Need some help/advice!

02SCGT · July 15th, 2007, 07:41 PM

I just signed up and have a 2002 mustang GT with a vortech v2 supercharger kit. I bought it from a car lot and do not know who the original owner is nor what he had done when they installed it. I notice now I have had the car a week that when driving under normal conditions and normal speeds 45 mph in 4th at approximately 2K rpm's the car dies just dies and all guages turn off and the power dies as well. I then restart and off I go. It has done this maybe 10 times this past week including freeway and the other day it did it while idling. At idle the car just died and guages failed. Had trouble getting it to restart and finally was able to and drove it home. My friends all here in town are trying to think of what it is noticed at higher rpm's in 3rd when we stepped on it the car sort of chugged then went like the timing retards. I havent been driving it the past two days until I figure it out! the TPS was fine with no dead spots tested that we are about to check the Mass air but everyone seems to be thinking its the tune and that I need to retune it. What does the stock Vortech kit come with for tuning...do they flash it or is there a chip I dont know and Vortech's website isn't working right now. Also does anyone know right off the bat what my problem is?!!? please help someone here must know Thanks a lot -Jacob

HMUSN · July 15th, 2007, 07:58 PM

sounds like a tunning issue man.

any cels?

02SCGT · July 15th, 2007, 08:25 PM

No Check engine lights and my buddy has a code reader and no DTC's

HMUSN · July 15th, 2007, 08:27 PM

it has to be the tune then man.

did the guy your bought it off of tell you if it was tuned or not?

if not go and get a quick dyno pull... your a/f will tell you if you need a dyno tune or not.

G.T. Rags · July 15th, 2007, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by 02SCGT

I bought it from a car lot and do not know who the original owner is nor what he had done when they installed it. -Jacob

02SCGT · July 16th, 2007, 01:40 AM

Yea thats my problem I dont know how or even if he had it tuned! Come on I have seen some guys on this site with a 2000-2004 Gt with the Vortech, whats the stock kit come with tunability wise. Do they come with a tuner or some sort of chip some one has this info they just need to stumble across my post

SWEET2KSTANG · July 16th, 2007, 03:10 AM

most kits come with some type of tuner that will come with a canned tune. that tune will make the set up run safely till you get to a tuner to have a proper tune done on it.

weems · July 16th, 2007, 04:00 PM

Go and get a dyno tune man , that should be the first step taken

Convertible 5.0 · July 16th, 2007, 04:21 PM

Sounds silly but make sure the fuel filter is new. Does it die slowly or just shut off?

02SCGT · July 18th, 2007, 12:57 PM

It just shuts off without warning

HMUSN · July 18th, 2007, 01:15 PM

did you get your dyno tune yet?

02SCGT · July 19th, 2007, 01:30 PM

No its going to be in two weeks because I am going on vacation so I am currently not driving the car until I get the tune

HMUSN · July 19th, 2007, 01:35 PM

that's your best bet.

02SCGT · August 10th, 2007, 02:36 AM

Had it dyno tuned, It was merely a bad chip. Apparently vortech uses a shotty chip so I had it replaced with an SCT chip

cams-shelbycobra07 · August 10th, 2007, 03:05 AM

thats good to hear man

July 15th, 2007, 07:41 PM	#1
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	Need some help/advice! I just signed up and have a 2002 mustang GT with a vortech v2 supercharger kit. I bought it from a car lot and do not know who the original owner is nor what he had done when they installed it. I notice now I have had the car a week that when driving under normal conditions and normal speeds 45 mph in 4th at approximately 2K rpm's the car dies just dies and all guages turn off and the power dies as well. I then restart and off I go. It has done this maybe 10 times this past week including freeway and the other day it did it while idling. At idle the car just died and guages failed. Had trouble getting it to restart and finally was able to and drove it home. My friends all here in town are trying to think of what it is noticed at higher rpm's in 3rd when we stepped on it the car sort of chugged then went like the timing retards. I havent been driving it the past two days until I figure it out! the TPS was fine with no dead spots tested that we are about to check the Mass air but everyone seems to be thinking its the tune and that I need to retune it. What does the stock Vortech kit come with for tuning...do they flash it or is there a chip I dont know and Vortech's website isn't working right now. Also does anyone know right off the bat what my problem is?!!? please help someone here must know Thanks a lot -Jacob

July 15th, 2007, 07:58 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	sounds like a tunning issue man. any cels? __________________

July 15th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#4
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	it has to be the tune then man. did the guy your bought it off of tell you if it was tuned or not? if not go and get a quick dyno pull... your a/f will tell you if you need a dyno tune or not. __________________

July 16th, 2007, 03:10 AM	#7
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	most kits come with some type of tuner that will come with a canned tune. that tune will make the set up run safely till you get to a tuner to have a proper tune done on it. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

July 16th, 2007, 04:21 PM	#9
Convertible 5.0 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 40 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds silly but make sure the fuel filter is new. Does it die slowly or just shut off? __________________ Chris - Previous cars: 87 White GT, 92 Green Blown Notch, 94 GT Convertible, 97 White Cobra. Now: 97 Green Cobra Convertible. mods I want to change my username - pm me

July 15th, 2007, 08:25 PM	#3
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	No Check engine lights and my buddy has a code reader and no DTC's

July 16th, 2007, 01:40 AM	#6
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yea thats my problem I dont know how or even if he had it tuned! Come on I have seen some guys on this site with a 2000-2004 Gt with the Vortech, whats the stock kit come with tunability wise. Do they come with a tuner or some sort of chip some one has this info they just need to stumble across my post

July 16th, 2007, 04:00 PM	#8
weems Tech Exchange Head Honcho 2003 SVT Cobra 11.70 @ 121 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Forsyth/Statesboro, GA Posts: 9,055 iTrader: 3 reviews	Go and get a dyno tune man , that should be the first step taken

July 18th, 2007, 12:57 PM	#10
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	It just shuts off without warning

July 18th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#11
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	did you get your dyno tune yet? __________________

July 19th, 2007, 01:30 PM	#12
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	No its going to be in two weeks because I am going on vacation so I am currently not driving the car until I get the tune

July 19th, 2007, 01:35 PM	#13
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	that's your best bet. __________________

August 10th, 2007, 02:36 AM	#14
02SCGT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 39 iTrader: 0 reviews	Had it dyno tuned, It was merely a bad chip. Apparently vortech uses a shotty chip so I had it replaced with an SCT chip

August 10th, 2007, 03:05 AM	#15
cams-shelbycobra07 Enthusiast 1991 LX, 2003 SNK, 2007 S 11.3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 955 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats good to hear man

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