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What is wrong with my car? (boost cut, fuel cut, random misfire 0300?)

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:19 PM
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If you live near enough RRE, then get a custom flash from RRE. I don't know why you'd get a base flash from someone 3000 miles away when you have flash tuners to choose from in CA.

However, to answer your specific question, I would buy 12 Jestr M1 flashes before buying a Works flash, and then I still wouldn't get a Works flash. $600 is ridiculous. Custom tunes don't even cost that much.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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War - Considering my current mods, do you think $52 jestr m1 flash should do the job? (Let's put the p0300 on the side since that could be caused by many reasons. I want to make my car to run safe at least and I can bare with the p0300 for awhile.) or should I go with $600 Works brain flash?
I would not spend that amount of money ($600.00) on a mail-in/e-flash. For that kind of money.... get your car tune in a dyno. For that matter... jestr did a flash for me and I only had to adjust the fuel after 5000 RPMs under boost. I used a wideband to lean some tables to a nice ~11.5 AFR across the board under boost.

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Yes $600 is expensive...

I'll give the mail-in flash a try first and see the result.

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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IMO..... Option 2
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Go to RRE and get a custom flash from Scott Gray for $300. Why are you being stubborn? Choice 1 is not even a valid choice. Choice 2 is fine but still makes no sense when you have expert tuners near you.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by joedr
I would not spend that amount of money ($600.00) on a mail-in/e-flash. For that kind of money.... get your car tune in a dyno. For that matter... jestr did a flash for me and I only had to adjust the fuel after 5000 RPMs under boost. I used a wideband to lean some tables to a nice ~11.5 AFR across the board under boost.

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$600 is brain flash from Works. Mail-in flash is $52.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Go to RRE and get a custom flash from Scott Gray for $300. Why are you being stubborn? Choice 1 is not even a valid choice. Choice 2 is fine but still makes no sense when you have expert tuners near you.
I wasn't being stubborn. Works is 15 min away so it felt convenient for me that's all. yikes, RRE is good 6 hrs drive from here...

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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It's worth it. Plus, there are other tuners around there, but don't pay $600 for anything from Works.
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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
It's worth it. Plus, there are other tuners around there, but don't pay $600 for anything from Works.
Thanks. Yeah, I really would like to save that $600 for something else.
I'll look for a good tuner around here that can tune my car for about $300. If not I'll just try out the mail-in jestr m1 flashes.

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Old Mar 10, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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I set off p0300 with my clutch because it chatters pretty loudly, dont know if you have a twin plate, but that will do it.
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Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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hey Runevo did you ever get it fixed, i have the same problem. im gonna take off my aftermarket cone filter tomorrow to see if it fixes the problem
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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If you are knocking because you are running lean, I would be very careful until it is fixed, or your engine could go bye bye.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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For god sakes, please tune your car.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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defently getting a flash will fix all your problems im sure
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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if you feel it jerking, its the sparkplugs or your boosting isnt properly tuned, second problem you have could be even bigger because you have an internal problem in your engine. Putting both these together, sounds like one of your rods will break, and its going to get worse. Im a mechanic here in Ny and I specialize in evos, I even do cars from evoNY. I could check it out for you no charge and fix the problem cheap let me know.
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