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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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ok...so im runign rich. It smells really strong in my gas and i went form like 16-17mpg to like 14ish. car is tuned for my mods except the catback.

any ideas what might be causing it to run rich? SES is not on. Im thinking maybe the O2 sensor is reading wrong?
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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catback doesnt need a tune so rule that out.

it could be the o2s

how are your plugs and wires?
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plugs and wires are new...i replaced those thinking they might be the culprets...im going to hook up the car to a Snapon scanner at my brother's shop tomorrow and see wtf is up....what value should i be getting from sensors?

EGR is removed so its nto that....
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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anyone? Im about to goto the shop in just a few hours. I would really like ot know what the upstream and downstream O2s are supposed to be reading. Also is there anyway to check if the o2 is bad?
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im abotu to head out in an hour or so...i cant find what the o2 should be reading yet.
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.89-.91 on ls1s is it the same for lt1s?
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here is the info i gathered form the scanner at idle.

RPM: 990-1018
LInt: 122-125
RINT: 125-127
Ignition(v): 12.9-13.0
Spark Adv(deg): 23-25
BARO(v): 4.96
BARO(kPa): 102
Knock: 11
MAP(v): 2.1-2.20
MAP(kPa): 49-51
MAT(degF): 115
AirFlow(GM/SEC): 11.59-12
IAC Pos: 79-81
Left BPW(MS): 3.6-3.8
Right BPW(MS): 4.2-4.3
TPS(v): 0.66-0.68
A/F Learned: Yes
FT Cell: 16
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Left O2S(MV): 44-900
Right O2s(MV): 160-951
Left BLM: 117
Right BLM: 134

ok with all of waht given, would you say that the o2s are both dead? I have all of the emissions removed and a gutted cat. Also do all of these numbers seem about right? Any information would be great! thanks in advance
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Old Jun 19, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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The reading from the O2s should fluctuate rapidly between ~0-900 at idle and cruise. They are most likely working if it does. You can tell they are dead if the reading consistently stays at a certain value. The only time that should happen is at wot and right after startup when the engine is still cold.

The only thing kind of odd about that data is the split blms.
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so on the left bank something is a little off? injector cyle might be messing up on that side? also isnt 44 a bit low for that side?
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think maybe swapping o2s from side to side to check if the problem follows? also maybe its a wireing problem on the o2?
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