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Old Aug 6, 2017 | 11:50 AM
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Thanks all for the kind compliments, most folks don't have a clue what the car is and that's perfectly alright by me.

on the turbo with stage 3...

I had bought the greens and stage 3 chip long before buying the turbo. Later on, while shopping for a replacement turbo, I was stunned how expensive they are over your side! The GT35R, for me, was about the same price as a stage 1 hybrid (factoring in exchange and all) in U.K. Overkill for sure, I just couldn't justify spending same money on "old tech" when I could have latest and greatest. Once progressing through my build, I realised that my injectors weren't going to be big enough so I sourced some Siemens 83lb Deka injectors. I matched up the part numbers to make sure they were the correct spec and ordered a custom chip from MD. Finally all ready to go, I had issues trying to get the car to start for the first time. Pulling a plug showed I was WAY over fueling on start up. I swapped out the Siemens for the greens and put in the Bayjoo chip and she fired right up. I tried repeated emails to MD regarding the chip issues but never heard back from them, that's the rub of being an ocean away it seems. I got busy with the build and never went back to try diagnosing the problems. I still have the 83's so I hope to be able to use them in whatever custom system I chose. I never planned to run the stage 3 long term.

One of the problems with this whole thing is that I'm running a YB in a Merkur. The body loom is ALL Merkur XR. How similar they are to Cossie body looms is anyones guess. The engine loom is probably L1 or L6 loom as far as I can tell. I went over the wiring and tested it, all seemed fine but again, who knows? The fuel pump wiring is standard but I don't remember U.S. guys replacing fuel pump wiring at all. On a previous car with 2.3L Lima based motor, I ran close to 400hp with just a 255LPH pump in the tank. I am thinking I need to prioritize getting a look at my fuel pressure while driving though
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