Recent content by jonapod

MS CAI dealer installed? Please check for your air straightener!! New AEM air straightener installed. 6 bucks from JCSpeed. LTFT's went from 8-15 to 0-6. Car still needs to learn. AFR at WOT is in the 11's. yeah. Told dealership they didn't install the air straightener. Didn't have a CLUE...

Problem solved! I have no air straightener!! I pulled the CAI apart and presto - no straightener.. This was Mazdaspeed dealer installed before I even picked up the car brand new. I had to wait on it for several weeks as they were waiting on a shipment as the original CAIs were pulled because...

Knock Retard is when the ECU detects knock or pre-knock conditions(detonation) in a cylinder, retards the timing and adds fuel to protect the engine. Knock can be caused by a number of things - lean fuel ratio, bad plugs, oil/gunk in the intake. Look up 'engine knock' on wikipedia for more...

I agree the LTFT are too high - it's Mazda CAI w/ straighter - installed when i bought it new. I tried the 91 map without any real difference which makes me think it might be intake related. oh, and i installed DENSO ITV22 Iridium plugs today, which don't seem to have helped!

OK folks - I have an 08.5 MS3, MS CAI, AP running v1.05 MSCAI 93. Running 93 octane. After a reflash i consistently get 1-4 KR on WOT, and several times I have had audible knock (nailbyt) .. AFR's are in the high 12's, LTFT is 10-15. After a learning period, it settles down with occasional KR...

Are they RS-7's? Bronze is a great look on SS - nice ride. I'm looking at Bronze on my Mica Black MS3.