problems starting car with smc+450's after install
07-30-2003, 05:24 PM
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problems starting car with smc+450's after install
helphelphelp!!!!!!!!!!! after i installed my smc and 450 cc dsm blue tops. my car is havin a hard time starting. it'll start then idle very low then shut off. im gettin scared. it wont start the first time it'll start couple try's later. im boosting 6 psi for the street and 10 psi for track. anyone got good settings for smc original? i used one from the afc/smc thread but i dunno not workin for me. or do i need a fpr+guage? helphelphelp
07-30-2003, 07:36 PM
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Re:problems starting car with smc+450's after install
Well first just try to get the car to idle normal. I'm not an SMC person and I don't know alot about them but just try lowering the fuel setting a bit at 1000 -2000 rpm and see if that corrects your idle problem. Then go from there.
Do you have any guages to help you out? If so, use those as a guide. If you have one of those flashy disco AF guages, remember those are not the most accurate tool for tuning. They give the most accurate reading at wide open throttle or increasing throttle, and the engine must be warmed up before it gives a correct reading.
Do you have any guages to help you out? If so, use those as a guide. If you have one of those flashy disco AF guages, remember those are not the most accurate tool for tuning. They give the most accurate reading at wide open throttle or increasing throttle, and the engine must be warmed up before it gives a correct reading.
07-31-2003, 01:28 AM
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Re:problems starting car with smc+450's after install
hmm yeah i have a air/fuel ratio gauge and yeah its not to accurate at idle. well at 1k-2k i had it at -40 now i have it at about -25 but it still doin it. it sucks guyz.. everytime i try to start my car it takes a while..im scared this will mess up my motor etcetc. honestly my ride was more reliable with just and fmu.. all i had before was a fmu and fuel pump and i was runnin 13.5 safely.. any help??
07-31-2003, 03:50 PM
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Re:problems starting car with smc+450's after install
So your car will start, it just takes a while? What if you tap the gass while cranking it over? Will it fire up quicker? You shouldn't mess up your engine, it just takes some tuning and figuring out how your engine will run best. It may have run better with the FMU but at least the SMC is a bit more reliable at 13 psi...
07-31-2003, 05:49 PM
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Re:problems starting car with smc+450's after install
Originally Posted by tranceminister
So your car will start, it just takes a while? What if you tap the gass while cranking it over? Will it fire up quicker? You shouldn't mess up your engine, it just takes some tuning and figuring out how your engine will run best. It may have run better with the FMU but at least the SMC is a bit more reliable at 13 psi...
yeah when i gas it while starting it'll still shut off ill gas it then when i stop it'll shut off. and the rpm's stay at like under 500 rpm's maybe less sounds like ----.
