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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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scanmaster shows 800 on both banks at idle.. front o2 at the shop....on a scan tool
am I too rich of a fuel mixture ??? I am getting ping at 4500-6000 rpm at WOT sometimes...but not always...any suggestions???

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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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You can't look at O2 voltage to determine whether you are lean or rich. It works on some cars, but on others it is waaaaaay off. You need a wideband dyno a/f meter (like at a dyno shop) to tell you this.

Pinging up top is usually an indication of being too lean, too much timing, or not enough octane.

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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 03:38 PM
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When I dyno my car with wideband O2, I check my O2's with Autotap and when the wideband O2 says I'm at 12.8, my O2's are around .925-.950mv.

If your around .800mv (bank 1 sensor 1 & bank 2 sensor 1), sounds like your way lean.

Go put some Sunoco 94 in the car when you get to 1/4 tank and then check it again...
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so what can I do to Richen it up if I am too lean??? Maybe the GMAF budget mod??? has anybody done this???what is it?? how to do it??? any body got a web link???
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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800mv is not lean. At this voltage the oxygen sensors are still reading rich, maybe not as rich as you want to be for WOT though.
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hmm, you logged your 02's at idle. What are they @ WOT??? They should be between .87mV and .92mV if you are going by a scan master tool.

Lambda reads opposite of onboard 02 sensors. If Lambda reads .800mV then it is too rich. On our onboard 02's, .800mV would indicate a lean condition.
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