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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 11:45 PM
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The changes you are making are going to make that car move a lot more air. The STFT (short term fuel trim) and LTFT (long term fuel trim) will be working overtime and probably flat out in the rich area to try to make up for the very lean O2 readings you will be generating from your sensors, but it will probably still be running lean.
So the ECM will be working overtime and your engine will be running pretty hot - I wouldn't want to make too long a drive like that, and I definitely wouldn't want to get much past half throttle for any length of time.
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by GMCHammer
Having two sets of "good" springs break on me at around 15k of use each, my logic is this........

It's cheaper to replace valve springs then a motor.

For a garage kept car that comes out to play sometimes.... donkey dick cam all day long. For a DD is it really worth the hassle for a few more HP?
Whats "good" springs? Im not doubting you was just wondering what brand or model. I always heard replace springs at 15-20,000 miles, and then I decided to actually check my old springs and they were still very close to the new ones. I started checking more and springs and havent actually had any that were wore out.
I have seen several broken springs over the years which alot were the old 918's but the others were usually from incorrectly setup valve train or even to small a spring for the size cam.
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