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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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my edfc started smoking on me while i was driving and the rear damper section said "EL" or something, i ripped it out of my console right when it happened. any clues to what may have cause it? thanks in advance
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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you ripped it out of your console?
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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no i jussed took of my console and unplugged it. just exaggerating.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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I don't know what could be the problem, but pm gp2race.

he might be able to help you.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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cool thanks i'll pm him
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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Smoke + electronics = BAD.

If you controller was reading what appears to be an error code and it was smoking odds are good you have a short somewhere and the EDFC controller is probably toast. Did you spill fluid into it? You 'might' get lucky and it be sort of ok but sounds damaged to me.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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no i didnt spill anything into it. i'm gonna check to see if anything is shorting and if my edfc still works.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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I don't know what could be the problem, but pm gp2race.
Weird, but i saw that on someones license plate yesterday at my buddies shop.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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^^ thats gordon, his nsx right?
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by a_red_s2k,Jan 10 2007, 08:47 PM
^^ thats gordon, his nsx right?
yah, thats gordons nsx
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