Far Off? #1
Late last year I read that you were working on a project that will allow us
to change air-fuel ratios. If I remember correctly it was due mid this year -
are we far off?
Leon
Australia
Far Off? #2
I was wondering what is happening with the Do-It-Yourself electronic
interceptor kit that is being developing with Silicon Chip magazine – the one in
the article Real World Air/Fuel Ratio Tuning. I would like to
use this in my Nissan ET Pulsar to lean out the mixtures.
Tyronne Knudsen
Australia
The kit (known as the Digital Fuel
Adjuster) has already been listed on the Jaycar Electronics website. However, it
is not quite ready for release – we’ll let everyone know as soon as it becomes
available.
True Hot-Rodding!
I really enjoyed the article on a Do-It-Yourself knock sensor
DIY Detonation Detector - Mk II. I have the circuit built and
it works great. I was wondering how difficult it would be to hook up the output
of the circuit to your car speakers or even a separate speaker. It would be nice
to be able to turn it on and off for when you’re driving around doing some
tuning. Thanks for all the great projects - true hot-rodding!
Douglas Braun
USA
It is possible to connect the module’s
output into your audio head unit. This can be done with a cassette-style
adaptor. Some head units also have an input plug on the front face. Note that if
you are having problems with the sound quality of your existing earplugs you’d
be surprised how much better a top-notch set of earplugs are. Sony makes good
ones.
Edgier Kluger
I read with interest the article on the Delta Throttle Timer project - The Delta Throttle Timer Breakthrough. My throttle-by-wire car is
very unresponsive when in ‘ECON’ mode but comes alive in ‘O/D OFF’ mode. I guess
this is to do with emissions and fuel economy - or maybe, as this is my first
auto car, I'm not used to the behaviour. Anyway, there is no TPS and adapting
one to fit seems pointless as the ECU seems to retard the rate of throttle
advance.
Do you know if any of these have been successfully installed when wired to
the potentiometer connected to the accelerator pedal? The car is a Toyota
Kluger. There are six wires on the pedal assembly and back-probing is impossible
as each wire is sealed into the connector.
Craig Smith
Australia
An interesting one! You should be able
to fit the DTT to the output of one of the accelerator pedal position sensors. But we haven’t heard
of anyone doing this – yet.
Shifter Shift
I own a 2000 Ford Falcon AU2 XR6 sedan and am curious to know if it is
possible to replace the standard manual gear shift. Do I have to get a whole new
gearbox, or can I simply purchase a new shifter and have it installed? I find
the standard gear shift in the Ford to be too low and far away - and it
sometimes affects my back with which I have medical problems. Anything you can
tell me would be much appreciated.
Archie
Australia
Try Herrod Motorsport (+61 3 9464
5100). They should have something to suit or be able to put you in contact with
someone who does.
Boosted B4
In the feature Bumped Up Boost you used the
Festo 6509 GRA flow control valve. I own a MY02 Subaru B4 and have a TurboSmart
gated boost control tee. I am wondering if I can use the tee in same way as the
6509 flow control valve to alter boost?
Wayne Graham
Australia
No, the TurboSmart valve bleeds to
atmosphere – the flow control valve is a variable restriction in the boost supply to the
wastegate system.
Sequential Lighting
I was just looking at the shift light article Shift Light Shape Up. What we really could do with
is a sequential shift light with, say, 4 to 8 LEDs rather than just the one. Do
you know of a circuit to Do-It-Yourself one? That would be popular with your
readers.
Ian Simpson
UK
Check out Hyper-Form Plug-in Shift Indicator
- an easy to fit multi-stage shift light.
Hairs Standing Up
I was very interested to read Driving Emotion of 25th April (Driving Emotion)
and now understand in some way what prompts people to respond - the hairs on the
back of your neck stand up, you stamp your feet, kick the dog, blah, blah,
blah...
The thought of a manufacturer withholding test cars from AutoSpeed when they
make them available to other, more accommodating, journalists offends me.
I am a customer of two of the manufacturers named (having bought new cars
from them in the last three years) and a prospective customer of a third. I
believe I have the right to tell them what I think about this matter and get
explanation about why they believe this action helps them or benefits me - a new
car buyer.
Can you supply me the appropriate contacts for Mazda, Alfa Romeo and Citroen
or better still publish them so as a collective the customers and prospective
customers can ask them what they want to hide?
I enjoy alternative views and believe they should be welcomed, after all,
it’s only an opinion and isn't always something I'll agree with but I enjoy it
just the same. I drive the car, I make a choice based on my values and I pay the
bux!!!
I currently own a vehicle that is far from perfect, badly finished (for the
price) and is impractical but has a bucket load of things I love about and I
can't imagine parting with it.
Andrew Beulke
Australia
This situation gets us worked up to -
we assure you! Please feel free to contact the PR department of a manufacturer
if you’d like to take it up with them. Check out their websites for contact
details.
Pick a Box
Is it possible to put a Jag gearbox in an EH Holden? I have been told that
the EH I have bought has a Jag gearbox in it, but there seems to be no
alterations to the floor. I also have been told that it might be an Opel gearbox
from a HR because they bolt straight in. I really don’t know a lot about this
sort of thing – well, cars in general! - but would like to find out what gearbox
I have.
Helen
Australia
Call Dellow Automotive (02 9774 4419)
and they might be able to suggest a couple of things to look for.
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