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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 04:37 AM
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Wassup guys, I need some help here.....

I installed some gauges (Fuel pressure & bottle pressure) on a Z06 yesterday and everything went fine. I disconnected the battery before starting the work and when we were done, she fired right up and we moved her back into the garage.

Today my buddy fires her up and under 3K she runs fine. As soon as we get past 3K and start to get on it, she bogs, spits and sputters. I also noticed the oil pressure was a bit lower than usual, but we never touched anything other than the bottle & fuel rail fittings......what gives? Is the ECU relearning? Any ideas/input is appreciated. Aloha, Dave! <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 01:53 PM
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Your wet nitrous kit is activating above 3000 rpms and it's just spraying fuel and bogging the motor down.
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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Great suggestion John, I'll check it out. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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That's how I lost to a 96 Maxima back in 1998. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Aug 24, 2002 | 12:12 AM
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fitting on the fuel leaking causing pressue loss?
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Old Aug 24, 2002 | 12:38 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by VipZ28:
<strong>fitting on the fuel leaking causing pressue loss?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">All the connections look good.....fuel pressure is also fine, but the oil pressure seems lower. Anybody run into a problem like this before?
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