Well, I installed the DSMlink ECU, hooked it up, took some readings at idle, but have not gotten to make any pulls yet. I was getting ready to go out and do some 1-3 gear pulls, but now it has started raining like a mother here. I did drive to MiniMart for a soda and it is driveable, but as soon as I step on it the car starts acting up. Obviously I do not have my settings anywhere near they are supposed to be, but the lo-throttle must be working fine.

I'll give you guys updates as I get them.

awesome!! :thumbsup

you have to have a 95 ECU for DSMlink right? does it have to be an AWD ECU? cause there is a 95/96 GSX sitting in a junkyard and i might get it if it is a 95. and i wanna see some GOOD vids of your car when you get that tuned! :thumbsup

Be careful of the ECU, you want to get a 95, but you want a certain kind. It needs to have this kind of label on it.



GST/GSX, will both have the same ECU. I will get some videos hopefully as soon as I get her tuned. It is definitely running lean right now, but I'll get on that today.

thanks for the info. i used to know all this stuff but i've forgotten alot. hopefully this car has and Eprom in it. how much did all of it cost you?

ECU = $225 shipped (should have been more but the guy forgot he already had it socketed)
DSMlink = $615
Laptop - Already had

So far, all I really have working is low-throttle, which I think must be built in because there are no options for that, and all the rev limiters

0-5 mph = 5500 rpm (standstill rev limit)
Clutch Cut (>17 mph) = 5500 rpm (moving rev limit for shifting w/o letting of the gas)
Rev Limit = 7500 rpm (normal rev limit)

how does that "clutch cut" work???

The clutch cut taps into a switch that tells if the clutch is pushed in. You set the parameters of the clutch cut, but mine is set like this...

If I am going over 17mph and the clutch is pushed in I have a separate rev limiter. So, if I'm racing, I can run all the way through 1st gear, 7000rpm, push in the clutch, leave your foot on the gas and a new limiter is set at 5500, pop the clutch and you are much closer to matching rpms when you let off the clutch and then your normal rev limiter kicks in at 7500 again, until you push in your clutch. No need to worry about the gas anymore, just keep it mashed.

Originally posted by FlyinEsi
No need to worry about the gas anymore, just keep it mashed.

that is so hot...DAMN I wish I had AWD...if I kept it mashed in my t-25 i'd lose traction in 2nd... :(

Not if you match your 2nd gear just right...say you shift at 7000 every time and 2nd gear starts at 4500, set it at 4500 and then you nail 2nd gear RIGHT where you are supposed to...you are not popping the clutch at higher rpms that way and you should not spin the wheels.

You might be off a bit for 3rd gear, or dare you go there, 4th gear, but it wouldn't be too far off and you wouldn't slip the tires in those gears anyway.

Originally posted by FlyinEsi
The clutch cut taps into a switch that tells if the clutch is pushed in. You set the parameters of the clutch cut, but mine is set like this... If I am going over 17mph and the clutch is pushed in I have a separate rev limiter. So, if I'm racing, I can run all the way through 1st gear, 7000rpm, push in the clutch, leave your foot on the gas and a new limiter is set at 5500, pop the clutch and you are much closer to matching rpms when you let off the clutch and then your normal rev limiter kicks in at 7500 again, until you push in your clutch. No need to worry about the gas anymore, just keep it mashed.

You have a fully built tranny yes? I hope so because otherwise, you'll be ripping yours out after two weeks from destroying the synchros with the no lift to shift style. It's awesome for keeping the turbo spooled, but it's hell on transmissions.

Good luck with everything and let us know how it ultimately gets all tuned out.

Originally posted by HybriDSM
You have a fully built tranny yes? I hope so because otherwise, you'll be ripping yours out after two weeks from destroying the synchros with the no lift to shift style. It's awesome for keeping the turbo spooled, but it's hell on transmissions. Good luck with everything and let us know how it ultimately gets all tuned out.

Don't worry HybriDSM, I don't plan on using this function very much at all, I realize it would be very hard on tranny/drivetrain/axles. Maybe once a year at the track for 4 runs. That would be it. And no, I do not have a built transmission.

Ok cool. Just wanted to warn you if you didn't already know. Best of luck reagrdless. Sounds like you'll have quite the beast on your hands.

sweet.. thanks for the explaination... i always wondered how that worked..

attempted 21psi tonight. I could not get the car to stop from leaning out to 11.00 A/F ratio, no matter how much I added. Car felt very sluggish, timing was also getting pulled, but I still had very little knock...will be back at it tomorrow.

If you guys have any suggestions on how to get the A/F ratio up, let me know.