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by LRoy12
Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:20 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

There may be a screw stop for the throttle travel on the throttle body - screw that in a 1/2 to 3/4 turn. This will raise the idle, and keep you from going into cranking enrichment.

actually i have the screw almost all the way turned. i will turn it a wee bit more though, and even try turning it ...
by LRoy12
Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:49 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

well i disabled accel enrichment by setting the delta to 24, the car still acts the same. i have played around with the warm up.. changing te 60degree and 80 degree units to ~135% and it still wont budge.

my parents gave me the ultamatim of, "get the car running by monday night or else put it back ...
by LRoy12
Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:13 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

i am using the standard code... i just downloaded the s19 file from here http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirtembdown.html

under "Download the MegaSqurt megasquirt.s19 File Here"


i flashed it onto MS using easy therm... is this the right firmware? :O
by LRoy12
Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:20 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

i hadnt realised that i left that setting wrong.. i am using an lm-1... no wonder i was getting weird readings

i have played with the settings a little more today... the car still acts the same >_< my dad called a mechanic friend and he is going to come over tomorrow morning (i dont know what he ...
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:04 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

well i finally got my tps working properly!
but i changed the settings as you suggested and now the car will not idle, it just starts and dies.. i have the logs and msq to prove it :P
i played around with the 60degree and 80degree warmup enrichment setting
but now the car will not idle unless i go ...
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:31 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

Thanks for all the advice!
With your tips i will hopefully be running tonight.. i wil begin working on the warm up enrichments and the ve table right now

Roy
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:17 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Minimum Cranking Voltage?
Replies: 2
Views: 544

i think the manual says 10v as a general minimum.. however if you bat is giving you voltages that lwo it might be a good idea to recharge it.
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:15 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

i messed around with my ve table some more and the car just dies faster now XD ahhh megasquirt

i need some help getting the right ve table so i can idle properly
please!
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:13 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

yes i have tuned the idle, right now i am aiming for 1100 rpm idle so i made valies in my ve table around 1100 and , i will post up my msq and a datalog. my car supposedly idles around 35 kpa if i could get it running.

http://tinypic.com/jf906a.jpg

http://tinypic.com/jf909d.jpg

http ...
by LRoy12
Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:45 pm
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Horrible idle + video
Replies: 14
Views: 2110

Horrible idle + video

my car seems like its not getting enough fuel or spark. i am piggy backing of my stock ecu and everything was running great before. When i put in megasqurt my car starts and idles like its lumpy and then it dies if i give it some air. could it be a bad fuel pump? or the fuel isnt getting to the ...