intermitent miss

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turboram
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intermitent miss

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I have a ms2 3.57 with an internal coil driver running a msd 7al box and I was wandering if there was any noise issues with the internal driver that would cause a miss? I scoped the crank signal and it never dropped out but the ms rpms go zero for a split second at the miss.any ideas or should I try an external driver? Im running a hall effect crank trigger
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Re: intermitent miss

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also the miss is less severe and less frequent with the alternator unhooked.running code 2.88
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Re: intermitent miss

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This is probably an input problem instead of an output problem. What sort of sensor are you using for RPM input?
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the sensor is a dodge magnum hall affect crank sensor
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Re: intermitent miss

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Are you using the stock Magnum trigger wheel too?
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NO the trigger wheel is a 24-1 homemade as part of the balancer (made it in my buddys mill)
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Let me know what firmware you're running and I will see what diagnostic tools you can use to troubleshoot this.

Also, if you post your MSQ file, I can have a look at your settings.
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Re: intermitent miss

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i had a similar problem who ended up being a cold solder on the crank sensor circuit... you still have the welded in jumper wires with 3.57?
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