165 MAF computer

Len Sabatine sabatine at epix.net
Tue Jul 3 01:55:08 GMT 2001


     Ha , The Network Drive. Diacom cant get "privileges" to run from Hdd.
     Len

> From hard disk to hard disk there was a CDR involved.  (On the first laptop
>I copied the files to a network drive and then downloaded from there.  The
>CDR was burned from the same file set on the network drive.)  So this would
>be a manual copy of the files.  For the floppy I created I used diskcopy.  I
>WAS in Windows when I copied them.  Not sure what having all the attributes
>enabled means???  The system definitely WAS/IS setup to show hidden files.
>
>The thing that through me was the fact that running hdsetup.bat from the
>ORIGINAL Diacom disk did NOT fix the problem.  It will NOT run from the
>harddrive, period.
>
>Steve
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brendan . [mailto:leirch at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:42 PM
>To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
>Subject: RE: 165 MAF computer
>
>
>How did you copy the files? Did you do a diskcopy? or just manually copy the
>
>files? When you did copy them, were you in windows?? If so, did you have all
>
>of the attributes enabled when copying? and have all hidden files shown?
>
>
> >From: "Marteney, Steven J." Reply-To: gmecm at diy-efi.org To:
> >gmecm at diy-efi.org Subject: RE: 165 MAF computer Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001
> >14:28:06 -0400
> >
> >Well, here's the deal. Got a replacement laptop a month ago with Windows
> >98. Just directly copied Diacom over, hard drive to hard drive. Worked
> >fine. Got ANOTHER newer replacement laptop and did the same thing. When I
> >start it I get a Access Denied error and don't even get to the main menu.
> >Figured I must have missed a file. Re-installed from the original disk. No
> >worky. Tried the original floppy... worked, but didn't exit real well
> >because the disk was write-protected. So, copied all that stuff to a new
> >floppy. Didn't work. Re-booted in MS DOS mode and appears to be working.
> >Strange.
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >-----Original Message----- From: Gabe [mailto:gellett at earthlink.net] Sent:
> >Monday, July 02, 2001 1:51 PM To: gmecm at diy-efi.org Subject: Re: 165 MAF
> >computer
> >
> >
> >I haven't had any problems with dos proggys and win98 or fat32.
> >
> >I was using a combo of win98 and fat32 on my laptop with Craig's DOS based
> >program, but found that after I upgraded to W2K I had to boot to a 95 or 98
>
> >floppy to get it to communicate - still operates, just won't link up.
> >
> >Maybe there's a setting you need to change for your DOS program to work
> >under 98, or maybe try running it "Full Screen".
> >
> >Fat32 is Fat32 whether you're booted to DOS or Win98 or W2K, etc...
> >
> >Gabe
> >
> >"Marteney, Steven J." wrote:
> >
> > > Man our specs are close but the Accel SuperRam is a BIG difference. But
> >I > don't think that's what this is. Considering a stock vehicle turned,
> >what, > 14.8 to 15.0 in the 1/4 and I'll be lucky to see 15.5 with gobs of
> >mods I've > got big problems. (I had an LT4 Hotcam in my hands but sent it
> >back in > favor of the ZZ3 knowing I'd have the stock intake stuff for a
> >year or two.) > > BTW, I never got a chance to double-check my MAF readings
>
> >on Friday. Got a > new laptop and put Diacom on it and it wouldn't work.
> >I'm guessing > Diacom/DOS programs don't lik FAT32 hard drives? Or Windows
> >98 in general? > Finally got it working by putting on floppy and
> >"Restarting in MS-DOS mode." > Then didn't get a chance to drive it for all
>
> >the vacation preparations. > Maybe tonight. Sorry for the delay, Lyndon. >
> > > BTW, what is ARAP targeted to? 350-A4 F-body $6E code??? > > Steve > >
> >-----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Crain [mailto:kevin at warpten.com] >
>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 4:16 PM > To: gmecm at diy-efi.org > Subject: Re:
> >165 MAF computer > > By way of counterpoint, I'm running 13.19sec @ 102mph
> >in the 1/4mi with a > '165. > > Specs are at: >
> >http://www.mycar.net/mafb/registry/detail.cfm?id=276 > > Do you have an
> >ALDL capture of his 1/4mi runs? > > -Kevin > > At 01:30 PM 6/29/01 -0600,
> >you wrote: > >Hey guys...I'd like to know something, as I just withstood a
> > > >tongue lashing that kinda makes sense--yet I've heard otherwise >
> > >here. > > > >The '165 MAF only computer is limited to sensing 175 grams
> >per second, > >maximum power is around 200 HP and that's it. This is the
> >word from one > >of the original guys that made ACCEL's DFI system.True or
> >horsepucky ? > > > >I've had a go-round with a customer for the past 6
> >months, we've tried to > >get his rig up to snuff through the past 20
> >mailed out chips. Low speed > >driveability is excellent--but his 1/4 mile
> >sucks. > >For the parts this S10 TPI thing has in it, it should just fly.
> >I'd have to > >say at this > >point--forget the '165 if you're trying to
> >make power, and put in a '730. > > > >Lyndon.
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