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Old 06-08-2006, 12:09 AM
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My car is showing 5#'s and pulls great thru 1st and 2nd gear however when i hit 3rd at about 5k it falls dead on its face.. Fuel pressure is set at 7psi and goes to about 10 at wot.. Fuel system is aeromotive a1000 w/ bypass regulator.
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What is your air/fuel ratio at under wide open throttle? Bob
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Also, what do you have your sparkplugs gapped to? Bob
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Sounds like spark is getting blown out to me to.
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Also, what do you have your sparkplugs gapped to? Bob
They are gapped at 28 so they shouldent be getting blown out .
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Sounds like the fuel is being pushed out of the bowls or it's just flooding the motor with fuel.
A wideband A/F would tell you
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Yeah i dident look at my LM1 i was busy trying to keep the car straight



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