Prebuilt MS3X install questions
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I got a Braineack built MS3X today and as im installing it, i came into a couple roadblock questions, due to a high noob level with electrical systems.
1) can i continue using the stock afm for first start and test runs? A GM iat was included, but id rather not plumb it in until after i get the car running. Im assuming settings in TS would need changed if i stay stock.
2) in the directions theres an I/O pigtail for wideband o2 that shows yellow and grey wires for spark C/D. I intend on staying with batch ignition until i get more comfortable tuning. Do i just leave these wires alone?
1) can i continue using the stock afm for first start and test runs? A GM iat was included, but id rather not plumb it in until after i get the car running. Im assuming settings in TS would need changed if i stay stock.
2) in the directions theres an I/O pigtail for wideband o2 that shows yellow and grey wires for spark C/D. I intend on staying with batch ignition until i get more comfortable tuning. Do i just leave these wires alone?
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https://trubokitty.com/#/tune <---- Brain's site. I used what he had listed at the bottom of that page to utilize my stock MAF for IAT.
EDIT: Just noticed you're on a 1990 chassis with a AFM instead of a MAF and I have no idea if that AFM still allows for temp sensing or if the calibration is the same as the 1.8 MAFs.
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https://trubokitty.com/#/installation Brain is the ******* man.
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I ended up plumbing in the iat because i found the right tap. Fuel C and D on the I/O pigtail are still disconnected and the injectors remain as stock.
((trigger warning; im a noob))
so now my problem is initial tuning. Im still trying to run batch ignition for now, and i cant seem to get the engine to idle well.
It will idle somewhat stable, bouncing between 1,000-1,250rpm, but my afr's wont budge below 21. Ive tried tuning it out through the VE table, but it doesnt seem to change anything, even on the idle VE table. I recalibrated my wbo2 and it matches ts. I also tried running a few logs through VE analyze and it helped, but only by about .4 afr.
Not to mention that, even outdoors i can smell unburnt gas around the car.
the only ways i can get it to richen up is by pinching the MAP line or by throwing something like a 17 on my required fuel, both of which i know are incorrect ways to solve this problem long term.
im bound and determined to not give up, but im also really stumped.
((trigger warning; im a noob))
so now my problem is initial tuning. Im still trying to run batch ignition for now, and i cant seem to get the engine to idle well.
It will idle somewhat stable, bouncing between 1,000-1,250rpm, but my afr's wont budge below 21. Ive tried tuning it out through the VE table, but it doesnt seem to change anything, even on the idle VE table. I recalibrated my wbo2 and it matches ts. I also tried running a few logs through VE analyze and it helped, but only by about .4 afr.
Not to mention that, even outdoors i can smell unburnt gas around the car.
the only ways i can get it to richen up is by pinching the MAP line or by throwing something like a 17 on my required fuel, both of which i know are incorrect ways to solve this problem long term.
im bound and determined to not give up, but im also really stumped.
Last edited by WigglingWaffles; 09-24-2017 at 02:15 AM.