. I then changed it to the extreme the other way to the lowest value of 1.0ms. Bam, car revs like a dream. So there it remains. I have no clue how to know what the right setting is for this car, but 3.0ms cause issues, 1.0ms runs like a dream, so 1.0 it will remain until I'm told otherwise.

Woohoo!! Going to drive it around for a week to see if I notice any issues. If not, I will button up the MS box and mount it in the footwell a little nicer with some velcrow strapping or something. Then I'll probably be talking to Shane @ DBPerformance soon there after for a quick tune prior to turboz.

Video for your viewing pleasure:
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[19TsiAwd90]

car sounds good! once its boosted, you going pump or e85?

[Halon]

<=== Eth Addict :)

[95talonracer]

No rev limit bouncing?

[Halon]

Ha, not today :) Haven't set up the stutterbox or NLTS yet. Might be something I can play with over this week of test driving.

[19TsiAwd90]

<=== Eth Addict :smile:
is that kinda like :beer:addict? :smile:

[Halon]

Got the new O'Scope in the mail :) Funny because I'm pretty much to the point where I don't think I'll need it now. But whatever, it's a good little tool to have!