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Old 04-10-2007, 09:36 AM
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my 02 detonates om 89, so i have to use premium
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Old 04-10-2007, 01:04 PM
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My 02 runs just fine on 87...
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Old 04-10-2007, 02:26 PM
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my 02 detonates om 89, so i have to use premium
My '04 detonates on 87, so I have to use premium as well.
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Old 04-10-2007, 02:38 PM
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We lost our distributors now we have to talk to our computers
Wish I could just hook my home computer up to my car and not have to buy one of those tuner gadgets. Is there a way? I'll say this ahead of time....I didn't think so.
Hey boss, actually there is a way but it will run you around 800 dollars, there is a program you install on a laptop (i guess you could do it on a desktop but goodluck getting that in ur car) and you take a usb/obd cable (goes from obd in the car to a usb port on the laptop) and connect the two as if you were tuning ur car. then you gotta buy the 800 dollar program to manually see you engine status, tune anything etc. but i recommend this only for the most experienced mechanics as you dont want to f up ur car
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:43 PM
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you guys need to get your cars fixed if they detonate on 87. don't run around on 89/91/93 just to cover up the problem
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:00 PM
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Man this saves me money. i used to fill up on 93 40 bucks a fill up.
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:14 PM
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87
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:43 PM
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my 02 detonates om 89, so i have to use premium
You have problems. Your engine is on borrowed time.
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:45 PM
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We lost our distributors now we have to talk to our computers
Wish I could just hook my home computer up to my car and not have to buy one of those tuner gadgets. Is there a way? I'll say this ahead of time....I didn't think so.
Hey boss, actually there is a way but it will run you around 800 dollars, there is a program you install on a laptop (i guess you could do it on a desktop but goodluck getting that in ur car) and you take a usb/obd cable (goes from obd in the car to a usb port on the laptop) and connect the two as if you were tuning ur car. then you gotta buy the 800 dollar program to manually see you engine status, tune anything etc. but i recommend this only for the most experienced mechanics as you dont want to f up ur car
Get the sniper software it cost the same as all the other tuners but this one you install in your laptop and tune yourself. You can also tune 2 cars with it unlike the others.
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Old 04-10-2007, 05:27 PM
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Iraqi-Mart 87 FTL.
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....;page_number=1
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