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Old 01-10-2007, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by whoneedspistons
dude.. its plug and play... that means you plug it in and it works... but there is a catch, you need to hook it up correctly, granted it can be intimidating if you never hooked anything at all up to your car but it should have fit only one way.... so like everyone said to you before "you (no one else) did something wrong"

now i can understand that you are only 17 but the fact of the matter is your interceptor is fine and it was tested to be fine. the dealer mechs for the most part are lost. you are lucky to find 2 mechs that are decent in the state. the person you are talking to (scott) is one of the most knowledgable about the electrical system in the car.... infact there is a video on there website on how to install the int-x. you should look at that and tell us what you did differently. did you do the install or did you have mazda do it?

is your warranty now voided?
i plugged everything in to the right spots, and i made sure that the vacuum hose wasnt pinched. the only thing i can think of is that when i was hookin the battery back up to everything, i saw a small spark. i thought of it as normal though because it had done that before when i have taken the battery out and stuff.

and yea i watched the video. i did everything exactly like the guy in the video did. except get the car to start haha.

and no my warranty is still good because i had to get a new starter put in it a couple of weeks ago and it was free. they put a new battery in it too. it starts up so fast now, i love it haha.
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that spark probably blew the fuse
Old 01-11-2007, 06:44 PM
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but which fuse would it have blown? i checked every single one 10 times with a circuit bulb thing. and my car would do everthing except for start. the radio and lights worked fine but when i turned the key it wouldnt turn the engine.
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^ That's exactly what happened to me.

So I swapped the blown fuse with the horn fuse (same amps) and the car ran fine. I think you can find my post if you search for it.
Old 01-12-2007, 09:19 AM
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Yep, though I did not blow any fuses, I read all posts from ppl. who have. Sounds exactly like it.
Congratulations on your purchase my friend. You have purchased yourself a $1500 fuse. Hope it runs well and never gets blown again

I can now see why they let you keep the warranty. After ripping you off they just felt sorry for your ***.

Guess since installing the Int-X is out of question for you now next time, be more patient and careful when modding. Do your homework before puling out the wrenches and ask people who are really knowledgeable. It will save you mucho dollaros.

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Old 01-23-2007, 06:02 PM
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none of my fuses were blown. the computer was fried like chicken at KFC.
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joshk118, you want to sell it then??
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Just to state the obvious: when you checked fuses, you checked both the main fuse block in the engine bay and the secondary fuse block in the driver's footwell?
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Old 01-24-2007, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by joshk118
none of my fuses were blown. the computer was fried like chicken at KFC.


Old 01-24-2007, 10:40 AM
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Don't bother to ask him any more questions about what he checked.
He has no idea what you are talking about.
Old 01-26-2007, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PUR NRG
Just to state the obvious: when you checked fuses, you checked both the main fuse block in the engine bay and the secondary fuse block in the driver's footwell?

yea i checked all fuses in both places.
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can I just say, dead horse here....
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Hey guys.
for some reason i can't control my idles anymore.
Meaning, I have the idle rpms set to 820, but it idles at 1060 and will not go lower.
Leaning out or adding fuel doesn't seem to affect the rpm. Except when I lean it out too much it begins to stall out, but that is normal.
what am I missing here?
Oh this started happening after the incident when my map got overridden.
I re-tuned it, and also have no cat now.
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Vac Leak??
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The Int-X doesn't control idle. The PCM does. The Int-X only decides how much fuel to give at a particular load (pressure/RPM).
If your idle is high, it is likely that your temp sensor is not being read properly by the PCM.

Two coolant temp sensors on my car went bad in rapid succession while running the Int-X. They are relatively easy to replace, but each was burned to a short (not open), which is highly unusual.
The result was a high idle until it threw the appropriate CEL.
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Originally Posted by rotorocks
Hey guys.
for some reason i can't control my idles anymore.
Meaning, I have the idle rpms set to 820, but it idles at 1060 and will not go lower.
Leaning out or adding fuel doesn't seem to affect the rpm. Except when I lean it out too much it begins to stall out, but that is normal.
what am I missing here?
Oh this started happening after the incident when my map got overridden.
I re-tuned it, and also have no cat now.
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it is the simple stuff... check all you connectors... i mean really check them...

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if you mean vac, it is going the shortest route now, with nothing else drawing from it.
taking reading from one of the the nipples on the manifold on the passenger side, and going straight to the Int-X.

What other connectors? the plug wires?
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Originally Posted by rotorocks
if you mean vac, it is going the shortest route now, with nothing else drawing from it.
taking reading from one of the the nipples on the manifold on the passenger side, and going straight to the Int-X.

What other connectors? the plug wires?
check all you silicon hose connectors... like the ones that connect the intercooler and the rest of the turbo plumbing..

btw, start a thread in the major hp upgrade section... you will get much more input there than in this thread..

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Old 02-22-2007, 10:21 AM
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What does the Aux_wo map controls?
I can't seem to find any references on it in the manual, but it definitely helps out
when adding fuel to it while running High RPMs in boost.
I just want to know what exactly it does and how it does it.

Also when in boost at around 6PSI and 8K rpm, the car suddenly chokes and produces a jerk. First I thought that I hit the red line, but no, it happens in around 8K and my AFR at the time is like 12.8 - 13

I haven't tried to see what happens after that (whether the engine will continue pulling through after that spot, or not) because I immediately let off the throttle, but I can say that there is no ping or anything, just a hard jerk...
Is this because I am exceeding the fuel system capacity? But it is like 6 PSI, should not be the issue, right?
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Originally Posted by rotorocks
What does the Aux_wo map controls?
I can't seem to find any references on it in the manual, but it definitely helps out
when adding fuel to it while running High RPMs in boost.
I just want to know what exactly it does and how it does it.
When you are in "normal" mode (as opposed to "matrix" mode), this map adds fuel on the aux injector channel while at high throttle.
It allows you to richen the mix at need RPM. Matrix mode does not require this since each load plane has its own curve.

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Also when in boost at around 6PSI and 8K rpm, the car suddenly chokes and produces a jerk. First I thought that I hit the red line, but no, it happens in around 8K and my AFR at the time is like 12.8 - 13

I haven't tried to see what happens after that (whether the engine will continue pulling through after that spot, or not) because I immediately let off the throttle, but I can say that there is no ping or anything, just a hard jerk...
Is this because I am exceeding the fuel system capacity? But it is like 6 PSI, should not be the issue, right?
What is your A/F right at the choke?
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac

What is your A/F right at the choke?
around 12.8 -13
New coils too.
mabbe I should get a new set of plugs?

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Old 02-23-2007, 04:48 AM
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Kinda lean, don't you think?
I run 11:1 in the same range. I can run as low as 9:1 before it misfires.
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I'll try to fatten it and see how it responds.
I need to resume work on that Matrix Mode Map too.
this "Normal" mode is just too loopy and unstable.
Thanks MM
Old 03-12-2007, 05:24 PM
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hey yall. i got a problem wit my interceptor. i hooked it up and everything seems to be connected but soon as i turn on the ignition but not startin up the car, the yellow ign light on the interceptor isnt on. i tried to link up the X on my laptop but it doesnt connect. i suppose it has somethin to do wit the ign lite not bein on. does anyone have any suggestion bout wat is goin on wit my setup?


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