New MSP owner! Raleigh, NC

[gearhead]

Recently purchased my MSP and wanted to say hey to everyone here! I'm loving it and this forum is a super helpful place to hang out. See ya on the street.

Bryan

[Riken]

Great buy welcome

[xelderx]

The NC crownd is not as strong as it used to be, but several of us are still around. Let us know if you need any help.

[gearhead]

Thanks for the replies guys. I may have some tech questions from time to time, but for now I'm just going through the car from nose to tail looking for anything that needs attention. The previous owner apparently had no idea how to do anything other than oil changes and tire rotations. He did keep the body pretty ding free though.

Anyway, I'm hoping to get back into auto-x soon now that I have the MSP. I did it for awhile many years ago when I was a single, college kid. I would like to get my wife out in the cones so she can learn to REALLY drive. She would probably like it!?!? (no)

[Demoniam]

Welcome! Glad you found us over at CarolinaMazdas.com! Hey, your wife/gf didn't happen to be driving that car through the Clayton/Garner area this morning, did she?

[gearhead]

Nope.... The speed's with me today. Besides... she's scared of it (laugh)

[Demoniam]

niiice

[nycmsp718]

whats up dude, i live in durham and i just got one too!

[gearhead]

Welcome to the board! Is this the 03' Black Mica MSP that was at Millenium (Sport Durst) Mazda?

[nycmsp718]

yes, how did you know

[gearhead]

There's not too many around, and that was one listed and sold really fast! So I know you got a FMIC and a turbo timer with that one (they were in the listing pics) - so what other goodies came with it? Was your buying experience good or bad?

[nycmsp718]

It also have a old skool hks blow off valve, ground wire kit, im not sure but one of the techs told me it have a aftermarket WGA, af and boost gauges. thats all i can think of off the top of my head. one thing i dont like is the exhuast, they took off the ms exhaust and put some cheap ass exhaust on it. the experience was ok i had to talk them down in price.

[nycmsp718]

im having this stalling issue when coming to a stop. can you give me some ideas of what that could be. thanks

[boostdprotegelx]

im having this stalling issue when coming to a stop. can you give me some ideas of what that could be. thanks

rough idle. EGR cleaning...

look up bov placement.


welcome to the forum.

[gearhead]

Well, it could be a number of things, and pictures/videos would help a lot. If you can, take a video with a digi cam similar to this one that shows how all you vac. lines are plumbed as well as your FMIC/Intake pipes. It doesn't have to be a super, up-close look at everything, but more of an overview of how they set it up. You may have had a Dipshit Previous Owner that just hacked into vac. lines like my MSP was when I bought it.

Things to check:
All of your intercooler clamps to make sure they're tight!
Vacuum lines could be old or leaking. Vac. leaks are the most common cause of idle issues.
Run some seafoam through the intake and gas tank. This will take off most carbon buildup anywhere.
Check your spark plugs condition (gap should 0.030 to 0.032) and PCV valve for clogs.
Since you have a FMIC, then you probably have the MAF sensor relocated... If it's not relocated, then relocate it :)

BTW, do you have a combo vac./boost guage? If so, what is your vac. reading at idle? What is you AF reading at idle?

Also, in this video I am shooting my vacuum manifold I made that is placed inline on the brake booster line. This made a good improvement in my BOV and WGA performance.
Search this forum over and over again. There is a lot of good information here. Sorry for the long read, but I think we can fix this and those dumbasses at Millenium should have addressed these issues before you left the lot.

[nycmsp718]

i have some pics that i took




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[210_ZOOM]

Welcome to the boards,

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123676839

Spread the word, FMIC GB, 5 people left to get the price. Corksport FTW.

[gearhead]

Yep, that MAF needs to be relocated. I see a number of things that could be improved on your vac. lines as well. Do an advanced search (in just this forum) for "MAF relocation" and "air manifold". This will show you how to relocate the MAF to the charge side of the turbo and and tap into the brake booster line for all your vac. line needs. Also, check out this website too:
http://www.carolinamazdas.com/forums2/index.php

There is a guy on there named Drew (aka WolfpackMSP) that I have been meaning to get together with for awhile. He lives in Hillsborough and drives a silver MSP. Maybe we can all get together and fix your idle issues?

HTH!
B

[nycmsp718]

we can do that ASAP! but, mean while ill look up the MAF relocation, air manifold. thank you and everybody else for all of your help

[gearhead]

It looks like you have a boost controller on your wastegate vac. line. What are you boostin' on your guage?

[nycmsp718]

i'm boostin 9 psi
vac reading at idle 19.5
when driving 20

[gearhead]

Any updates?

[nycmsp718]

Not Yet. I Had Went Away For The Weekend, So I Did Not Have A Chance To Do Anything. How Is Your Car Running?

[nycmsp718]

after work i went to phantasm (on capital blvd) speed shop to get some coupling so i can do the MAF rec. and they told me that i should not do it. soo im lil. confuse on what i should do.

[nycmsp718]

what about the bov?

[gearhead]

after work i went to phantasm (on capital blvd) speed shop to get some coupling so i can do the MAF rec. and they told me that i should not do it. soo im lil. confuse on what i should do.

Well, you can take their word or the word of all the members on this forum. My question is, did they offer to fix it for you? I don't have any personal experience with Phantasm, so I'm not going to knock their shop, but I would guess that they have never laid hands on a MSP...

If you want, we could get together with some members of Carolina Mazdas and figure this thing out. Relocating the MAF needs to happen... that much is for sure. The BOV needs to be before the MAF in the flow path or the stalling will continue. The other alternative is to get a BPV and put it where your current BOV is located. BPV's do make more sense on turbos, but everyone wants the sound of the BOV. Lemme know what you wanna do. I can most likely help you out if I get enough advance notice.

Later,
B

[nycmsp718]

I Would Like to get Together With You And Other Members To Figure This Out. i think that would be a lot better. Let Me Know When The Best Time Is For You And The Others

[nycmsp718]

Any Help?

[xelderx]

I'm pretty busy most of the time so getting to Durham is tough, but you are welcome to try and catch up with me in High Point. I've got a MSP turbo on my Pro5 and have a good friend nearby who is good with MSP tuning. I relocated the MAF when I did my install, running the MSP ECU. I have no stumbling issues right now.

[nycmsp718]

About How Far Are You From Durham? How Long Has It Been Since You Done Your Maf Relocate?

[xelderx]

About How Far Are You From Durham? How Long Has It Been Since You Done Your Maf Relocate?

I'm about an hour from Durham, just on the other side of Greensboro. I've had the car running for a few weeks now. Been to the drag strip and autoXed it once. Runs just fine. I'm getting a CEL for a lean code, but it is due to some of my mods allowing more air than the MSP ECU is used to seeing and just needs to be tuned out on my MPI.

[nycmsp718]

one hour, thats not to bad of a drive. maybe one sunday i can come up there and we can check the car out. but first i need to get the time off from work.
yea i had that same code when i first got the car. so i clean the maf and the iac and it went away.