lol, no it does not. It is a "rom image not recognized" problem So I can't pull the current rom off or write a new rom.

Somehow I got the tune thats on there now by doing something that was create a definition from scratch which is not a good idea i'm told and can totally **** things up but I can't do that as an option anymore.

Oh, and supposedly its only half the tune got on the car. I mean it is driveable but doesn't idle, rev past 6k, dumps fuel, sputters and only makes probally 450-500hp. So i'm sure I'll need new spark plugs here in a few days.

 

Ok here is the thread you need. Step by step to fix your issue:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...lustrated.html

 

$100- 500hp sputter

 

Not being a dick, but you need to limp mode your *** out to either CBRD or Ivey. Or better yet, trailer the car out. If you are not good with cutting and pasting code, you will not get this working correctly. Its not hard, but you need to understand what you are doing. If you do not feel confident, you will F something up. You have already dropped decent money into it, paying to trailer it out somewhere shouldnt be an issue for someone like you.

 

i second this.

why take chances with a nearly new car that you're trying to put an overly healthy amount of horsepower in.

you [eric] asked before for advice and everyone here said take it to a pro, and even dropped quite a few names of shops you should try. now apparently you have completely ignored that advice and are still having issues. shocking.

get the car to someone who knows the X ecu inside and out and have them take a look at it. if a road trip is out of the question at the moment, at least call or email them and see if they have any advice that will help.

there's absolutely no shame in finding a subject matter expert for things.

 

This.

Everything I learned on this car has happened peeking over shoulders of those who know better, or reading the forums here a good amount.

You can e-mail Ivey or CBRD and they can do a remote flash to get you started and able to drive the car out and then they will do the dyno tune. Did you call Nate at TPG? I would be surprised if he couldn't figure things out for you. I saw a few X's out there when I dropped my IX off, not sure if they were 2010s but, still, he knows his stuff. Call him and see if he has any ideas. If he is stuck then go to one of the two that were previously mentioned. The one thing that you don't want to do is to lock the ECU by fooling around by creating ROMs on your own that are incorrect. Then you will be in even more of a bind than you already are now. A bricked ECU makes for a good paperweight I guess...

Brant, you will most likely have to replace the top portion of the center console when you do the 6-5 speed swap. The leather shift boot won't fit over the 5 speed knob base correctly. The MR has that button that snaps around the bottom portion of the locking collar, which is wider than the knob of the 5 speed shift assembly. The part wasn't that expensive and RussellM from Mitsubishiparts.net knew exactly what I needed. It was maybe ~75 and I got the console portion and a new leather shift boot for the 5 speed, all brand new. If you need me to look up the part numbers of what I got, let me know, I might be able to dig them up.

As for the new guy who is looking for an IX. Talk to Mike for sure. He knows his stuff. Travman is selling his IX (eventhough none of us actually want to see him sell it) and it was in great shape. He never really modded the car and is an ECU guru, so you know the tune was always spot on and it wasn't a hack job. PM him for information on it.

Have a good weekend, Pittsburgh. Penguins **** the bed last night after the 1st period, Go USC and Go Steelers. That is all

 

yeah trav does a great job with the ecu tuning. he's been the sole person responsible for mine (in the last couple years) and i have been very happy with it. it's nice and safe, and his rates are reasonable as all hell.

i hope he doesn't stop doing the ct9a tweaks if he gets rid of the car. i would hate to lose that kind of resource. i need to get him some good logs with the new wideband so he can actually start to really tune me up.

as for the penguins, they need to learn how to play 60 minutes of hockey and snap this ridiculous losing streak. my gf is from tampa and i was busting on the lightening pretty hard through the first period of that game, then was made to eat my words for the rest of it. no fun.

that was one hell of a fight in the first last night though. engalend (spelling?) sure knows how to knock the crap out of someone.

 

Ive already paid for the e tune subscription and spending another 500-750$ for a tune at 50* won't be good for next summer. This is why trying to find some one to spend an hour or less of their time that knows what they are doing for $100 is a much better option.

The car runs and drives and like I said actually makes a decent amount of power just runs like crap. I could drive it some where but I don't want to chuck the money at a dyno tune now to drive it 4 more weeks then have to re tune in spring.

 

yeah looks like it is working out amazingly well for you so far.

you don't need a whole new tune right now, you just need to get the car running. if you ask the right questions to the right tuner they may have a simple solution for you that might not even take any money being paid out. but you have to ask before you will know, it could be a very easy mistake or issue that could be quickly resolved with a couple emails.

but it's your car, go about it however you like. if you choose to ignore good advice from people on here, then that's your prerogative.

 

Left a message for nate. Only a 1hr 20min each way drive door to door. Sounds a lot better then 5 each way to C-bird

 

An hour or less? For 100$? Seriously? No tuner will touch the tune on your car right now because its F'ed. They will start out with a brand new stock rom and go from there. You will either be paying for a new tune, or you will stay with what you have and continue to have problems.

Think about it, the tuner is always the most scrutinized part of the equation. If you take your mickey mouse tuned car to someone like nate and just tell him to clean it up - and you'll give him a hundred bucks, he will laugh you out the door of his shop, then he will call you on your way home and laugh while you are driving, then when you hang up he will call back and leave a voicemail still laughing.

What you want is unrealistic.

 

Go ahead and screw with the ECU.

You gotta learn on something. It's really hard to completely mess it up.

The changes to read the X ecu don't look to burdensome and in fact thanks to Sabers posts is brain dead simple for you to resolve this.

You put together a 500hp X? I'd think you'd want to be able to at least do the very basic stuff yourself?

 

To help out a famous race car driver? You'd think he'd work for free.

 

 

No one has said this yet, so I figure I will.

If the car generally runs like crap, that means the tune is probably crap. I wouldn't be pushing the car hard at all while it is running like that, period. So, if you say it is making ~500whp and the car is running like crap, keep pushing it hard and I am pretty sure you will be rolling it around instead of driving it.

Nates tuning rates are reasonable. If he takes a log and it looks reasonable I am sure he will help you out on the money. If I were you I would want a tuner to start over from scratch and get it running 100% correctly, not adjusting a map that was thrown together and trying to make it work.

Did you ask Mike about the tune? He knows a good bit about tuning, what did he have to say? I would be surprised if he didn't have a few suggestions...