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- February 19th, 2010
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- Peter Schultz
- 1996 Z28
- Livonia/Plymouth
- Transmission Calibration Engineer, Ford Motor Company
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Got the new headers and exhaust installed!
(does anybody know how to embed video?)
On the way to the shop though, the car started running pretty rough, and it's still rich. So much so that it stunk up my clothes on the drive back home from the shop I'm not sure if I may have fouled a plug, or damaged one of them in the process of removing installing/removing the headers, or what. I guess the next step is to remove each of them and inspect them.
1996 Camaro Z28 cam, heads, stall, and a few other goodies
Alumni Member, MSU Racing Club
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Originally posted by JasonHIt's amazing what you can get done when you throw copious amounts of money at something.
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Post Whore
- February 19th, 2010
- 3991
- Peter Schultz
- 1996 Z28
- Livonia/Plymouth
- Transmission Calibration Engineer, Ford Motor Company
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It flashed a couple times on the way to the shop, but no codes. I cleared codes (only had the same EVAP code I get sometimes) before heading back home, and no CEL on the drive back. Could changing the exhaust really have messed with the tune that bad that I'd be running significantly richer now? Only other thing that makes sense is that I'm not burning fuel properly because of the plugs not creating proper ignition and combustion.
1996 Camaro Z28 cam, heads, stall, and a few other goodies
Alumni Member, MSU Racing Club
THREE-PEAT MiFbody Meet & Greet "Longest Hauler Award" 2010, 2011, 2012
Originally posted by JasonHIt's amazing what you can get done when you throw copious amounts of money at something.
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If they replaced headers im guessing you burned a plug wire or two. Cracked spark plugs are also possible. Seems like a really nice setup youve got there.-Joel
1995 Z28 M6 - AI226/234 - autocross ricer
1984 Scottsdale K10 - 305/4bbl/4spd
WTB List:Midwest Chasis DS Loop
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Post Whore
- February 19th, 2010
- 3991
- Peter Schultz
- 1996 Z28
- Livonia/Plymouth
- Transmission Calibration Engineer, Ford Motor Company
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Originally posted by farmington View PostSounds like an O2 sensor issue of some kind
Originally posted by JoeliusZ28 View PostIf they replaced headers im guessing you burned a plug wire or two. Cracked spark plugs are also possible. Seems like a really nice setup youve got there.
1996 Camaro Z28 cam, heads, stall, and a few other goodies
Alumni Member, MSU Racing Club
THREE-PEAT MiFbody Meet & Greet "Longest Hauler Award" 2010, 2011, 2012
Originally posted by JasonHIt's amazing what you can get done when you throw copious amounts of money at something.
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Post Whore
- February 19th, 2010
- 3991
- Peter Schultz
- 1996 Z28
- Livonia/Plymouth
- Transmission Calibration Engineer, Ford Motor Company
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Some of them, yes. But usually only after struggling with header removal for some period of time and resigning to the fact that it needed to be done. There was one spark plug that I recall had a little chunk of something between the electrodes, so there was no gap. I removed the chunk and it looked fine otherwise, so I just threw it back in.
...Typing it out like that makes me feel like that was a dumb thing to do
But it seemed to run fine for the first couple miles of the trip to the shop
1996 Camaro Z28 cam, heads, stall, and a few other goodies
Alumni Member, MSU Racing Club
THREE-PEAT MiFbody Meet & Greet "Longest Hauler Award" 2010, 2011, 2012
Originally posted by JasonHIt's amazing what you can get done when you throw copious amounts of money at something.
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plugs are cheap, replace them all and it'll probably be mint.-Joel
1995 Z28 M6 - AI226/234 - autocross ricer
1984 Scottsdale K10 - 305/4bbl/4spd
WTB List:Midwest Chasis DS Loop
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Originally posted by MP81 View Post'96+ is OBD2.
I think Peter deleted the rear O2s earlier.DynoDave
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1988 Pontiac Trans Am WS6
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Post Whore
- February 19th, 2010
- 3991
- Peter Schultz
- 1996 Z28
- Livonia/Plymouth
- Transmission Calibration Engineer, Ford Motor Company
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That's correct. The rear O2s were deleted a long time ago, and I had the codes deleted. I also had it tuned a couple years ago after getting the new motor in, but with the old headers and exhaust and a bad Optispark that didn't work at high RPM. I've since installed a new Opti and completely redid the exhaust.
1996 Camaro Z28 cam, heads, stall, and a few other goodies
Alumni Member, MSU Racing Club
THREE-PEAT MiFbody Meet & Greet "Longest Hauler Award" 2010, 2011, 2012
Originally posted by JasonHIt's amazing what you can get done when you throw copious amounts of money at something.
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