Seemingly random boost cut 1.6t ms2pnp
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Hello all, I have been learning to tune megasquirt myself for awhile now, i installed an ms2pnp long before my turbo build to learn the ins and outs before putting my engine at risk with boost and no knowledge. I have since installed by turbo with all the supporting mods necessary and have began the journey of tuning my first turbo miata. Im in a 92 1.6L with a gt2554r, walbro 255 pump, flowforce 640cc injectors, turbosmart manual boost controller(turned all the way down) and turbosmart bov, intercooled setup running 7-9psi. The boost hits early most ive ever seen is 8.8psi and tapers down to 7.5psi or so as the rpm rises. While i have only been at this for a few days, i have ran into a couple of issues along the way. I have tuned only fuel so far for idle the way i want it, low rpm, some of cruise and i have been working on high rpm and load. i have accel enrichment off and timing fixed (not 'use table') and the fuel calculation does no include afr target table. The biggest problem i am battling right now is what seems to be a random, but probably isnt, boost cut. The first occurrence surprised me a bit but shouldnt have because i failed to replace my spark plugs before i started this process. I changed them to NGK heat range 7 plugs gaped at .30. The second occurrence really surprised me, 1st gear, WOT felt like i hit redline early, i did catch this one on a datalog which i will provide, i am not very good at reading datalogs, i cannot find any issue with anything except for imperfect afrs, range from 11.5-12.5 but a little inconsistent (still working on fuel table). The next time i experienced this boost cut was a few minutes ago on the way to pick up dinner. This time i was in 4th gear, close to WOT and seemed to be lower in rpm range around 4500-5500 but i was looking at the wideband and boost gauge not the tachometer. I also was not data logging because im stupid. i suspect this may be due to a too rich air fuel mixture i notice that sometimes i was getting down to he 10s in boost. I honestly do not know any other cause for boost cut other than spark blowing out or terrible afrs. I know my tune in probably terrible i am still learning and i have never driven a turbo car before so i did interpolate some on the fuel table and hit some boost. i probably jumped the gun and skipped some things but i do not want to damaged anything and i know hitting boost cut is not good for anything especially my engine and engine mounts. i have replaced every seal and gasket as well as the timing belt and water pump (twice now) i do not suspect this is a mechanical problem. My next step will be to check the base timing again and also pull the new plugs out and check them. Is there anything i am missing or any tips some of you gurus have for me to solve this boost cut? i will provide my tune and datalog mentioned above any input is greatly appreciated and criticism is welcome as long as it is constructive, i am trying to learn a much as i can.
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