Dumb Question Thread - No Flaming Allowed

[ridebikes]

You absolutely can be tuned during your smog test.

I meant you can't run Alpha N for a CSL intake

[Tbonem3]

But that kind of tune is not permitted in CA.

You absolutely can be tuned during your smog test.

[ridebikes]

My dumb question is how to think about swapping not just intakes but the ECUs to go along with them.

For California reasons, it'd be great to swap between the CSL intake & stock intake periodically.

But my understanding is that an ECU really needs to be tuned (Alpha N, etc.) to take full advantage of the CSL intake. But that kind of tune is not permitted in CA.

So the dumb question is: could I simply buy a second ECU, pair it to my car, and have it tuned for the CSL setup, then swap both the stock intake and ECU back every few years? Or is there a work around to have my original ECU do it all?

[BigRussia]

Position of the clock spring won't affect the steering angle measurement. The sensor for that is further down on the column and the column and clock spring are not mechanically attached by anything other than the steering wheel.

As Mau said, if you've got enough slack in the clock spring to be able to turn it to full lock both ways without it binding, you should be alright.

Oh ok awesome, good to know and thanks for confirming that! Yeah was really worried about having any DSC/ABS issues before a Sebring trip so already had given up and was packing up the wheel hub to return it to the local OMP America store I bought it from. I reached out to the sale rep too with the issue and he said hes going to check if there was a revision but I'm not hopeful. Said hes seen a similar issue with their NA/NB Miata wheel hub.

I guess I’ll go ahead and install it then with the clockspring canted to confirm no lock to lock issues, but will most likely do it after the Sebring weekend trip to be on the safe side and can test it properly. Dont want to discover issues while so far from home. Will follow-up with the results.
Lastly here’s a side by side of how canted the wheel hub is when lined up with the centered clockspring knubs that i took to send to the OMP sales rep.

[heinzboehmer]

Position of the clock spring won't affect the steering angle measurement. The sensor for that is further down on the column and the column and clock spring are not mechanically attached by anything other than the steering wheel.

As Mau said, if you've got enough slack in the clock spring to be able to turn it to full lock both ways without it binding, you should be alright.