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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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My Car Was Built In San Antonio And I Moved To New Mexico Where There Is A Huge Change In Elevation, Now The Car Is Running Like Crap; Too Rich, Loss In Power, Etc. What Is The Best Way To Self Tune? I'm New To Ls1's So Bare With Me. Any Help Would Be Great, Thanks


2000 A4 Formula- Stage 2 Heads, Custom Cam, Hooker Lt's, Lid, Z06 Intake, 42lb Injectors.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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You did have the car tuned for the 42lb injectors right? The pcm will compensate for changes in altitude so a tune will make little difference. BTW, at your altitude you can expect the pressure to be 86% of the pressure at sea level, which will make your power 86% of what it would be at sea level. Yeah it sucks, and even with a perfect tune you will lose that much power. At least you're not down to 80% like i am here in Colorado Springs.
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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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yeah it was dyno tuned with the current setup, is there anyway to at least make cold and warm starts easier? also under hard acceleration black smoke everywhere, i will fix the power loss issue but what can i do to make it an easier daily driver? Thanks
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