Less power???
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From: Paradise Newfoundland Canada
Less power??? I just completed a 1 7/8 Kooks header install on my 2000 Firehawk. The car is completely stock other the a slp lid. I had the car tuned (street tuned so no hp numbers) but now the car feels like it has less power then when it was stock. I have not dynoed the car, but when the car was stock if I jumped on it from 3000rpm up it would start to break the tires loose, now if I pull out and jump on it, it doesn't spin the tires at all and doesn't feel like it pulls the same. Any ideas on what could be the problem?
The headers and catted y-pipe where bought used from a member on here, with about 2000 miles on them.
The headers and catted y-pipe where bought used from a member on here, with about 2000 miles on them.
sounds odd.
i put 1 7/8 hooker super comps on my ta (lid, headers, weld in muffler only). stock tune before the car would spin out of first and a little on 1-2 then stop. now it will spin 1st, and basically all of 2nd. the car will actually spin from a 50 roll in 2nd gear now. it pulls noticeably harder everywhere above 2k rpm.
i put 1 7/8 hooker super comps on my ta (lid, headers, weld in muffler only). stock tune before the car would spin out of first and a little on 1-2 then stop. now it will spin 1st, and basically all of 2nd. the car will actually spin from a 50 roll in 2nd gear now. it pulls noticeably harder everywhere above 2k rpm.
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From: Paradise Newfoundland Canada
Just had the car on the dyno, 269hp and 276FT/lbs so I guess there's something wrong. My air/fuel went from 14.7 at 2500rpm to 15.5 at 5600rpm. The dyno shop here does not have a tuner so he could not make any changes for me. I'm currently trying to get a hold of the tuner to see what is going on.
That's an awful tune or you have fuel delivery issues. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT get on your car full throttle again until you fix your fueling issues.
You will quickly melt a piston(s) at that AFR going full throttle.
You will quickly melt a piston(s) at that AFR going full throttle.
My car had the exact same issue! I have everything in my sig and my car only made 270 rwhp off the bat on TSP's dyno, he said I had a fuel delivery problem. We eventually got it tuned up to 340 rwhp but he said it wasn't exactly tuned right either so idk? It's been running fine for about 4 months now. I just don't know where to start in finding the problem. My fuel pressure's where it should be and I have a new fuel filter and all injectors are new. Haven't checked the fuel pump but it seems fine?
