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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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I have been trying to figure out a safe air/fuel for my setup. I have hp tuners. I have not bought a wideband yet. I won't have the money for a few months. I know there is not an accurate way to set the air/fuel without one. I just don't want to lean out and damage something. I was looking at some tunes in the respritory and the numbers were crazy looking. Some for a 383 were less fuel then on my stock tune and a 408 was more, which is what I exspected. Any input will help thanks, my setup is stock bottom end dart 225s and 248/254 .615/.622 110lsa, wiend intake, 1 3/4-1 7/8 stepped edelbrock headers.
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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Not an easy way without a wideband. Even if you trust your narrowband O2's voltage, that will not really help.

I guess you could log your Trims..positive would mean your PCM 'senses' lean (>~14.63), but that is really not good enough.

You could at least log for knock, but trusting your narrowbands for anything other than 14.63 is not advised.

Good luck.

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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You spent all that money on the engine, now you are willing to take a chance of damaging it? Don't trust other peoples tunes. Get the wideband and do it right.
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 69lt1bird
you spent all that money on the engine, now you are willing to take a chance of damaging it? Don't trust other peoples tunes. Get the wideband and do it right.

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I'm going to go ahead and get a wideband now. I just have to figure out which to get.
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Just ordered the NGK AFX wideband
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 03:47 AM
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cool, looks like a good one.
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