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STANG KILLA SS · 11-01-2009, 05:09 PM

i think it happened as i was coming off the throttle and onto the brakes, i think i was also at full lock steering. probly all driver error. i wasnt going that fast, maybe 40. i never had that problem during all the body off testing.

rockrawler · 11-01-2009, 05:12 PM

Maybe it's time for a chute to slow it down

STANG KILLA SS · 11-01-2009, 05:51 PM

yeah cause the brakes suck. takes me as long to slow down as it does to get up to speed.

jason · 11-01-2009, 08:49 PM

Still no video?

STANG KILLA SS · 11-01-2009, 10:07 PM

that was the plan for today. then friends showed up :rolleyes: was lucky to get those 3 passes in :(

STANG KILLA SS · 11-18-2009, 11:48 AM

well i give up. ive spent the last 3 days trying to get a speed recorded with 0 luck. im so ****ing frustrated. EVERYtime i give it gas it shuts off the GPS unit. sometimes when i just raise the rear i give it gas it will shut off instantly, and sometimes it rolls 5 feet at low idle before it shuts off. but in MANY MANY attempts ive never got it to stay on for a pass. ive tried new batteries every pass in the GPS, ive tried mounted laying down, mounted upright, in the rear, in the middle, up front. ive even mounted it to the body, once in the top and once on the side door. NOTHING works. im so agrivated. and today i got kicked out of the church parking lot i was using.
out of curiousity i fired up the GPS as i was headed back to work, and it works just fine in the jeep.

Sharkey · 11-18-2009, 08:31 PM

id bet the motor is causing too much emi and causing your issues. some electronics are very suseptable to it.

rmdesignworks · 11-18-2009, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharkey

id bet the motor is causing too much emi and causing your issues. some electronics are very suseptable to it.

see if you can get a lead sheet and wrap the motor,,other wise you might try running a wire from the negative side of the GPS pcb to the motor can,,you might be able to stabalize the field enough that way

Duuuuuuuude · 11-18-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

im so ****ing frustrated. EVERYtime i give it gas it shuts off the GPS unit. and today i got kicked out of the church parking lot i was using.

Sounds like Jesus doesn't like your car. :-(

Quote:

Originally Posted by rmdesignworks

see if you can get a lead sheet and wrap the motor,,other wise you might try running a wire from the negative side of the GPS pcb to the motor can,,you might be able to stabalize the field enough that way

Even easier, get some wire screen (for screen doors) and wrap the gps in it.

What gps are you using? I kept a close eye on my Nuvi and its been working fine. Usually just zip tie it on top of the battery.

STANG KILLA SS · 11-19-2009, 09:23 AM

using this garmin
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/2396/radargps1.jpg

Duuuuuuuude · 11-19-2009, 04:58 PM

i had a thought...wrapping the gps in metal mesh would probably make it lose its signal.

You might just try making a shield instead to put between the gps and motor. Fold the mesh into a square a few layers thick and find a way to secure it. Should work.

Brett B. · 11-19-2009, 05:01 PM

WOW

does it crawl!!

Tommy R · 11-19-2009, 05:12 PM

Copper tape on the motor!!

11-01-2009, 05:09 PM	#41
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	i think it happened as i was coming off the throttle and onto the brakes, i think i was also at full lock steering. probly all driver error. i wasnt going that fast, maybe 40. i never had that problem during all the body off testing.

11-01-2009, 05:12 PM	#42
rockrawler Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Maple Ridge,B.C. Posts: 71	Maybe it's time for a chute to slow it down

11-01-2009, 05:51 PM	#43
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	yeah cause the brakes suck. takes me as long to slow down as it does to get up to speed.

11-01-2009, 08:49 PM	#44
jason R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State Posts: 13,938	Still no video?

11-01-2009, 10:07 PM	#45
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	that was the plan for today. then friends showed up :rolleyes: was lucky to get those 3 passes in :(

11-18-2009, 11:48 AM	#46
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	well i give up. ive spent the last 3 days trying to get a speed recorded with 0 luck. im so ****ing frustrated. EVERYtime i give it gas it shuts off the GPS unit. sometimes when i just raise the rear i give it gas it will shut off instantly, and sometimes it rolls 5 feet at low idle before it shuts off. but in MANY MANY attempts ive never got it to stay on for a pass. ive tried new batteries every pass in the GPS, ive tried mounted laying down, mounted upright, in the rear, in the middle, up front. ive even mounted it to the body, once in the top and once on the side door. NOTHING works. im so agrivated. and today i got kicked out of the church parking lot i was using. out of curiousity i fired up the GPS as i was headed back to work, and it works just fine in the jeep.

11-18-2009, 08:31 PM	#47
Sharkey Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC Posts: 563	id bet the motor is causing too much emi and causing your issues. some electronics are very suseptable to it.

11-19-2009, 09:23 AM	#50
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	using this garmin http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/2396/radargps1.jpg

11-19-2009, 04:58 PM	#51
Duuuuuuuude Suck it up! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 11,652	i had a thought...wrapping the gps in metal mesh would probably make it lose its signal. You might just try making a shield instead to put between the gps and motor. Fold the mesh into a square a few layers thick and find a way to secure it. Should work.

11-19-2009, 05:01 PM	#52
Brett B. Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Whitmore Lake Posts: 171	WOW does it crawl!!

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11-19-2009, 05:12 PM	#53
Tommy R I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 4,273	Copper tape on the motor!!

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