Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
08-22-2006, 04:42 PM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
Yeah, I hate it when you forget to pull the emergency brake and it goes rolling away. I would hate to see your car get totalled and you are forced to buy a new one. I just hate that, wish I could think of a way to get you out that car. If only I could think of something,,,,,
I will keep trying..
I will keep trying..
08-22-2006, 09:41 PM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
Dave from Brenspeed called today and we made -2 spark changes to the 2000-4000 and 4000 - 8000 today. Will drive it tomorrow to work see how she pans out. Would have drove it tonight but it rained. No sense of getting water spots
09-03-2006, 12:23 AM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
ORIGINAL: Daniel60
Well I received my car as a birthday present back in November of 2004 and I have been freaking crazy since. I just received a new improved 93 octane tune the other day and it makes my car run like a ****ing race car but it always has to have a ping. I have only a little ping at times but it's a ping and I have been told not to keep one. So Brent and I make a parm. tune and it doesn't ping but it no longer picks up buildings and walks underneath them. I'm so discouraged because I have been told I'm one of the rare cars that doesn't fit the tune perfectly, since most of our cars are suppose to be the same.
My question is this I'm getting no check engine light and it is running like motor I like should I just ingore the ping or go back to the tune that is o.k. but not as fast. I'm about ready to sell this car because I have had nothing but problems with going conservative with the tunes because of this damn too much timing my car that runs with these tunes for the CAIs'.
Well I received my car as a birthday present back in November of 2004 and I have been freaking crazy since. I just received a new improved 93 octane tune the other day and it makes my car run like a ****ing race car but it always has to have a ping. I have only a little ping at times but it's a ping and I have been told not to keep one. So Brent and I make a parm. tune and it doesn't ping but it no longer picks up buildings and walks underneath them. I'm so discouraged because I have been told I'm one of the rare cars that doesn't fit the tune perfectly, since most of our cars are suppose to be the same.
My question is this I'm getting no check engine light and it is running like motor I like should I just ingore the ping or go back to the tune that is o.k. but not as fast. I'm about ready to sell this car because I have had nothing but problems with going conservative with the tunes because of this damn too much timing my car that runs with these tunes for the CAIs'.
09-03-2006, 01:10 AM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
There is always the possibiliy that your car has a slighly higher compression ratio in one of your cylinders out of the factory than other cars.. If you have a higher compression ratio you won't be able to run as advanced timing. Run a compression test on your block and post your numbers, i'ld be curious to know what you come back with.
09-03-2006, 01:43 AM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
ORIGINAL: bahbahblacksheep
what is considered normal compression for most 05-06 mustangs?
what is considered normal compression for most 05-06 mustangs?
When i recommended a compression test I actually surgested him to take a pressure gauge that goes into the spark plug hole, crank the engine w/the ignition disconnected a couple of times for each cylinder. See what the variations are. I'ld expect to see atleast 1 cylinder higher than the rest.
09-03-2006, 01:46 AM
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RE: Damn it to Hell, I'm going crazy !!
.... Id say just pay the 100-150 bucks to get a custom dyno tune... that way it is tuned for YOUR car, not just a car LIKE yours. The tuner custom tunes are fine for most of us but again, not every car is the same.. Id definately shell out the money to custom tune the car before I considered anything rash. Youll end up with a better more personalized tune, and youll also pick up a few hp and lose the spark knock.