GenOne SWAS delete

[JSharrmz]

Hey guys,
So I was reading up on this swas delete subject and I couldn't find how to install a switch for the genone ... Everyone did it for gen2 and I don't really want to just have it unplugged like most have done, I already put a switch in the dash as well.. Has anyone done this on their speed? Also, is the white connector the swas ?



And which wire would be the right one to tap into.

Thanks!

[Cab0oze]

Dafuq is a SWAS... even after googling it I wasn't anywhere closer to an answer.

[loki]

There is a thread on msf with pictures

Edit: the thread is how to disconnect

[JSharrmz]

There is a thread on msf with pictures

Edit: the thread is how to disconnect

Yeah I've been searching so hard

[JSharrmz]

Dafuq is a SWAS... even after googling it I wasn't anywhere closer to an answer.

Steering Wheel Angle Sensor.. Limits boost when the steering wheel isn't straight creating very rich mixtures

[SomeGuy]

Dafuq is a SWAS... even after googling it I wasn't anywhere closer to an answer.

You must suck at googling:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mazdaspeed+3+swas

[JSharrmz]

You must suck at googling:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mazdaspeed+3+swas

Can't find a how-to wire in a switch for GENWON .. Wiring is different between the two gens ie different colours and I think different plug position as well..

[Fack_Dude]

Just unplug the ****ing thing and call it a day dude.

[Cab0oze]

You must suck at googling:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mazdaspeed+3+swas

Oh, when I searched it last night none of the MSF threads had a definition in them. I didn't use the same words, maybe "ms3 swas" or "mazdaspeed swas delete". Anyway, thanks for going to the effort to criticize me rather than just saying what it was. You must fit right in on MSF

Steering Wheel Angle Sensor.. Limits boost when the steering wheel isn't straight creating very rich mixtures

Thanks dude, good to know

[SomeGuy]

Oh, when I searched it last night none of the MSF threads had a definition in them. I didn't use the same words, maybe "ms3 swas" or "mazdaspeed swas delete". Anyway, thanks for going to the effort to criticize me rather than just saying what it was. You must fit right in on MSF

No problem lol it is fairly common knowledge I thought.

[loki]

No problem lol it is fairly common knowledge I thought.

Yes and no, hasn't really been discussed much here

After disconnecting mine, my car is beast. Before was running so rich when boost kicked in the fuel wouldn't ignite

[SomeGuy]

Yes and no, hasn't really been discussed much here

After disconnecting mine, my car is beast. Before was running so rich when boost kicked in the fuel wouldn't ignite

I must not be making enough power lol I rarely have issues with SWAS except winding out after a sharp ramp...WOT in a straight line it doesn't happen despite the torque steer.

[loki]

I must not be making enough power lol I rarely have issues with SWAS except winding out after a sharp ramp...WOT in a straight line it doesn't happen despite the torque steer.

Probably not making enough power then

[loki]

Have you adjusted the tables that limit power in 1st and 2nd gear?

[SomeGuy]

Have you adjusted the tables that limit power in 1st and 2nd gear?

Yes.

First gear I very rarely go WOT and second gear the tires typically let go, so not much chance for SWAS in those gears.

[paulabreu]

http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...65/index3.html

Post #107

So if anyone is interested in exactly how to put a switch in (I've gotten a PM asking for clarification).

Buy a simple SPST (single pole single switch) toggle switch from Radio Shack or wherever. You can also use a rocker, or a push button. I wouldn't recommend a lighted one because I'm not sure where to find a 12V down there, and also because some of those switches only have three terminals. A +V, a GND, and an ACC. So in order to get light, you have to tie the thing you want to switch into +12V, which isn't what we want. If you can find a proper GND and 12V source down there, and get a 4 terminal SPST switch, feel free to get a lit switch, although you'll be putting it in an invisible place anyway.

Unplug the sensor plug as shown earlier. Cut the tubing around the wires back some so you can get at the wires. Pick a wire from the sensor plug, and cut it about halfway between the sensor and the edge of where you can see it come out of the tubing. It probably doesn't matter what wire you pick. I tested them all, and most are 0V DC. One is .3 V, probably the power for the chips. One is ground, and the rest are probably signal. I picked the power one, but it doesn't matter.

Get a couple feet of wire (18-20 AWG stranded is probably best, approximate match for the sensor wires). Cut it in half and strip each end. Strip the two ends of the sensor wire that you cut.

Take out the third screw and completely remove the bottom piece of plastic from the steering column. Drill a hole in the bottom the size necessary for your switch that you've bought. Make sure you don't drill it in the inset where the tilt handle goes, unless your switch is short enough to clear it. Before you install the switch, solder one end of each of the long wires that you cut to the terminals on the switch. Then install the switch in the plastic. Heatshrink those connections (or electrical tape if you can't heatshrink, but I'd really recommend heatshrink, electrical tape gets nasty after a while). Then slide heatshrink on the long wires and solder one end of each to the cut ends of the sensor wires. Slide the heatshrink over the connections and solder. If 1 foot is gonna be too long, you can cut them to length before you solder, I didn't measure, I just used some pieces of wire I had. Plug the sensor back in, turn the ignition on and see if your switch works. With the toggle off you'll have no SWAS so the lights will be on. If you switch it ON after it has been OFF, the car will still think it has a problem until you turn the car on/off again.

If it's working, put the plastic cover back on the steering column, and tighten it up. You're done.

Simple.

[JSharrmz]

Thank you Paul my babe

[JSharrmz]

Have you adjusted the tables that limit power in 1st and 2nd gear?

thanks loki , this is the only post where you didn't mock my thread topic haha

[loki]

thanks loki , this is the only post where you didn't mock my thread topic haha

That means either I'm becoming less of an ass or your threads are getting better

Win win either way

[JSharrmz]

That means either I'm becoming less of an ass or your threads are getting better

Win win either way

I've seen recent posts you've been chiming in on, so I believe it's option #2 .. So thank you for the compliment lmao

[JSharrmz]

Would anyone like a write up with pictures ? Don't know if our forum has one or not but couldn't hurt..

[Fack_Dude]

Would anyone like a write up with pictures ? Don't know if our forum has one or not but couldn't hurt..

No.

[S.F.W.]

Would anyone like a write up with pictures ? Don't know if our forum has one or not but couldn't hurt..

Put it together and I will make sure it is stickied.

No.

Thanks for the feedback former speed owner.

[JSharrmz]

Just unplug the ****ing thing and call it a day dude.

And no, that's butch