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Originally Posted by John V
It technically completed all of its runs, plus 8 runs on a practice course that was set up before the real competition happened. That alone is a huge win.
It developed an electrical problem during competition that I tried to diagnose the entire weekend but was unsuccessful.... until competition was over. One of my friends poked at a connector and it came apart, because it wasn't latched. That connector carries power to the fuel injectors, so that explained the bad running.
I finished dead last in the pro out of five drivers, but I wasn't hugely far behind, especially considering how badly the car ran. I finished second at the tour out of 7 drivers. that's good for a tire (About $420) and $150 from Mazda, plus $75 from Hawk brakes.
The car was a rocket on the practice course when it was running correctly.
There were a lot of good things about this weekend. I know the car needs a lot more spring rate as it was way too soft for the grip. I also got the anti-lag launch control set up, which is RAD. Floor the throttle at the line and it builds boost with no load on the engine, so when I dump the clutch it leaves at full boost. Fun! Next thing is to get the traction control working so I don't have to immediately feather the throttle.
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Sounds like fun! Connector issues can be such a bitch. I had a connector problem on the Cummins engine in my Volvo . . . there was a second fuel pump at the injectors (Volvo called it a lift rail pump) connector loosened up, but truck was driveable with loss of power. Cost me 380 bucks at Volvo. Same connector loosened up again about 500 miles later and I ended up running a tie wrap around the two ends to hold them together.
Yeah, injectors like their power