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Old 07-14-2004, 01:26 AM
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I have a 347 stroker motor with 11.5:1 compression, 36# injectors and pushing 42psi of fuel at idle. I am running trick flow twisted wedge heads and an e cam with 1.7 roller rockers. Could I be running to rich and robbing power?
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Old 07-14-2004, 01:39 AM
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Get a dyno done and find out for sure
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Old 07-14-2004, 02:08 AM
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what do i need to go to the dyno to find out for sure? i know all about my car what do you want me to find out.
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Old 07-14-2004, 02:35 AM
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get an autometer air/fuel gauge
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Old 07-14-2004, 03:37 AM
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or if you have an adjustable fpr (i would hope so...) you can just turn the pressure down till it pings and then turn the pressure back up a few psi from where it started to ping. crude, not exactly the safest way to do it, but it will work.
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Old 07-14-2004, 12:41 PM
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As ob said the best way to tune the car is to put it ona dyno.
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Old 07-14-2004, 01:05 PM
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Yeah man, sounds like a dyno tune would be your safest bet. Apparantly you don't know all about your car yet
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