Nkreig's K16 Geartronic Build by nkreig

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11-20-2013

We put the heat shield back on. Just a few bends and it fits. 

A/F ratios are in the same ranges as the stage 3. Around 14 highway speeds. I will see what it drops to when it's on full boost.

@TG, you 30 minutes away...no reason why u can't ride shotgun some day!  I'll introduce u to the guys from fast company. They race high end cars in the vintage Grand Prix over at schenley park

11-22-2013

I just got the IPD HD coils delivered yesterday and according to FedEx tracking the Elevate TCV should be here some time today. I did pull on a new Mercedes on 279 yesterday and the car isn't even running right at the moment. I can only imagine how well it will perform when it is sorted. I ordered an E-focus mount last night to get my solid shifts and steering feel back. First and second feel much more responsive but 3rd it just takes off! It is very hard for me to explain it because the difference between 18 psi on my old tune and 25-26 psi with the k16 is very different. I hope it's even better with everything working together.

Kova, you must have missed my previous issue. I had the NGK ILFR7H's in but when they were installed two of them were over torqued and cracked the insulators causing misfire issues at high boost. I had to run the stock plugs until the new ones arrived. So, today the new set of plugs (NGK ILFR7H) arrived and got installed with the new IPD HD coilpacks. We did a leak test of the intake and could not find any leak so the we cleared the codes and nothing reappeared. The car is running much much better however, because we reloaded the tune it has to adapt to the TCV again. It feels a little dead off the line limiting boost. When I got home the new Elevate TCV was on my door step. I'll get that installed at some other point because the stock one on it is brand new.

Kova, did you ever notice the TCV needs a few drives for the ECM to start adapting properly? With all the work that has been done I found that it needs a few cycles of driving before it starts to react allowing smooth linear boost. It will restrain until fully adapted. 

If the Mass airflow circuit code returns then I may just buy a new one. I had a K and N panel filter for a few years and it may have gotten an oil film on the sensor as many of those filters do.

12-10-2013

Just an update: I installed a new MAP sensor and It didn't correct the misfire and lumy idle issue so, I am dropping the car off at the shop Friday. I also put new pads and rotors on the front. ATE does not make the PremiumOne rotors in 320mm anymore so I went with EBC Ultimax slotted rotors this time and back to BP-10 pads (softer feel). Hopefully, they get the idle and misfire issues sorted this friday. I want my smooth S40 back, not this vibrating diesel!!