heatwave and 91 octane gas equal no power
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On The Tree
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From: Mission Viejo, CA
heatwave and 91 octane gas equal no power Here in Southern Ca it's been in the 90's-100's and my car is a total dog in this heat. I can't even get a chirp into second or and it feels like v6. I had a friend autotap the car a couple weeks ago but only for about 15-20 mins and was only able to go wot a few times and only for a few seconds. I didn't have any kr during that testing. I am thinking about getting a predator but am not sure if I can cheak for kr, timing, a/f with those? I don't have the dough for a laptop and autotap or for custom tuning. Any idea's?
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From: west coast
Re: heatwave and 91 octane gas equal no power I live in So Cal also, I use timing tricker. Have to or my car is a dog. For me it was a timing issue. Now it runs strong like on a cold winter day.
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Re: heatwave and 91 octane gas equal no power Try a 4.7k. Higher ohms = more timing advance. In this hot weather we are having I would'nt go any higher. In winter I can go as high as an 5.9k. It will take a few days for the pcm to adjust so give it a chance. If you set off the KR sensors so what, they just pull away enough advance so it won't ping. And remember, every time you put in 5 gal. or more of fuel it resets to full advance again. Hope it works for you.
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Re: heatwave and 91 octane gas equal no power
And remember, every time you put in 5 gal. or more of fuel it resets to full advance again. Hope it works for you.
