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Old 03-23-2012, 04:52 PM
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Got my longtubes put on today vs my shortys the paint is coming right of from the exhaust ports like chiping off after a 40 mile drive at 75. I have a scan gauge that tells me what my air fuel is can somebody tell what percent I should be running on drivers side and passenger side. Now I know its suppose to burn some off but it never did on shortys and these are pacesetter painted black. I'm just concerned don't wanna mess anything up

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just some cheap paint.. exhaust gets silly hot.

What do you mean by Percentage?

should be 14.7AFR at ilde and cruising
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I figured was cheap paint but my shortys were pacesetters and they never did this. Plus I never knew what air fuel trim should be running at guess this should be good excuse to buy hp tuners
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From what I've read, scan gauge tells you the commanded AFR not the actual ratio, so it won't help much to determine if you're lean or not. I think you need a wideband for that.
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Thtas what I'm thinkn too but if somebody brings hp tuners with them tommorow that would help
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Getting a wideband installed would be your best bet for really dialing it in (tune wise and for keeping an eye on it while driving)
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What do they usually cost nowadays
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Erica @Nelson was saying they sell the PLX DM-6 combo for right around $200. I thought about going that route, just to make sure things were where they are supposed to be and hopefully to datalog so Nelson can dial in my mail order tune. I won't be doing my own tuning or running any boost, so I'm not sure it's worth it yet, for me.
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Im always changing stuff and dont have time for mail order tunes plus I think it would be worth it for me give me something to do on the weekends
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Originally Posted by 2000chevysilverado
What do they usually cost nowadays
This is the one I have. You can find it cheaper if you search around
AEM Power 30-4100 - AEM Power Digital Wideband Air/Fuel UEGO Gauge Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com


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