Came home for lunch and found a package waiting for me.








also my almost finished gauge panel

 

i'll install the tubing and get some pics of that tonight

 

Schaweeet, I'm loving the gauge panel, alot better looking since last I saw it.

 

LOVE the gauge cluster...do tell how it works with whatever OEM stuff you have left... I WANT ONE

 

There is no OEM stuff left. All gauges use aftermarket sensors. The panel is just a piece of sheetmetal i roughed out and cut some holes in. It's not the best fit ever for the opening but i care more about the function I haven't wired in the water temp gauge yet and havent decided what to put in the last hole. Maybe put a level gauge in my fuel cell. . . .

 

Engine idled for ~30 seconds today spot on perfect. Acted funny when i gave it throttle like it wanted to die instead of rev so ive got some trouble shooting left to do.

 

cool beans! any idea why it wont rev?

 

Mine would do that when the ECU was not receiving a signal from the mass airflow sensor. Give that a check first, then move on diagnosing.

Ken

 

not a clue yet, im gonna hook my laptop up to the MAP ECU and use the real time monitoring function to see if everything is ok there. The fuel pressure was a bit low (30 psi as opposed to the factory setting of 38-41 psi) so i need to bump up the adjustable FPR a bit bit next time. It idled so perfect i don't think the fuel pressure was much of an issue but who knows.

 

There is no AFM anymore. The MAP ECU "simulates" the AFM signal to the factory ECU.


The MAP-ECU (Manifold Absolute Pressure Electronic Control Unit) is
designed to provide two main functions:

* Removal of the stock air flow meter (hotwire, flap, and Karman-Vortex style) and conversion to speed-density (MAP) based tuning.
* Complete control over your OEM ECM fuel table by tuning the air flow signal traveling to the ECM, allowing you to install larger injectors, forced induction, or other major engine modifications.

 

Is this the box?

http://www.mapecu.co.nz/

Is that about what you paid?

hmmmm...

 

yea thats exactly what i have, and the price i paid



here's a current engine bay pic. Man i really need to take the backing plate behind the cam gears off and paint it, i didn't know it would rust that bad.

 

Gonna be some set backs on the truck. I just got out of the hospital after being there since monday the 14th. I had a blood clot in my shoulder that wasn't allowing my arm to drain so every time i got my heart rate up the veins in my arm would explode out and make my arm look like a road map. After two surgeries and seven days of agony, no sleep, and barely eating i'm home and recovering but they have me on blood thinners so i'm not allowed to do any high injury risk activities even after i feel better since any wound will tend to bleed really bad. Kinda sucks but health comes before hobbies.

 

Dang, hope you're all ok now...

 

Geez J, sorry ot hear that bud, I'm just glad your ok. I was thinking about ya this weekened, I was in Tellico again. A couple of the guys asked about how your project was going, so hopefully ou can get back to a normal life soon. Good luck, and take care.

 

How did you happen to get a blood clot in your shoulder might I ask?

 

I had a clot in my subclavian (below-collar bone) vein which connects to your jugular just below your throat and transits back into the chest cavity. The doctors believe it was caused by the fracture to my collar bone several years ago. The combination of changed geometry due to fracture along with the additional scar tissue in the area was pinching the vein slightly causing the blood to eventually clot. The pinching was between the collar bone and the first rib. I have had a very active life-style since the fracture including weight lifting and running but it took 6 years for the problem to show up.

Some images. . . The subclavian is #3 in the first image, in the second image you can see where the artery and vein transit between the collar bone and rib and to the right arm. The vein is hidden behind the artery in picture 2. My blood tests showed no chemical signs of elevated clotting so they believe it to be a mechanical and not biological problem. In the second surgery they removed pieces of my collar bone and first rib.

 

I'm glad you got it taken care of...

 

for those that like pictures. . . its turning nice and yellow around the wound now

 

Awesome chicks dig scars. By the way I'll be in Raleigh this weekend, a buddy of mine is throwing a UFC party, mind if I give ya a call and stop by?