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vl turbo starts but wont run......HELP!!!!

Started by BYBYE NSW · 23 Jan 2011 · 6 replies

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BYBYE NSWArchived member
hey guys just bought a berlina turbo with 184ks mx7,a8 stock standard appart from the steering wheel. bought a package off here the other day.t04e turbo just jap gate plumbed into standard manifold and 3inch exhaust have installed all the new parts.turned the car on with no afm and it ran.i know it runs crap with no afm but i just wanted to hear the new exhaust and i hadnt setup air intake yet>anyways it was idling by itself with no afm now i have put afm on a boost tap and everything is together.im just using cross over pipe with no cooler on 6pound till i get gk tech next week. ok the problem is>>>>>>>>>>>>>> went to start car and it cranks over but wont start but if i give it tiny bit off throtle whilst cranking it and hold a bit of throtle it will run but wont rev and just chugs.i checked to see if my dizzy had moved but it was tight as. like i said the car startd fine b4 i did a bit more work and now it wont start all i did was install boost tap and afm and i have tried starting car with afm unplugged but still the same your help would be appreciated
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airbagsVLArchived member
afm is dead
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BYBYE NSWArchived member
u rekn??? my mate rekns that to but i showed him that it still wont run with afm disconnected and it was running b4 without afm.
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airbagsVLArchived member
well i dont know then, you must have stuffed up your boost/vacuum hose then. Can you get a pic of the work you have done?
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7FOUR7Archived member
boost hose/tap is good guna try afm just gota get a hold of one.kingbybye ---------- Post added 24-01-11 at 21:39 ---------- .... Ned it should start without afm but just not rev over 2000rpm or so..
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BYBYE NSWArchived member
was fouled plugs from runnin no afm causing it to run to rich.all good now.thanks brad
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7FOUR7Archived member
.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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