Nut and bolt checks are frequent... because I know the guy that put most of this together:
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Took the car back to the shop and swapped the MS3 EVO for a brand-new MS3 Ultimate edition ECU. The EVO has less I/O, but more importantly, the injector drivers kept crashing. It passed bench testing, but my theory is the board would heat up and fail because of bad capacitors… probably a side effect of the ECU being underwater for two hours a while back.
Video of the car leaving me stranded after the fuel line blew out... I thought it was exclusively the ECU at the time
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After that, Nick at Auto Dynamix and I ran through some tests and noticed we weren’t getting fuel line pressure. Nick didn’t hear the “pressurizing” sound inside the tank, and the ECU showed zero pressure. The sound was the giveaway. I peeled the tank open and, sure enough, one of the sending lines had ruptured. Replaced it with a Holley fuel sending line, buttoned it back up, and the car came to life — snappy and responsive… for about 90 seconds.
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Then it died again. Same symptoms. Fuel pressure dropped off, tank went silent. I pulled the pump again and found the other sending line blown out. I had inspected it earlier, but it still failed. Didn’t have the right e85 compatible line on hand, so I used a temporary hose just to get the system running.
End of this video has Steve and Kyle Morris looking over the "Better Half Camaro"... I fired my car off while they were all trying to get their car fired. Noice.
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And that was the moment. After years of building, tearing down, and rebuilding. The TT swap is operational. Not “done,” but alive. My buddy caught the exact moment it hit me on video, and the photos really captured the vibe. Surreal doesn’t even begin to cover it.
I hope that someone finds this build thread and it helps them.... Maybe even entertaining? None the less, I wanted to stay committed to posting the nitty gritty of an extended complex build with all the setbacks. It's not all rainbows and sunshine, but it's sure nice when it works out sometimes.
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I sweat through the shirt because the dyno room is like a green house. It's soooooo hot!
