Xtreme F6 Team Xtreme Donating Members 1,680 Member For: 20y 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/01/06 02:19 PM Share Posted 17/01/06 02:19 PM brunks sounds like u might have vavle spring issuesMate could be, does it seem as though the PCM shut's down to protect itself?The traction control light coming on was a bit strange!Russwhat usually happenes is if the springs are faulting when you come on full boost usually in 2nd on the 2 to 3 shift or 3rd the give greif, and then the engine runs rough and given about 20 seconds returns to normal idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/01/06 02:24 PM Share Posted 17/01/06 02:24 PM Lucus<------- i never thought to ask if you had done the springs....sorryhmm i might just shut up now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Blue Powered by Ford's 3.7 V6 = Zoom Zoom Zoom! Member 890 Member For: 20y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Tweed Heads Posted 17/01/06 06:46 PM Share Posted 17/01/06 06:46 PM My traction control light comes on every time I drive. Once your car reaches a certain amount of torque, the traction control cannot handle it so the computer turns the traction control off, that's when the light comes on to say its off. Next time you start your engine it resets itself back to normal until the first time you give it a bootfull.I'm surprised your getting this with a generic tune as the later maps had sorted this out, it was'nt until I got a custom tune that the problem came back, I was told due to the extra power and/or torque Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street Tuner Member 727 Member For: 22y 1m 26d Posted 17/01/06 08:06 PM Share Posted 17/01/06 08:06 PM Current generation generic tunes have no traction control issue, so take your box back for an update. The other problem sounds valve spring related. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markxr6t Member 476 Member For: 20y 3m 21d Location: Perth WA Posted 28/01/06 03:42 AM Share Posted 28/01/06 03:42 AM Hmm - think I might have valve spring probs too.To what extent does making exhaust freer flowing, with High Flow cat or whatever, reduce valve spring issues?Is it bad having valve springs which don't work properly at high rpm / power levels or does the PCM protect everything so that its just an annoyance?Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme F6 Team Xtreme Donating Members 1,680 Member For: 20y 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 28/01/06 04:07 AM Share Posted 28/01/06 04:07 AM Hmm - think I might have valve spring probs too.To what extent does making exhaust freer flowing, with High Flow cat or whatever, reduce valve spring issues?Is it bad having valve springs which don't work properly at high rpm / power levels or does the PCM protect everything so that its just an annoyance?MarkI have found that the better the exhaust the less vavle spring issues you will have, my xr6t has stock springs and doesnt give grief since fitting a really good hiflow cat, prior to the real good hiflow it just had an average hiflow cat, it used to give grief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng001 Member 192 Member For: 20y 9m 14d Location: Melb Posted 28/01/06 05:35 AM Share Posted 28/01/06 05:35 AM Custom Tune, custom tune, custom tune.... Otherwise your just guessing, Plugs, Springs etc. Best money you'll ever spend and peace of mind too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 8m 10d Posted 28/01/06 06:13 AM Share Posted 28/01/06 06:13 AM Custom Tune, custom tune, custom tune.... Otherwise your just guessing, Plugs, Springs etc. Best money you'll ever spend and peace of mind too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The problem The Brunks is having will not be fixed by a custom tune.I have had the exact same issue and as F6 Extreme has said the problem is valve spring related which won't be solved unless valve springs are upgraded or back pressure is by getting a better flowing cat.I would be "fixing the cat prob. before changing the springs though as it is a cheaper exercise that will provide better results when custom tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 9m 28d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 28/01/06 10:58 AM Share Posted 28/01/06 10:58 AM No, just base maps<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Valve springs mate give me a call you have the number.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrunks Member 665 Member For: 20y 7m 9d Location: Gold Coast Posted 28/01/06 11:59 AM Author Share Posted 28/01/06 11:59 AM no worries mate, it's the White weapon that has the problem!Mate I'll be over with the green gremlin as that's the new acquisition, when I end up selling the white one!CheersRuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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