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Who understands Polish? I do. lol.

Matt I do a similar thing that you do with the timing map, only I do it with the fuel map. I create a little rich "ramp" area, below the idle speed so that if it does drop down, the extra fuel helps to catch and stabilize the idle. Same principle as your timing map.

Buy the MOST/ BEST car you can afford. When I look at a Z for my own personal use, I would rather buy a clean bare Z shell for $500 than a complete car that has numerous rusted areas. I don't do bodywork, so I put A LOT of weight on rust free. A pretty badly rusted Z shell, can be worth anywhere from -$2000 to -$5000 or more, in my world. (Negative value is BAD)

I glued vortex generators to mine.

When you power up the MSII, it runs the fuel pump for about 2 seconds. It always did until today. All of a sudden, after messing with TunerStudioMS, and a really strange attempt at VE Analyze, which screwed up my VE tables royally, the fuel pump prime timer changed, and became erratic. When I turn on the power, the pump now runs for 5 -10 seconds, randomly, each time I power up. I don't even know if that timer is adjustable? What would cause it to change all of a sudden? Did my firmware get compromised again or did something change in my wiring somewhere? I don't like things that run inconsistently and unpredictably. Especially something like an engine management system! My old crappy laptop threw some kind of flash error up at me, saying that the system had slowed down due to some flash application while I was VE Analyzing. Maybe the laptop is chewing up the MSII?

Well, that was exciting! I went for a test drive and turned on VE Analyze with automatic table updates, it started making the cruise are of the VE table leaner and leaner and leaner, until the car barely could run. No problem right? Pull over and upload the previous map. Nope, at the same time the car was bucking and missing and struggling to drive, the clutch slave failed totally! So here I am about 25 miles from home on the highway with a car that is barely driveable, with no clutch pedal... I didn't want to stop and reload the map, and doing it while driving is not a good idea....I kept nursing the car, and staying out of the "un-tuned" areas of the VE Table to keep the car alive. I managed to plan a route with no lights all the way home. All was fine until a school bus had traffic stopped in both directions. I managed to slow down enough to avoid the 2-1 shift until the traffic cleared out. Then I had to make two more down shifts to get into my road, and then driveway. I almost drove through the back of the garage because I forgot to yank the gear shift out of first...remember, no clutch dummy! Whew. If you saw how steep and narrow my driveway is, you would be impressed that I got the car in without a clutch.

I tried messing with my idle timing to get a nice idle with leaner mix, but no matter what, once I approach 14 it starts missing, and idling rough. I have a feeling, that at idle, my Ford 42# injectors have trouble atomizing/metering fuel. Or maybe it's just a bad injector or two causing me to run the whole bunch too rich. I have thought about it a lot. Idle smoothness improved greatly when I cut the electrodes back on the spark plugs. I messed with the TPS and it seems like it is working fine. There are no jumps in the signal, nor in the datalogs. I run 20% TPS in the AE. I find it much smoother tip in that way too. I also took some slop out of my throttle linkage and now need to go for a test drive.

I hear that a lot. My engine needs to idle at 12-12.5 and if I get much over 15 in the cruise range, it starts to lose it's smoothness. My car either likes to run rich, or my LC1 is off base. I recalibrate it regularly to open air.

I set my EGO Control to 10% authority but I am leaving off the Automatic Mixture Control since Tuner Studio MS did a good job of honing in the map. I'll run it like this for a few days to see how it handles various conditions.

OK after about 75 miles of VE Analyze on the streets, it's not making many changes anymore. I suppose it's close to ideal now. I saved the maps at every stage. It is running really great now. It makes me look like a competent tuner. I have a tiny lean hiccup when I BARELY rest my foot on the throttle, and hold it there with the engine in a "neutral pull" state, rolling down the road. I suspect my TPS might have a "hair" in it or something. I tuned it to 10psi up to about 5500 rpms. It feels really good, with smooth and strong mid and low end torque now. Cruise is right around 14.5. I really don't think I want to run the EGO Controller because I am happy with the map right now. However, if I do get some leaning out due to "external effects" like some vapor lock..etc., EGO Control can smooth that out a bit. You think? Thanks for the advice.

I believe I have a set or two. One set is new, I think. I don't know how much they are worth. Let me research and get back to you.

I just bought Tuner Studio so I am making the move to attempting some VE Analyze auto tuning. However, I need to fill out the parameters in the "EGO Control" and "Automatic Mixture Control" dialogs. Any advice with using VE Analyze? Does it use the settings I input in those two dialogs, or does it have it's own "canned" parameters that it uses? I run MSII with an LC1 wideband, about 4" past the turbine.

Wow. That landing must have felt rough! Amazing hook though. You ought to rig up a traction control system with elevation sensors under the nose. Ride the wheelie.... Nothing to be embarrassed about there

Amazing! You can NEVER part with this car....ever. This one will stay in the family for a long time.

Spaz-Stix makes a, chrome over black, spray chrome kit that you can play with, for only a few bucks. I got it from tower hobbies. It's great for making clear lexan RC car bodies look like chrome. You paint them from the inside, so durability is not an issue. I tried it on a white plastic spoon, and it looked like a nicely polished stainless spoon. The durability sucked. Any clear coat just killed the chrome look. It was fun to play with. It's just not for automotive use where any kind of light abrasion will be encountered. I'm not sure how they make those chrome helmets in F1 and such. It may be vacuum metalization.

Overkill until you track the car with 300+ hp. Once you see what they do on the track at ludicrous speeds, you change your mind. I only upgraded after my stock brakes failed from heat, suddenly, at the end of the main straight at Limerock. The stock brakes can get you around the track very quickly. However, me being a practice driver, I need that extra insurance of a consistent pedal. Nothing gets your credit card out faster than no brake pedal at 130mph.

A rock or a brick under a wheel, along with putting it in reverse, works wonders almost anywhere.

I don't think those spherical washers can handle continuous friction. The material is too soft and will bind and gall. You might be able to harden them, and have them hard chrome plated but by that time, you can chose a better route. What you need to look for is a self-aligning bearing to incorporate into the design. Similar to this. http://www.vxb.com/p...CFcTd4AoduSHuNA But you need to make sure it can handle the axial loads by a safety factor. I have thought about using a clevis and female ball end on top of the strut shaft, but you still need to have steering rotation freedom.

Cool videos. Is that the Hero cam?

Water/Methanol is cheap insurance against engine detonation.

The compressor housing looks like it's a TO4B or E format. Is the turbine inlet the standard T3 4-bolt rectangular? You can measure the wheels if you take off the housings. That will give you definitive answers. Is there a trim spec cast into the exhaust housing?

Dragging clutch or tight pilot bushing. Probably not the throwout bearing. The clutch could be dragging due to a myriad of reasons, but a tight pilot bushing could cause similar symptoms.

Looks amazing. You have to have the body shop give you the color formula for that, and post it! Our oaks made some serious bombs last Fall too. I have three new dents in my hood from them.

...with a 5-speed and in relatively clean driving condition. No red interiors. PM me if you have one, or a lead on one. This is for a friend of mine in the Carolinas.