Evo X upgrades - Page 73

**Murlo26** · 09-16-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

Is it hard to drive an Evo in cowboy boots? I have a pair I haven't worn for years...

Did a couple pulls this morning and AFRs are 11.7 ... works for me.

Does that mean your issues are solved, I can't even remember what your current fueling issues are, lol.

You need more shane time

Haven't you racked up enough Shane Frequent flyer miles yet for a free one!?

**mlomker** · 09-16-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

Haven't you racked up enough Shane Frequent flyer miles yet for a free one!?

Haha. The last issue was a fuel pressure drop in high rpms. It'd get to 70 and then drop to 50. I only care that the car looks safe...will be putting on a lot of miles and hitting the track over this 4-day weekend.

Next week I'm going to rewire the Bosch to run off the battery (instead of the stock fuel pump relay) and upgrade the wiring to the BAP. If the stock return line can handle the flow at idle then the setup will be ready to test again.

**Kracka** · 09-16-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

Haven't you racked up enough Shane Frequent flyer miles yet for a free one!?

DB needs a rewards card.

**Kracka** · 09-16-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

Is it hard to drive an Evo in cowboy boots? I have a pair I haven't worn for years...

Not sure about an Evo, but Janelle's fine in her WRX with boots!

**Kracka** · 09-17-2010

SSP CMC = FAIL (all 3 versions)

**Murlo26** · 09-17-2010

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Originally Posted by Kracka

SSP CMC = FAIL (all 3 versions)

I guess I can't really argue that..it looks pretty though

Thanks to Lomkerwarehouse, I have gone to the Magnus camp though. I will be restocking Lomker's shelves shortly too.

**mlomker** · 09-21-2010

The car burned 1.25qts of oil yesterday at the track. I was hitting it harder than I ever have before, but that's not so great.

My plans for tonight are to wash the car (brake dust madness) and see if I have everything that I need for the BAP/pump rewire.

**scheides** · 09-21-2010

Hey, at least you are mindful enough to keep an eye on the oil level! Just stay on top of it and it'll be no big deal.

A//// Guy · 09-21-2010

Wow thats crazy..

**mlomker** · 09-21-2010

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Wow thats crazy..

At least it has been predictable so far...it burns under boost and doesn't seem to lose any with regular driving. I'll have DB pull the turbo over the Winter and hope it's just an imperfect seal.

**mlomker** · 09-22-2010

Swapped the wiring for the two pumps tonight. I had a bizarre bit of luck, too. I had ordered a couple Bosch relays figuring that I might want to wire the in-tank pump to be at battery voltage and for $2 it's worth having a spare on hand. I went to start the car and nada. After a bit of troubleshooting I decided to swap a new relay in...started right up. I have NO idea what could have happened to it.

**mlomker** · 09-24-2010

Did a couple pulls this morning and I'm not getting much more than 50psi out of the Bosch. It was running 70+ without an issue at the track on Monday.

I guess the simplest test would be to hot-wire the pump tonight, long enough for a test drive. If it works fine then I'll remove all of Full Blown's wiring work and re-do it. It'd be better to use larger gauge wiring with the BAP in the mix, anyway.

**Murlo26** · 09-24-2010

If my fuel system holds up the Evo Gods must have forgiven me, lol.

I can't believe its still giving you problems.

**mlomker** · 09-24-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

I can't believe its still giving you problems.

Yeah, well. The NAV is totally dead now as well. The only reason that's annoying is that the MMCS sets its clock using GPS and provides no other way to do so. I'll look into that at some point but it never rises high enough on the to-do list.

**mlomker** · 09-24-2010

Hot wiring direct to battery appears to have solved the issue with the Bosch--something is wrong with the relay circuit that Full Blown put in. My guess is the ground...they used the ground on the in-tank hanger and I've been suspicious of it for a while.

I'm just going to wire in a new relay tonight using 10ga to the battery & ground.

**Murlo26** · 09-24-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

Hot wiring direct to battery appears to have solved the issue with the Bosch--something is wrong with the relay circuit that Full Blown put in. My guess is the ground...they used the ground on the in-tank hanger and I've been suspicious of it for a while.

I'm just going to wire in a new relay tonight using 10ga to the battery & ground.

Sweet man! Progress, I am glad you are figuring more shit out. You will soon be the Evo X fuel master!

**mlomker** · 09-24-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

I am glad you are figuring more shit out.

Slow and steady is how I progress at everything in life. I envy people that have natural talent for things but that's not me. If something captures my interest for long enough, I tend to pass those people by. Time will tell if this hobby is one of those. The fascination has lasted longer than I expected.

**Murlo26** · 09-24-2010

I heard slow and steady wins the race

**mlomker** · 09-24-2010

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Originally Posted by Murlo26

I heard slow and steady wins the race

Looks like the relay re-wire solved that issue. Now I just need to get an appointment with Shane to check it out. He's obviously pretty busy `cause he didn't reply to my email today.

**Murlo26** · 09-24-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

Looks like the relay re-wire solved that issue. Now I just need to get an appointment with Shane to check it out. He's obviously pretty busy `cause he didn't reply to my email today.

Go up there, I just got back two mins ago, him and Danny and Alex are still there. They are prepping for this weekend

Shane will be there all night, he has to put his motor in his wife's 1G that they plan to race this weekend.