I had to jump my 98 trans am because the battery was dead. It was nighttime and i backed it out of the garage let it idle for about 5 minutes and when i was sitting in the car i started to smell a burning smell. I immediately popped the hood and looked inside the engine compartment and my JBA headers were literally GLOWING orange! anyone have any idea about what this could be??

B&M Ripper shifter
Eibach Lowering Springs
CAGS! skip shifter
Accel Race Wires
T-Ngk plugs
Slp Loudmouth
Air Temp Mod
SLp fan switch
Whisper Lid/k&n Filter
Fast Toys Ram Air system
MAFT and MAF ends
TB bypass and EGR mod
JBA headers
Stage III star clutch w/ MMS aluminum Flywheel
2001 HM hydrolics
Drill Mod
Polly Tranny mount

 

your car is runnin super lean dude. either that or i've heard that clogged cats can make them glow as well. ditch the cats or fix the air/fuel and it wont do that. unless you just want it to ;D

<small>[ December 23, 2002, 04:46 PM: Message edited by: VentsWoker ]</small>

 

i got the MAF translator on there. Do you think the settings get blown out if the battery dies or what?

 

Did it throw a code yet. If not it will. Either the code for the after cats O2 sensors or the lean code. But first thing you should do is fatten that thing up. Tune it down with MAF a good deal to see if that works.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by VentsWoker:
<strong>your car is runnin super lean dude. either that or i've heard that clogged cats can make them glow as well. ditch the cats or fix the air/fuel and it wont do that. unless you just want it to ;D</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">ya, thats what i'd guesss, but i have never heard of that before except on turbo cars <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

 

i bought my car with the MAF translator on it and the guy didnt have the manual. I'm not sure if these are the optimal settings can anyone make any suggestions seeing this picture and knowing what mods i got:

p.s. all the dip switches are down <img src="http://hometown.aol.com/xvx7773/myhomepage/personal.html" alt=" - " />

 

here is the link for the picture of my MAFT

http://hometown.aol.com/xvx7773/myho.../personal.html

 

Moving over to the Tuning section.

 

I would think it would be more running rich because its at idle. Lean mixture are hot in the chamber but dont have enought heat content to heat outside the chamber during idle...Just my opinion

 

MAF-T will NOT do that. The only way that can happen is if you are coming off WOT and are in PE, or if you are in open loop..

Everyone else is right on though... you are VERY lean, at least at 17:1....

 

You need to get some kind of diagnostics program so you can figure out what in the world is going on with your car.

 

I would just pull the MAFT off your car untill you can get it tuned.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by nevrenuf:
<strong>MAF-T will NOT do that. The only way that can happen is if you are coming off WOT and are in PE, or if you are in open loop..

Everyone else is right on though... you are VERY lean, at least at 17:1....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Like said above MAFT is only messing with WOT mixture. At idle it will no do anything

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by nevrenuf:
<strong>MAF-T will NOT do that. The only way that can happen is if you are coming off WOT and are in PE, or if you are in open loop..

Everyone else is right on though... you are VERY lean, at least at 17:1....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Like said above MAFT is only messing with WOT mixture. At idle it will no do anything. First check obvious stuff: Plugs, Wires, Cats. Then you should look into a diagnostic device and a tune.

 

Originally posted by nevrenuf:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> MAF-T will NOT do that. The only way that can happen is if you are coming off WOT and are in PE, or if you are in open loop..

Everyone else is right on though... you are VERY lean, at least at 17:1.... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by niphilli
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Like said above MAFT is only messing with WOT mixture. At idle it will no do anything </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Do either of you own a MAFT? Mine has Base settings and WOT settings.

 

This still totally sounds like a seriously clogged up catalytic converter to me.

 

With no airflow through the engine compartment,
there's nothing to cool the headers. The glow
is just more obvious in the dark. I've seen
this on cars of mine that had headers, without
any special problem being present. Same for my
motorcycle, if it sits and idles high for a
bit the down tubes glow.

Mixture will change exhaust gas temp, but a
gross mixture error isn't necessary to see
some glow, in the dark.

<small>[ December 24, 2002, 02:47 PM: Message edited by: jimmyblue ]</small>

 

How did the car run after you started it? If your headers were glowing, then I would think it's running lean.