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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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car running lean but out of my control?!

so, my car likes to run lean when load is in the 80s.

i haven't touched my open loop TPS and load settings, they are all stock. so... while at a load of 80-90 what is the best way to control my AFR?

i get a SICK amount of knock in this load range and 2500ish RPM. the AFRs are right around 15:1.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 12:11 PM
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p.s. yes: i'm a noob. yes, i have a tuner (see sig). just wondering out of curiosity. i like learning new things.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Like I said, I believe its like that because your injectors arent scaled correctly. As soon as we get your car loggin fuel trims, we'll get it dialed in.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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^^^ Sounds like the most probable cause to me.

Your tuner will get you taken care of.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Sweeeeet. I figured. Thanks yo. I'm learning!
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