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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro Iroc
Engine: 350 TPI
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Car runs rich after mods, any suggestions?

Well I have a small headache here. I have an 89 iroc 350 tpi, ram air with k&ns, 58mm throttle body, ported plenum, afpr, ac smog egr cat delete, underdrive pulleys, long tube headers straight to purple horny glass packs and 24# hr accel injectors. Have updated ignition to all accel including 300+ ignition box, put shorty plugs in filed down and gapped to .050 and even installed a new prom to tell the computer it has 24# hr injectors in it but it till runs fat at idle and sometimes hesitates when giving it gas. I have done the throttle body coolant bypass. The plugs keep fouling out and it blows smoke untill it runs in closed loop. Would a heated o2 help this out? Any suggestions that dont involve a dyno tune, I cant quite afford that yet and am hoping theres something simple im missing.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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Car: 90 IROC
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 4L60
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Re: Car runs rich after mods, any suggestions?

Fuel pressure too high?
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro Iroc
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: Built up 700R4 2500rpm stall
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Torsen Posi 4th gen
Re: Car runs rich after mods, any suggestions?

Its only at 44psi, I thought stock was supposed to be 43.5psi? It was a little better when I had it at 30psi but that just seems too low.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Re: Car runs rich after mods, any suggestions?

Originally Posted by 89ram_air_iroc
Its only at 44psi, I thought stock was supposed to be 43.5psi? It was a little better when I had it at 30psi but that just seems too low.
30psi with the vac line off is way to low 43-44psi is fine
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro Iroc
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Transmission: Built up 700R4 2500rpm stall
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Torsen Posi 4th gen
Re: Car runs rich after mods, any suggestions?

Any suggestions that dont involve a dyno tune? I was thinking of a 3 wire heated o2 sensor or maybe putting some 1.6 ratio rockers on to try and even it out. Its just a pain in the *** when you put all this stuff on your car and the plugs keep fouling.
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