Alright, I've got my engine in, running, certified and smogged, but have a few little things that I need some help with.
First, and most importantly, I seem to be hitting some kind of rev limit at around 3500. This only happens on the road, as it will gladly growl up towards 5k at idle. I thought it might have been the fuel pump, so I pulled one off of a 325, and there was a noticeable performance boost, but she still caps out at around 3500 rpms on the road. If you really slam the accelerator it will eventually struggle up higher, but it's very unpleasant.
Do I need to run this wire I've read about to the back of the tach? This doesn't quite seem like the issue those people had. If I do need this, can someone please be explicit about where it goes. The things I read have been conflicting/confusing.
If this isn't the problem, what is? Do I need a special fuel pump? It feels ready to take off at 3k, but then it hits a brick wall and feels like someone is tapping the brake.
My second "issue" is regarding a little set of service indicators in the bottom center of the console. I imagine they don't get the right signals from the new computer, so they are making a variety of semi-distracting flashes. Can these be rewired to actually be useful, or can I cut them without any problems? I like the overhead problem indicators, and want to keep those, if the two are somehow related.
To be perfectly clear, I'm talking about the very bottom indicators that say something like "service" and something else, and has a series of lights that go from green to yellow to red. I think it originally indicated "time" since last service (3k miles) or something like that.
Other than this stuff, it runs great. Just need to get a better muffler, a new top (half cab), and maybe a layer of paint.
First, and most importantly, I seem to be hitting some kind of rev limit at around 3500. This only happens on the road, as it will gladly growl up towards 5k at idle. I thought it might have been the fuel pump, so I pulled one off of a 325, and there was a noticeable performance boost, but she still caps out at around 3500 rpms on the road. If you really slam the accelerator it will eventually struggle up higher, but it's very unpleasant.
Do I need to run this wire I've read about to the back of the tach? This doesn't quite seem like the issue those people had. If I do need this, can someone please be explicit about where it goes. The things I read have been conflicting/confusing.
If this isn't the problem, what is? Do I need a special fuel pump? It feels ready to take off at 3k, but then it hits a brick wall and feels like someone is tapping the brake.
My second "issue" is regarding a little set of service indicators in the bottom center of the console. I imagine they don't get the right signals from the new computer, so they are making a variety of semi-distracting flashes. Can these be rewired to actually be useful, or can I cut them without any problems? I like the overhead problem indicators, and want to keep those, if the two are somehow related.
To be perfectly clear, I'm talking about the very bottom indicators that say something like "service" and something else, and has a series of lights that go from green to yellow to red. I think it originally indicated "time" since last service (3k miles) or something like that.
Other than this stuff, it runs great. Just need to get a better muffler, a new top (half cab), and maybe a layer of paint.
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