MS----->Vortech FMU ::doh!::
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MS----->Vortech FMU ::doh!::
With a hpde coming up in June I decided to yank the MS and go back to the stock greddy configuration and mess with the MS afterwards. Well I :
-disconnected the MS(parallel), plugged in the stock ecu
-disconnected the ebc, put back the manual boost controller
-Took out the two wires that were plugged into the AFM serial and ran the AFM unit
-re-installed o2 sensor
-installed vortech fmu
-retard timing back to 6*
Issue: The car idles fine and revs fine but if i give it any gas(load) it wont go anywhere or very slowly. I could put the throttle all the way down in my driveway and it will creep. I rechecked the timing and the timing gun (set to 0). I tried retarding it to 8* and even 10* but still the same issue. I wanted MT's help to see if i miss a step somewhere.
**Sidenote: My headlights wont flip up either
-disconnected the MS(parallel), plugged in the stock ecu
-disconnected the ebc, put back the manual boost controller
-Took out the two wires that were plugged into the AFM serial and ran the AFM unit
-re-installed o2 sensor
-installed vortech fmu
-retard timing back to 6*
Issue: The car idles fine and revs fine but if i give it any gas(load) it wont go anywhere or very slowly. I could put the throttle all the way down in my driveway and it will creep. I rechecked the timing and the timing gun (set to 0). I tried retarding it to 8* and even 10* but still the same issue. I wanted MT's help to see if i miss a step somewhere.
**Sidenote: My headlights wont flip up either
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That is a very interesting point Sam! I noticed my crank pulley was a bit more wobbly than usual. Vid to come as soon as the heavy rain goes away.
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It's my understanding that the "benign" failure mode is for the pulley to rotate on the crank without anything actually falling off. If that's the case, it would run but your timing would be very retarded.
One quick check is to pop out the #1 plug and run a dowel down into the hole. As you rotate the crank by hand, the dowel should apex just as the timing mark approaches "T".
One quick check is to pop out the #1 plug and run a dowel down into the hole. As you rotate the crank by hand, the dowel should apex just as the timing mark approaches "T".
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