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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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PFS Purple ECU and A/C

I have a PFS Purple ECU on a 94' FD. A/C worked PERFECTLY when i first bought the car, it wasnt until the MOMENT i installed the PFC that it f'd up my AC.

It has been like this for months...i just dont use the a/c much but now its hotter than godzilla **** and i want my a/c

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- turn a/c on, car's idle does not raise, idles for about 30 seconds then the idle starts boucing, bouncing, BOUNCING, BOUNCING!!, until its bouncing like 1k rpms up and down and then it stalls....

-if im driving in gear a/c works great..only the car can't idle with it on..

-now if i hold the gas down a little to keep the idle around 1200rpms no bouncing nothing!

I know for a fact if i unplug and run the stock ECU it will run fine...so any ideas?
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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Check the PFC forum:
https://www.rx7club.com/power-fc-forum-47/power-fc-c-fix-435420/
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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ive seen that thread man, but i have a PFS Peter Ferrel Piggy Back...im afraid to do the mod

my car's a/c works fine the car just doesnt idle...people with the pfc have the a/c not engage at all
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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So which are you using: the Power FC or the PFS piggyback?
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Ok, so I'm assuming the "PFC" in your message was a typo.

I've never heard of anyone having A/C problems with the Purple Motor Eater. Are you sure you don't have a grounding issue?
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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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WHOOPS typo

yes definately the purple motor eater...although its not eating my motor

maybe its due to the fact that I dont have an airpump? my grounding is great (ground kit)
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 02:38 AM
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Why not just switch to something easier like a M2 ECU?
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Monsterbox
WHOOPS typo

yes definately the purple motor eater...although its not eating my motor

maybe its due to the fact that I dont have an airpump? my grounding is great (ground kit)
Well, removing the airpump with a stock based ECU will cause the idle to get a little lumpy (and it will be worse with electrical load). Try increasing the idle RPM to around 1100 rpms and see how the car does.
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Does the idle improve with an electrical load? I know that on occasion, for no reason whatsoever, my idle will 'hunt' up and down a bit, but simply turning on the parking lights smooths it right out.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:40 AM
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Due to the mapping of the ecu, the parking lights make it idle a little higher and probably takes it out of the hunting rpm range it was in. Not 100% sure but I think it was 750, then 850 and then 950 for idle rpm based on what was on, nothing, electrical load, and A/C.
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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hunts sometimes...mainly occurs when i try to adjust the idle up...anytime i move the idle screw ontop of the throttlebody to raise the idle, the car will raise it for about 2 seconds then bounce between the previous and the new setting until it stalls (same thing when a/c comes on) so therefore i cannot adjust my idle i have to move it back down
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Are you sure the PFS unit works properly? i.e. have you tested it on another car?
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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i know the person i bought it from and he had the same a/c issue but his car ran great...the only other issue is it seems to run way to rich on setting 2 for 12lbs...at 12lbs on setting 2 the car stutters up high so i have to run 12lbs on setting 1
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