17.0 AFR Cruising Hiway
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17.0 AFR Cruising Hiway
Would this be causing me misfires?
I installed (well Blown SS installed) my LC1 wideband and its showing ~17 AFR when I am cruising at 60mph, then I feel the car jerk......I want to say misfire. Then I see it richen up to about 13.5
Is this a tune issue, or a mechanical issue. I am due for a tune this week and I'd rather not take the car in for a tune if theres something I need to fix. The car runs great the rest of the time and stays 14.7 to 15.0 unless I give it enough gas to get into boost then I run ~10.5AFR.
Any input is greatly appeciated!
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Stock Oz PCM's run lean cruise into the 17's.
Word is to go high 15's at best, so many richen up a little.
Bottom line its your tune, if its deliberately that lean, then try a little richer at cruise.
Word is to go high 15's at best, so many richen up a little.
Bottom line its your tune, if its deliberately that lean, then try a little richer at cruise.
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I just want to make sure this is a tune issue not a mechanical issue. The car goes in for a tune this week.
I am still running a procharger tune on the turbo........the most boost I see is 2lbs right now and its 10.0afr while boosted.
I am still running a procharger tune on the turbo........the most boost I see is 2lbs right now and its 10.0afr while boosted.
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Originally Posted by ringram
Stock Oz PCM's run lean cruise into the 17's.
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Originally Posted by oange ss
no lean cruise mode in American PCM's.....lean reading could also mean on the verge of or getting into a lean misfire....find out which cell is causin it and reduce spark a couple degrees or richen that cell up with fuel
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Reason I mention Lean Cruise is because there obviously isnt any reason why you shouldnt or cant run that lean as its done by GM in Oz where temps are pretty hot too.
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Because you are causing a cylinder power imbalance. If it is detonation you have the air fuel mixture igniting early and actually pushing against the piston. If it is a misifre then instead of having the piston pushed back down it has to be pulled back down throwing the balance off
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it bucks because it is misfiring and flipping the Air Fuel Ratio all over the place.
It was not uncommon for mine to jump around from 18:1 down to 13:1... Makes it shudder and buck like a mule (and this is a 6-speed car).
I richened mine up a hair and added some more timing in to stabilize the cruising.
It was not uncommon for mine to jump around from 18:1 down to 13:1... Makes it shudder and buck like a mule (and this is a 6-speed car).
I richened mine up a hair and added some more timing in to stabilize the cruising.