Mike Peissner

I just experienced the same problem except I was upgrading from 4.6 to 4.9.8. After working with Performance Developments in California, I was able to fix it.  Here's how: 1) Disconnect the USB/Serial cable. 2) Go into PCLink and, under Options / Connections, change the Automatic Connection to Manual. The Connection Status icon in the upper left should be Red and read Offline. 3) Reconnect the USB/Serial cable. But do NOT try to connect to the ECU. 4) In PCLink, go to ECU Controls and select Firmware Upgrade. When you do this, the icon should go green and read Online and the Upgrade window should appear. It will give you a warning saying the version in the ECU matches the upgrade and there is 'no need to upgrade'. Ignore the warning and continue. The final button to start the process will say 'Reinstall'. Press it and let it go. 5) When you get the message to 'Cycle the ECU power', leave it turn off for at least 10 seconds, then turn it back on and press the OK button. Be careful not to double-click the button because the next message (with its own OK button) comes up in EXACTLY the same place and the second click could erase the message before you have time to read it. (This happened to me.) 6) If everything works, the last message will say 'PROGRAMING COMPLETE. ECU ready to run.' Click OK and the Connection status should go back to Offline. Click the icon and, after a couple seconds, it should go green and Online. Done.

I can't seem to change the Lock Ignition Timing or Adjust Offset settings under Triggers / Calibrate / Set Base Timing. Currently, the Lock is at 0 degrees and the Offset is -25 degrees. I can change the values in the Set Base Timing window but when I return to the previous window (Triggers / Calibrate), the values are still 0 and -25. And no combination of F4 and cycling ECU power changes that. Is there some step I am missing? One other thing: In the Calibrate window, the Lock and Offset values have a closed lock icon beside them. Does this indicate the values are actually locked or that they simple have to be change in the Set Base Timing window and not the Calibrate window?

I'm getting frustrated. I have gone through the ignition wiring with a fine-tooth comb, correcting the problems (and weak points) as I found them and the problem is unchanged. #1 rotor sparks (both leading/Ign 1 and trailing/Ign 3) but #2 rotor does not (Ign 2 and Ign 4)! I am using Spark Direct mode and all 4 Ignition outputs spark when I do the PCLink Ignition Test. So what triggers the 2nd rotor? The engine is a 13B and the CAS has 2 rotors. The top rotor has 2 teeth and the bottom one has 24. Could the G4 Storm not be seeing the signal from 1 of the 2 teeth? Is there any way to check that?

I just finished rebuilding a Mazda turbo 13B rotary and I am having problems getting it running again. Prior to the rebuild, it was on the road for about 18 months but it was always temperamental. The Storm ECU was originally installed by Rotary Planet, a company which has since disappeared. I have been finding a multitude of minor sins (bad wiring) but no smoking gun. Currently, I have spark on the Trailing plugs of both rotors but nothing on the Leading plugs. All 4 plugs spark strongly using the PClink Ignition Test feature. Also, what sample Base Map would be a starting point for my engine configuration? Attached is the map that was built by Rotary Planet. I am trying to compare their custom map with a base map but some of the ignition and trigger settings are so different (like the Trigger Set Base Timing) that I can't make heads or tails of it. Would you do a quick scan and see if you can find anything obviously wrong? Mike Reno, NV, USA   bumblebee-2013-9-25-initial-settings.pcl