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Old 10-30-2004, 09:03 AM
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can a car run too rich during boost and cause backfiring/stumbling and loss of power
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Old 10-30-2004, 09:30 AM
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can a car run too rich during boost and cause backfiring/stumbling and loss of power
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Old 10-30-2004, 09:34 AM
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i think my ride is doing that how can i fix it can i adjust it through my adj fuel pressure regulator
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Old 10-30-2004, 09:41 AM
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Is it running rich all the time or just under boost?
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Old 10-30-2004, 09:45 AM
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anytime i press the gas it goes straight to rich and when its stumblings its still staying in richs but at idle it bounces like a normal a/f gauge would
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You should find a wideband hook it up and tune the FPR. You need a wideband for this though, because the rainbow gauge is just a light show.
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anyone in the va beach area know how to use one and got one
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check your plugs, too. I burnt my plugs up and it was stuttering and backfiring under boost.
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THANKS ILL CHECK THEM
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