e30 idles problems

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xkeno123x
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
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Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:49 pm

Post Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:05 am

sup guys i got a e30 2.7l stoker got the kassel 2.7l Stroker Tune for it and as soon as i installed it. (correctly i triple check it) it started to have idle problems where it idles at 400-500 which the tune said it's supposed to dump idle to 900. when it gets warm enough it bumps it to "normal idle" which is around 700-750, but everytime i try to stop the car for example a stop light the idle boggles if that's the word for it. aka the idles goes wayyyy down to 200-400 and jumps up and down for a good 3-4 seconds where it wants to die. it seems like it's acting that it has a vacuum leak. which i know it doesnt because it worked perfectly fine before with the stock chip on it, worked like a perfectly normal car well "normal" it doesnt boggle idle. and oh it runs pretty rich too.
to the people i've tried reaching out they said adjust the afm which i got no clue how to open the afm. and some people are saying unplug the o2 sensor to reset it to default? can anyone suggest anything on what i should do or get to fix it? to get that 900idle and not boggle idle or the car wanting to die. it seems like it's getting flooded that's why it's dying.
Let me know if anyone wants videos of what's happening when i try to stop.


:This is my Setup:
:banana: :banana:
>Seta Bottom end
>885 Head
>m50 injectors
>3 bar fuel pressure regulator
>ported intake manifold m20
>stock tb, Stock intake tube and Stock afm
>173 Code DME
>4,10 LSD with Garagistic Bushings and Diff Studs
>Blistein Shocks and Elbach Springs Kit
>Ebay Header and X Pipe
>extended o2 sensor
tha881
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
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Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:00 pm
Location: Kent

Post Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:55 pm

First thing to check is battery voltage, make sure it is fully charged and reset the ecu again. Then I would look to testing the sensor readings at the ECU plug - cps, icv, tps etc

If it ran fine with the stock chip you may be better off refitting and asking for a refund rather than playing around with the afm
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