Exhaust dumps...super lean now HELP???
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I removed my cat back and now only have spiral flow mufflers and then dumps. My car is a dragcar with some street driving. The problem is my FAST wideband is showing 18.9 A/F. By removing my exhaust would this cause this problem??? yet it smells like unburnt fuel in my shop??
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Please give me your thoughts
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Where is your wideband 'bung' located?
You might try the 'free air calibration' of your wideband O2 sensor. I had the reading once, and that turned out to be the problem.
Hard to believe you could effect the injector pulse width and make it leaner by just dumping cats and going to sumps. I would try to reset your wideband O2, and try it again. Sounds like a 'false' reading.
You might try the 'free air calibration' of your wideband O2 sensor. I had the reading once, and that turned out to be the problem.
Hard to believe you could effect the injector pulse width and make it leaner by just dumping cats and going to sumps. I would try to reset your wideband O2, and try it again. Sounds like a 'false' reading.
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Well, the only other thing I can think of is an exhaust leak. Something would have to be mixing in additional O2 to have the sensor read that lean.
Again, its hard to imagine the actual PCM has recalculated the IPW to go that lean, but I could be wrong. Usually that is controlled by your VE Table and/or MAF. If that did not change, then it is either the sensor or an exhaust leak..
Thats my educated guess..
Again, its hard to imagine the actual PCM has recalculated the IPW to go that lean, but I could be wrong. Usually that is controlled by your VE Table and/or MAF. If that did not change, then it is either the sensor or an exhaust leak..
Thats my educated guess..
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I have new NTK sensors in..... All worked fine untill I removed my y pipe and catback??
Is it possible that with little back preasure the 02 sensors for the car just don't have time to read the A/F??? I trust my wideband is right, most drag racers have them in the collector with no mufflers or dumps.
Is it possible that with little back preasure the 02 sensors for the car just don't have time to read the A/F??? I trust my wideband is right, most drag racers have them in the collector with no mufflers or dumps.
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I removed my cat back and now only have spiral flow mufflers and then dumps. My car is a dragcar with some street driving. The problem is my FAST wideband is showing 18.9 A/F. By removing my exhaust would this cause this problem??? yet it smells like unburnt fuel in my shop??
Please give me your thoughts
Please give me your thoughts