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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:35 AM
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Question about fuel:air mixture

If I am worried about running to lean or to rich, what is a good way to check/correct these problems? Would it be a good idea to invest in an s-afc or something similar?
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:45 AM
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The best way to check is to get a wideband O2 sensor and a good Air/fuel gauge. This will tell you the parts of air to fuel ratio.

There are many ways to change the fuel/air ratio. A S-AFC would be a good way to adjust this.
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:52 AM
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OK thx for the advice, where would I purchase a wideband O2 sensor and a good Air/fuel gauge?
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:57 AM
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the wide band 02 is around $1000. you don't buy one. you find a shop that has one and pay to use it.

but I can bet you are running too much boost and too lean from your mods. before you do anything else and before you floor your car again buy a boost gauge. if it goes over 10psi LET OFF!. next buy a bigger fuel pump. that'll keep it safe to around 10psi. but I bet you are hitting 15.
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 01:00 AM
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I am hitting about 10 psi even(aftermarket gauge), but one of my friends who is a mechanic said he thought my FC was running rich. Thx for being nice to a noob But you guys always make me so damn nervous bout my baby
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 01:04 AM
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BTW scott are you running the same exhaust as me? If so did it mess up your air/fuel mixture?
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 02:25 AM
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You could possibly be running rich in low rpms but not where it counts, top end. I haven't gotten any real power mods yet myself for fear of blowing my engine.
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:25 PM
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alright my walbro fuel pump is now in the mail and the FC is in state of perpetual parkedness until it arrives Hopefully not to late....
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 12:28 PM
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Ya I just got my walbro in. Got to install it along with my gauges and my fuel filter. Think a DP/MP might be next on the list and then the s-afc.
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