Alright, I know this is a big Q. but I need help tuning my car. If there is anyone that could help me out with this on a saturday or sunday. I have a datalogger and a 5- Knob SAFC. As most of you know I done a 2G mafs upgrade. Well I need help to get it race ready for Nov.6. I would appreciate any help.

I should be around Saturday during the day if you want to drop by.

Budmann, Nate lives in Peoria so keep that in mind.

BTW, I saw your car at the MOD show and I had one suggestion for you. Get a silicone coupler for the intake pipe-to-turbo section. With a proper silicone coupler, you won't have to worry about kinking the wastegate actuator line. BTW, that will be a 3inch to 2.25inch coupler reducer.

Thanks for the tip Turbo. I will have to look into it. I've got a tight girlfriend, and she don't like to let go of the cash.
Nate I appreciate that you will help me. I will let you know by tomorrow night if it will be possible to do that, you know with the woman and all. I got to squeeze the money out her and my time.

There are far worse things to have than a tight girlfriend...

.....Dan's pooper?

I have looked for this reducer and I can't seem to find it. If you know where to get one let me know.
Nate give me a time that would be good for you. I can be there in morton by noon to drop off the ole lady . She has a friend that lives there and it works out great. Drop her off and I can meet you and do what we have to do. Just let me know and some directions or address. Hmmm, Maybe a phone number.

http://www.roadraceengineering.com/hoseandclamps.htm

Find it there - hope it's in-stock!

and ANY gf's tighter than Dan's ... oh, nevermind ...

I'll PM ya.

FYI Nate, I checked those other 2 sites you mentioned for this stuff in another thread and found RRE cheaper - then before I hung up she said I'd get the order at 20% off - they didn't have quantity of what I wanted for my planning overkill. So the discount may have been about that, but hey!

Yeah RRE was cheaper on some stuff, the other sites cheaper on others, especially on stuff RRE doesn't stock.

Budmann, for your benefit, check out www.turbohoses.com and www.hosetechniques.com .

Thanks men. And Nate I got your pm and that should be sufficient. I pretty much now my way around by the main streets. I will have no problem finding you.

Cool!

What time are you guys thinkin' - or, perhaps, how late's the 'dogg garage open Saturday?

I should be at Nates about 12:30-1:00.

12:30 to 1 works for me. I'll be in the garage anyway. Gotta fix the coolant return line on the turbo for the Talon and change the oil in the Evo.

so is this an open tuning day?

Hmm...we'll see. I've got some work I have to get done to my cars also. Anyone is always welcome to come over and hang out though.

dose the 5 knob afc work like the afcII ? I manly need to leard how to use one...well thats if I can get it hooked up

I can send you the pdf on it. I need an email address. If you want to wait till tomorrow we can do it at Nates.

got the vfaq on hookinh it up gonna do that sometime saturday.

do you have instuctions for the afc?

They don't give you that part in my intructions. They say to take it to a Apexi dealer. Anything to try and squeeze more money out of us. And that is why I'm going to Nates today.
Do you have a logger mitsu90? Because you are going to need it to monitor your engine performance, when you hook up your Safc.

ummm no I don't have a logger

Hey guys I found out why I was running so lean. My rubber hose that I put on the fuel pump bursted/seperated.
I was actually trying to find out why when I filled the car full with gas my gas gauge would fall on it's face (go all the way to the left). It starts showing fuel about 1/4 to 3/8 of a tank.
I have the 255 walbro, when I bought it, it came with pump and filter. No wires so I had to wire myself. I heat shrank the positive female fitting before I put it in. But I didn't the positive tube connecter, Just crimped and left it like that. Is this thing shorting out on me when I fill 'er up?

Aha! Glad you found the culprit.

But why is my fuel gauge doing that? Could it be what I explained.

The gauge is a different part of the wiring harness. Did to bend the float arm when you put the pump back in?

No, Why would that cause the gauge to go to past empty when it's full?

I'm guessing some kind of wiring issue. Sounds like its time to break out the multimeter again.

Damnit! I hate that thing Multimeter.

Sorry read it wrong, I was thinking it stays at "E" and doesn't register until you have 1/4 tank in...if you would have bent it up, it would have to fill up until it hit the float.

Natedogg's tight, time for the multimeter...

Been talking Goat, eh?

Doh!!!

You must be the pitcher...not the catcher then!

This is just a pic to show you what I found when I pulled the pump. Notice the hose. Click on the pic to enlarge!


This is what I found when I pulled my fuel gauge cover off. The part that is screwed to the fuel pump housing. Notice the burnt spot on the left of the board, I think it's fried.

Thats not good.

Did you use high pressure fuel line??

I used what I thought was High pressure fuel line. It should have been it was sent with my afpr.

Your AFPR was a $4.00 Ebay buy though correct?

what turbohcar^ said...

High pressure line will be labeled...and costs more than $4 a foot...

Yes I did buy it for that much. I went to the parts store and got the right fuel line. And got enough to replace the peace I have on the afpr. Don't want that one to blow either.