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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 01:20 AM
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i just got my SC put on and its great i have to say but i was just wondering what was the normal a/f ratio that i should be running. the car was dyno tuned at speed inc.

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 01:35 AM
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It should be good to go, Speed Inc does great work especially with FI. I`ve heard from most that 11.5 is good w/FI 12.0 is on the limit so I guess 12.5 would be too lean for FI.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 02:31 AM
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alot of shops tune for a 11.8-12.2 for a street car.....most stay a little cautious.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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I tune the cars to 11.0 to 11.5-1 to be on the safe side,expecially when it get's cold out.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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yep, 11.0-11.5 is a good place to be, at the track with good gas I have ran to 12.5 but thats pushing it - makes good power but no room for error. Most in car widebands arent the most accurate things either so it never hurts to hook up an EGT if you are pushing it.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 02:03 PM
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mike norris tuned my car at 12:1

what kind of power did you end up making?
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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I would say to some extent depends on where you live and in how many different conditions you drive your car in.

If it gets cold, say around freezing start with something rich 11-11.5 AFR. But then if you live in hot climate that doesn’t get too cold, I would think 11.5-12.1 may be fine.

More then one FI engine has gone too lean on a cold day.

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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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More then one FI engine has gone too lean on a cold day.

Mike
You bet, lot of guys dyno in the heat and are too 'rich' and make good corrected power but when it gets cold its easy to run out of fuel when the motor can really use it. If you rely on PE vs RPM tuning he car will most likely get lean when it gets colder out.
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[QUOTE]More then one FI engine has gone too lean on a cold day.
Dont have to worry about cold weather here in Orlando for a long time, but then again by the time Mike Norris gets Jeff`s and my motor done it might be winter again.
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mine will be done by the end of the month *crosses fingers*

yours, well that's another story
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mine will be done by the end of the month *crosses fingers*

yours, well that's another story
what'd you end up going with motor wise?i wish you could have gotten in on our deal!
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Originally Posted by bigbadblackws6
i just got my SC put on and its great i have to say but i was just wondering what was the normal a/f ratio that i should be running. the car was dyno tuned at speed inc.

thansk

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post the graph
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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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gotta find it first. dont remember where i put it

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