It was a long week of ups a lot of downs and some ups again. Sometimes these cars just kick you square in the nuts!
Chased a ton of gremlins. Most of them came from a couple wiring issues (my mistake) and a usb driver/old ECU firmware issue (bought the Holley setup 2 years ago). Worked till midnight a couple nights and took some extra time off work. On Thursday I started over and worked thru the instructions several times and found the wiring issues. Friday morning we could get it to fire but it wouldn’t stay running. The timing was bouncing around and couldn’t be adjusted. In the afternoon we called Holley’s tech line and that’s when we figured out the firmware/software weren’t jiving. I hadn’t thought that was an issue since the computer and ECU were talking. After updating everything we prevailed and got the car running. It started off pretty rough but began to smooth out after we got the timing synced to the software. It is pretty cool to watch the system learn and self-adjust.
Unfortunately the issues kept us from making a local cruise night. On the plus side working through the issues has given me a thorough understanding of all of the new system components. Another positive thing from this week is that my dad came over last Sunday afternoon and Monday evening to lend a hand. We run a business together but haven’t spent that kind of personal time together in years. Really hope to keep that going.
Still have a list of things to button up before the first drive. She’s getting close but time for a short breather.
