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Old Aug 14, 2002 | 05:52 PM
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Mind i have a stock internal motor. But i have FLPs and have you to meat someone who has dynoed with the same mods as my with OR pipes and the cats. With ATAP (not too reliable) my AF raito was 11.1:1 with the OR pipes, hence making me run pig rich. If i put the cats on would that lean me out by telling the computer there isnt as much flow?
Ive tried other post asking "cats or no cats" blah blah blaaaaah...people say you only loose 1 or 2. Any thoughts. I could get a tune....or dyno with both and see what's better, or get help from you kind folks and save money and see which one is going to benefit me over all. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

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Old Aug 14, 2002 | 06:13 PM
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Default Re: would cats solve my rich problem and gain power?

or maybe the stock MAF? but then again, before the header i dynoed 330 with the GMAF! so it cant be hindering anything
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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 10:30 PM
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Get a MAFT
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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 10:38 PM
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Installing cats now on your bad tune will only make it worse and subsequently clog them, just get a good tune in now and you will be fine, there is a dyno shop near you call Two Friends Auto that have a dyno with a wide band that I use when I am down there.
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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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Hey Joe...why aren't you hard at work porting heads? How's the chicken hawk?
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