dumb question about pinging..
01-05-2008, 06:51 PM
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dumb question about pinging..
I fill my car up with 87 and it pings like crazy at WOT. I use 89 and it goes away.
my 2001 GT did the same thing..
- is it doing it because the gas sucks? (which I wouldn't doubt down here)
- is there a way to fix it other than just using a higher octane? (a tune or something?)
my 2001 GT did the same thing..
- is it doing it because the gas sucks? (which I wouldn't doubt down here)
- is there a way to fix it other than just using a higher octane? (a tune or something?)
01-05-2008, 09:59 PM
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RE: dumb question about pinging..
ORIGINAL: YellowFlame
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
01-05-2008, 10:06 PM
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RE: dumb question about pinging..
ORIGINAL: SonicBlue05GT
i'm not shifting early, but it doesn't seem like it should do it ever.
ORIGINAL: YellowFlame
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
But, the car is designed to run on regular, if it pings during normal driving with regular gas, you either have some bad gas (that crap in the midwest with the corn alcohol in it will make it ping like crazy) or it's time for a tuneup, or there's something wrong with the timing.
01-05-2008, 10:14 PM
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RE: dumb question about pinging..
yeah i can understand it bogging down and sounding 'rough', but not pinging.
anyway, mine does it at WOT regardless of gear/speed.
i'll just keep using 89. must be nasty gas down here [:'(]
anyway, mine does it at WOT regardless of gear/speed.
i'll just keep using 89. must be nasty gas down here [:'(]
01-06-2008, 08:19 AM
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RE: dumb question about pinging..
ORIGINAL: YellowFlame
EVER? Like if you shift into 5th at 20 mph and hammer onit, you think it shouldn't ping?
But, the car is designed to run on regular, if it pings during normal driving with regular gas, you either have some bad gas (that crap in the midwest with the corn alcohol in it will make it ping like crazy) or it's time for a tuneup, or there's something wrong with the timing.
ORIGINAL: SonicBlue05GT
i'm not shifting early, but it doesn't seem like it should do it ever.
ORIGINAL: YellowFlame
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
You might just be shifting too early and getting on it.
If it pings - downshift.
But, the car is designed to run on regular, if it pings during normal driving with regular gas, you either have some bad gas (that crap in the midwest with the corn alcohol in it will make it ping like crazy) or it's time for a tuneup, or there's something wrong with the timing.
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