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		Thu, 22 April 2004 02:48 
		 
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	Ok, I've had a look around the internet at DIY fuel cut defenders, and the easiest one I've found is very simple, & involves soldering up a zener diode between the MAP signal wire & earth, which bleeds off any voltage over 4.3, efectively capping the MAP sensors output before the fuel cut. 
Besides the obvious dodgyness of using a FCD, does anyone know if this will work ok, specifically on a 1J? 
 
I'll only be pushing it up to 16psi I reckon, & with a bottle of octane boost & the 1Js naturally rich A/F ratio I'm not too worried about blowing up the motor, but I would like to know if anyone here has tried it, or if anyone here can think of a reason why it might not work? 
 
 
BTW, yep, the diode costs 40c.  
Now that's my kinda mod!  
	
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