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1050, i'm dying...
Posted by jPhright rs t, Jan-19-01 07:59 AM
ok, i really need help on this one...
i spent today at the mitsubishi dealership trying to figure out what the hell is wrong...
they cleared all the codes from the computer and i insisted that i take a mechanic and we go for a ride...
well- all was cool- and then the computer started wigging out again...the same problem...the car jerked...no/little response from the throttle...and then it died...
we had trouble cranking it up...but we did...
we checked some relays- they were fine...
we swapped computers to see if that was the problem...
with the new computer we could crank up just fine, but it was weird...when i got the revs to 5 grand (in neutral) i noticed no increase in fuel pressure...scared the crap out of me...
also- everyone has been posting about the fuel pump saying it is loud as hell and annoying...i can't hear mine at all...do you think i got a bad pump? this is the first time this happened...
also, there is another post about the wiring of the vc1...
if i understand correctly, the vc1 only kicks in at like 5 grand because of the fuel cut- right?
i'm not sure exactly how hocus wired it- but i'm going to talk with them and then see what's up with that...
when we tried to pull the codes from both computers later- we couldn't establish any communication with either computer- odd.
they were thinking that the computer might be over heating and then malfunctioning...could this be? i'm thinking of wrapping the downpipe in header tape and maybe fabricating a heat shield to get rid of this problem...or maybe wire in a small fan or something- how would the wiring work?
i need any advice and any thoughts that you have...
i have to figure this out...
a new computer is 700 bucks- that is not an option right now...
that's more of a last resort...
i don't know...
jP
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1051, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by DarkOne, Jan-19-01 08:27 AM
Check the VC1 wiring. Almost sounds like you're getting fuel cut. What does it do at WOT ?
-DarkOne
I'm so bad, i should be in detention.
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1052, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by jPhright rs t, Jan-19-01 10:05 AM
it's funny- at wot it flies...everything is cool until it starts to act funny, then i get no throttle response...
i talked to wyatt today- gonna try to get a different vc1...
will definitely be checking the wiring too...
i think this is the problem...we'll see what happens...
thanks man
jP
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1053, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by BoostnRS, Jan-21-01 10:24 AM
Its most likely your VC1...
What you can do temporarily to alliviate this problem is run a checkvalve in place of the vc1..
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1054, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by manek, Jan-21-01 05:02 PM
i don't think it's the vc1....i hooked mine up and it's not hard at all....i would think that if they could install a turbo they could install the vc1......i would look at that really quite fuel pump cause mine hums like a freaking bees nest....
anthony
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1055, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by eclipse_gs, Jan-25-01 04:07 AM
when you say hocus, do you mean hocus pocus in Houston?? How much did they install it for? Its the star kit you bought right? Any quarter mile times?
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1056, RE: i'm dying...
Posted by jPhright rs t, Jan-25-01 10:44 AM
yeah- hocus pocus in houston...
i tried to ground the vc1- didn't help...
wyatt is supposed to be sending me a new vc1...
i asked him about the fuel pump- and he thinks everything should be cool...
fuel pressure is always normal and it builds as soon as i hit boost...
i just don't understand...
we'll see what happens in a couple of days...
jP
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