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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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I had my TB ported and installed it myself,the day after I had Mike install an ASP U/D Pulley and I was very happy with the car, big difference! Today I decided to show up at Mike's shop and get it dyno'd and see the gain from the last two mods were and guess what, my freaking air to fuel ratio was like almost 14, lean as hell! Little retune and here is the man who saved another LS1 motor, Thanks again Mike and I'm very happy with the new #'s! I guess the PTB screw up my A/F ratio

So the pulley and the PTB added 12rwhp and 4rwtq, damn good I'd say
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I appriciated Mike

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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Your car is definitely stout as hell man. You make my numbers look like ***.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 04:02 PM
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Yep, he saved mine too, my A/F was 17.1 when he got it and was puttin down 305 hp with all my bolt ons. He set it straight and I can say I picked up quite a bit
Good ###'s there Jeff, now whats the next mod!
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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I'm sure the stall is next for Jeff.

He'd probably go home and order one right away if he ever had enough ***** to line up next to me at the track.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Well, yeah! Stall is def. the mod, gotta by a house first.lol. I'm sure the wife can spare some change for a good christmas present, perhaps SS3600
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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I'm sure the stall is next for Jeff.

He'd probably go home and order one right away if he ever had enough ***** to line up next to me at the track.
Hahaha, thats funny I dont care who u r Your car is badass as well Mike, You better cut high 1.5's or low 1.6's. I dont have my ***** anymore, my wife has
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Another example of the need to check after every mod. Could have been melted piston time if Mike had not found it!
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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you are exctly right, I really didnt want my motor to take a dump,not with 26k miles on it you know, I'm glad its all fixed now
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Mike rocks!!!!!
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Mike Norris has kept my car in check for many years. There are a lot of great shops out here nowadays and there are a lot of competetive engine builders and tuners.

You can't go wrong with Mike. Even though I am out of the F-Body game for awhile, Mike will be seriously involved in my next endeavor/project. It's coming soon.

Glad Mike was able to take good care of you ... something he is very well known for doing.

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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 05:10 AM
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^^^you are damn right buddy! Jack, how is the new project going?

Thanks for the inputs on the tread guys!
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Originally Posted by LS1 Freak
I had my TB ported and installed it myself,the day after I had Mike install an ASP U/D Pulley and I was very happy with the car, big difference! Today I decided to show up at Mike's shop and get it dyno'd and see the gain from the last two mods were and guess what, my freaking air to fuel ratio was like almost 14, lean as hell! Little retune and here is the man who saved another LS1 motor, Thanks again Mike and I'm very happy with the new #'s! I guess the PTB screw up my A/F ratio

So the pulley and the PTB added 12rwhp and 4rwtq, damn good I'd say
Mods and new # in sig
I appriciated Mike
A 14:1 A/F mixture would be rich not lean. You didn't need a tune if it was 14:1. Thats almost perfect.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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technically 14:1 is damn near perfect which is a hair away from too lean. Should be closer to 13:1 at WOT
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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
A 14:1 A/F mixture would be rich not lean. You didn't need a tune if it was 14:1. Thats almost perfect.
14 is the parts air, and 1 is the parts fuel. So it is on the lean side....especially at WOT. Safe tunes are the rule w/good tuners.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TLewis4095
14 is the parts air, and 1 is the parts fuel. So it is on the lean side....especially at WOT. Safe tunes are the rule w/good tuners.
Yes 14 is the air and the 1 is fuel, which is rich. Less air to more fuel is rich.

Anything under 14.7:1 is rich and anything over is lean.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
Yes 14 is the air and the 1 is fuel, which is rich. Less air to more fuel is rich.

Anything under 14.7:1 is rich and anything over is lean.
You're wrong. A good safe yet powerful tune on these cars is around 13:1.

14.7:1 is lean by anybody else but your standards.
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youre both partially right.14.7 is perfect.....for idling and cruising.for WOT ls engines like around 13:1.and mike's been the only guy to tune my car since i got it.
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Old Jul 9, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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Well I'll tell you what!!! If by all means, Mike says it lean, its lean, I trust him more than anybody with my car, maybe I understood the number wrong but at WOT, the car was running pretty damn lean, not too bad, just enough to damage to motor at many WOT, especially me driving
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TheLS1Kid
Yes 14 is the air and the 1 is fuel, which is rich. Less air to more fuel is rich.

Anything under 14.7:1 is rich and anything over is lean.
Not following you....15.1 would be leaner yet, and 13.1 richer.....how would it be the opposite?

Also, we will NOT let a tune out that is any leaner than 13.1 out as detonation is sure to follow. It may make a few more HP on the dyno, but at the expense of a broken ring-land or burn't piston later.
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Old Jul 10, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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Yeah that could've been a real devastator for your motor, glad the problem got found before any damage occurred.
You da man Mike
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