problem with my 96 ek
02-17-2008, 01:28 PM
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problem with my 96 ek
alright this is my problem.......i just had my engine rebuilt and i bought a tuned ecu from pherable i had them program the ecu to engage vtec at 5800 rpms and the redline at like 7900 rpms but when i got my car back from the mechanic vtec didnt engage till 7000 rpms and i dont even know what the redline was set at because i got it to 9000 rpms and let off... now the question is do u think it is the ecu or the tach being wrong because the guy that had it before me put a si gauge cluster cover over my gauge cluster so its white and blue now but i never had any problems out of it before the new ecu im up for anyones opinion thanks
02-17-2008, 03:39 PM
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Re: problem with my 96 ek (jlopez88)
why do you need it to redline so high? are you sure it was set for the rpms you asked for? take it to a tuner and make sure everything is alright.
EDIT: i missed the part about Phearable.
EDIT: i missed the part about Phearable.
02-17-2008, 03:39 PM
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Re: problem with my 96 ek (jlopez88)
the gauge cover sounds like it could be a problem, try hooking a external tach up to it see what you get. Phearable is deff a good company and i dont think they would mess up on burning a map.
*edit* google some pics of a si cluster and a cluster from your vehicle and compare the two and see what you have.
*edit* google some pics of a si cluster and a cluster from your vehicle and compare the two and see what you have.
02-17-2008, 03:43 PM
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Re: problem with my 96 ek (jlopez88)
well see thats the thing i set the rpms high because i built the motor for high compression and the motor can take it and i was try to avoid hooking up another tach 
but i will take that opinion into consideration thanks man keep them commin i need all the help i can get
but i will take that opinion into consideration thanks man keep them commin i need all the help i can get
02-17-2008, 03:53 PM
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Re: problem with my 96 ek (z6hatchboy)
well see its the stock cluster but the guy who had it before me put a white si cover over it so he had to pull the needles off of it and stuff and i dont know if that could have messed with it or not but it never gave me any problems before i got the new ecu thats the thing
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Re: problem with my 96 ek (z6hatchboy)
well i think what i am goin to do is hook it up to a scan tool and see what it tells me the rpms are and take it from there because i already talked to pherable and they said that they would be glas to exchange it for another one but i dont want to go through the whole waiting process if it isnt the ecu
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