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VAF delete
is there any way to take off the VAF on a festiva and still have the motor run proper? the reason i ask is that i may be getting some itb's off of a gsxr 1000 that i found on CL, but if i cant take out the VAF then i dont think ill buy them. the only thing that i can think of that will give me more hp is sticking on a VAF from a rx7 (bigger and more flow). but if i could take it right out, that would be even better. anyone have any answers?
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Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol... -
you have to run a standalone EFI system that doesn't look for an airflow volume or mass input. You cannot delete the VAF from the stock EFI system successfully.Jim DeAngelis
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so i need a megasquirt or somthing? do you think a rx-7 VAF will work? i know they work on the 1.8 bp.
Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...Comment
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I doubt the stock ecu is calibrated for a larger vam. Best bet is megasquirt with speed density.91GL BP/F3A with boost
13.79 @ 100, 2.2 60' on 8 psi and 155R12'sComment
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you will most likely need a standalone to run itb's anyway.Comment
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i guess ill leave them for another day......
Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...Comment
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you can eliminate the VAF using a piggyback like Emanage, or SAFC with a MAP sensor and some good tuning for people who cant afford a full standalone.
theres an article on how-to on turbo-miata.com if i remember correctly.1992 Festiva... BP-T, Escort G5MR, no crossmember, aspire brakes, Megasquirt, Toyota COP's, coilovers and 6 puck SPEC clutch!
T3/T4 Turbo Power! G5MR and BP since '04!Comment
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Ideal you forgot to mention MEGASQUIRT! A standalone for the bluecollar worker. I am still working on mine, it is really not that bad once you get into it, but look at spending some money. I know a guy that can build you a plug and play system for the BP motor if your interested (about $600).
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for the money it would take to make this work, it would be pointless cause im swaping my motor to a bp some time soon..... hopfuly....... i think ill leave it alone for a bit, maby if i get some money to mess around with, ill do it.
Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...Comment
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heck you can do the megasquirt now, and when you go to the BP it will swap right over with some tuning. But of course when you start changing stuff like this you make the car less predictable and possibly less reliable.Comment
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less predictable? what do you mean by that? and less reliable.... you dont trust my working skills..... lol jk
Mike, AKA the sasquatch
1990 LX, bp+T/g25mr, 9psi dynoed at 194HP, turbonetics t3/to4e 57trim, haltech E6X standalone, 550cc injectors, turbosmart wastegate, synapse BOV, walbro 255 fuel pump, aeromotive FPR, AEM wideband, 3 inch exhaust, huge FMIC, 9LB flywheel, 6 puck clutch and way more parts that im forgetting i installed lol...Comment
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no I just mean anytime you modify a car, start adding non OEM parts, change the engineering on something that was meant to be one way.
Of course this doesn't go for all of us, but your typical shadytree mechanic like me, I like to test stuff for a long time before I trust it.Comment
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