SAFC Installation Issues

[clean2g]

I've been trying to install an SAFC on my 97 GSX so I can tune it, but for some reason whenever I plug in the SAFC my stock boost gauge stops working and the car sort of bogs and I have a difficult time getting over 3000 rpms. I zeroed everything, made sure it was set on karmann, and 4 cyl. Checked and rechecked my wiring connections. Not sure what's going on. And as soon as I unhook the SAFC the car drives normal and the stock boost gauge starts working again. From what I understand the car should drive normal if everything is zeroed on the SAFC when it's connected, so I'm lost. My mods are 14b, FMIC, mbc. Any suggestions?

[carltalon]

did you cut the Mass wire and wire it to two wires on the SAFC The car should run like crap and have a check engine light if the safc is unhooked. does the TPS HZ and RPM show anything when your on the display screen?

Check wiring here http://www.vfaq.com/index-main.html I tihk this is for a SAFC2 if you on a SAFC or a Neo it should be close

[clean2g]

Ah, shit, yea the white one isn't connected. Thanks man. I think I have the pink wire from the safc harness going to the MAS wire on the ECU, which was how it was shown on the diagram I used. So if the pink wire doesn't go to the MAS wire, then where does it go? or is it not used? B/c it doesn't say anything on the vfaq walk-throughs about the pink wire.

[x-pride]

You need to read a little closer and carefully before you end up shorting out your whole electrical system! What happen to your SAFC manual?

[clean2g]

I bought the SAFC1 used, didn't come with a manual.

The above steps say use the pink and orange wires on terminal 90 (air flow), but the other SAFC1 walk-through on vfaq says use the white and yellow wires on terminal 90, so I'm lost here.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Is the blue screen version or a dials version.

Here are some instructions I made a long time ago for the old boxey blue screen version into a 2G.

[clean2g]

Originally Posted by ecoli

Is the blue screen version or a dials version.

Here are some instructions I made a long time ago for the old boxey blue screen version into a 2G.

It's the old boxey blue screen version. Ah, ok yea, that's the diagram I followed initially which I got from you way back when I installed my a/f gauge, but I guess I didn't get the full picture so I didn't see the orange wire. Thanks Shane.

[Speedfreak]

So did you try it? And did it work?

[clean2g]

No, haven't had a chance, preparing for three days of "team building" activities for the next three days at work. I'll probably try tomorrow night after I get back.

[clean2g]

works! thanks everyone.