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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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Default Free mod/ IAT Timing Tricker

i know this is for ls1 would this work just as well for our lt1's??http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...ricker_mod.htm
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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i would just wait until winter for 57* air.

unless you take it to the strip i dont think i would do it. doesnt really look clean anyways.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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This mod is for every car that has a computer and a IAT. Yea it tricks the computer into thinking the air outside is cooler, and dumps in more fuel. Don't do it, not worth it.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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thanks i figured it runs good at 4am when i leave for work, it would be nice to have it run like that at 5pm when its 106 outside lol
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by letsrun97z
thanks i figured it runs good at 4am when i leave for work, it would be nice to have it run like that at 5pm when its 106 outside lol
if youre in visalia CA, i know what you mean. up here in the valley it feels like the engine needs the ambulance with an oxygen bottle. at night in the winter its a raped ape
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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hell yeah i love driving in the winter with the heat on blast and the windows down in 50* weather
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:08 AM
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I'm never a fan of mods that alter the pcm input data (this is the same type of thing the tuning chip/boxes do). Yeah it might help in some circumstances but could hurt you in other.

Much better to get the right components and actual tune set for whatever conditions you will be running the car at.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 09:43 AM
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Well, i would need to know this would be worth .1 in the 1/4 before i tried it.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 09:44 AM
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Don't waste your time, the resistor mod typically nets -5rwhp
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:10 PM
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Some cars get hesitation in upper rpms from the pcm pulling timing. I know mine does. Just from putting the 160 thermo and getting my fans stuck on...don't know how it happened and I don't care, I have had way less problems with the hesition in upper rpm's. It might run rich in hot weather, but I'm sure it would still be better as long as it's not hesitating. I am going to try it soon too.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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Pretty much ignore input from anyone who claims this is anything but a BAD IDEA.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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i vote no
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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They try to sell that mod on ebay for like 20 bucks and claim 10-15 hp. Seriously?? come on now I know people arent dumb. Dont even think about it.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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I don't think it would add peak hpo numbers on a graph, but on some of our lt1 dyno graphs , the lines stumble as they are going up, I think it has to do with the pcm and getting heat soaked, so the pcm pulls timing and makes it run worse. You might lose 5hp at the peak of the graph, but the mod could get rid of those spikes if the pcm reacted the way it should for an obd2 lt1. yes it may run a tad richer, but overall it could get rid of the stumbles from the pulled timing. I really don't know, but it sounds like it makes sense to me.
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Old Sep 12, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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well i decided to try it and it actually felt like it made in inprovement in 4,500-5,600 where it usually starts to miss thought it was an opti but im thinking not now that it smoothed it out idk what to think, i only tryed it for maybe an hour now back to stock
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Originally Posted by ryanisfast
I don't think it would add peak hpo numbers on a graph, but on some of our lt1 dyno graphs , the lines stumble as they are going up, I think it has to do with the pcm and getting heat soaked, so the pcm pulls timing and makes it run worse. You might lose 5hp at the peak of the graph, but the mod could get rid of those spikes if the pcm reacted the way it should for an obd2 lt1. yes it may run a tad richer, but overall it could get rid of the stumbles from the pulled timing. I really don't know, but it sounds like it makes sense to me.
If you pcm is pulling timing the correct solution is to tune the knock sensor down (if it's caused by false knock) or fix whatever problem is the cause if it is not false.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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I tried it with my car and it seemed to add some torque down low.....made spinning my new tires alot easier around town.....no idea what it did at high rpm's
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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This is a favorite mod of crooks and ignorant newbies, if you think this is a good mod you are an ignorant newbie and need to less posting and more learning.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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Makes a factory rich LT1 more rich
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