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Air ducting work like that is important and often over looked...

All right, looks like I've bored everyone.. So what do we need to talk about next to bring some life back into this topic.. Open loop vs Closed loop fuelling.. There's enough google information out there, so I wont get into breaking these terms down and what they mean... BUUT! did you know the...

I realized while I was putting together my last post that I never finished my data logging rate comparison testing.. So I didn't have 3 data logs to show case... I was hungry for some pizza tonight and looking for an excuse to go for a drive... So here we go.. Lets continue... I set the logs up...

So we've looked at some airflow stuff.. Maybe we should switch and take a look at Data Logging.. After all need to be able to collect and go over data in order to tune... First step... go here, spend the few buck and unlock the full version.. You can play around with the free version, but...

Not insisting, but using Zap straps to make a "lock" or keeping a plug seated when the lock is broke is really common in the world of fixing older junk with brittle plastics... youtube some ideas... One thing you can try is using a pick to take the weather packing out and see if the connector...

This is taken directly from OBD2 regulations... "Absolute Load Value (PID 43) The absolute load value has some different characteristics than the LOAD_PCT defined in PID 04 This definition, although restrictive, will standardise the calculation. LOAD_ABS is the normalised value of air mass per...

zap straps... you can make your own lock...

Tuning.. isn't this why any of you are here?? I talked about how this car was to be a tuning experiment for me.. So lets start.. My back ground isn't in ECU tuning. I barely graduated high school and had a knack for fixing cars.. Got a job at a local shop and started my career.. I am a horrible...

It depends.. You can inspect for wear.. generally by 100k miles your axles will have enough wear to consider rebuilding, or buying new... Doing a major hp build... I'd say it's better to replace/upgrade as part of preventative maintenance

Sooo... The car's running great.. It feels great.. While I get my tuning notes/discussion stuff together, Lets take a break on a good note and leave you with some recent actions shots of me teaching my son how to properly drive a car... sshhhh, don't tell his mom... Look at those smiles!

So where did we leave off?? Right.. a bad rod bearing on the 2.5L, bad rod bearings and worn out cylinder bores on the "good used" 2.3L... The 2.5L rod had enough hot spotting, plus my feeling that there was issues with the chamfer job I did on the crank shaft oil galleries.. I pulled the 2.5L...

interesting information.. something I haven't looked into yet, but I've noticed people talk about Gen 2 gear set swaps.. Thank you for comment, I feel old and out of touch for asking... but whats CBE mean??

I haven't see that dot on any of the OEM stuff I've pulled apart... You're thought process/worry about it needing to line up with something wasn't a bad worry... On a different type/brand of motor that would be used to line up to a specific link when timing the motor... In this case, it's...

interesting.. I've never heard of this..

Thats a bummer... I used to be apart of some Mazda 323 GTX forums.. Same thing happened when there were issues with that forum... Lost a lot of great information..

If you've gotten this far and you are thinking... "wtf, how the hell is this ever going to hold together?"... Well you're right.. mistakes were made in the name of science? Can I get away with that? First issue... The turbo.. Although it was brand new, it didn't last... While it was working, it...

That inconsistent cut is interesting... Little things like this, I haven't found much talk about when I've been digging through old posts... thanks for the added info..

2 possible problems... 1) a leak between the throttle body and turbo... With the top mount intercooler I doubt you are plugging the throttle body and smoke testing the system to build a bit of pressure to see this..(edit) Looking back at the data you posted.. Your MAF g/s looks high for the TPS...

Pictures of assembling the car jump quite a bit... Since I didn't like the T3/T4 turbo combo, I wasn't confident with my stock turbo after what it had been through... I went with this turbo.. The one I picked up as part of the Escort/Fusion turbo kit package.. This runs a T25 flange.. If you...

I wonder if its a case of early attempts to build a better valve weren't that great but it might need to be revisited... The Audi/VW world has blown up when it comes to tuning and upgrades.. I've had the pleasure of working on and driving the CTS Turbo Golf R development car..