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Old 02-17-2008, 07:12 PM   #1
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It only runs lean when under boost, I can gradually accelerate the car to 6000+ and it reads .84 to .89
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I agree with Brent... narrow band is useless.

First of all, Check your ground. Make sure the ground to your engine is good.

If your car was running fine before, it shouldn't be anything to do with the tune.

Also, since you are non-seq, there shouldn't be much troubleshooting regarding vac lines.. Check those just incase..
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Checked for vacuum leaks and found none. I pressurized the intake with 5psi useing my air compressor.
I bet it is related to my leading coil pack or msd6a
or it could be a drop in fuel pressure but i don't know because my gauge is under the hood, Hard to read while driving.
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Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection View Post
Even though it seems ass backwards in my mind, a bad coil or a fouled sparkplug that is not firing on one chamber, will cause an o2 sensor to read lean. I would expect it to read rich, due to all the unburned fuel coming through the exhaust from the non-firing chamber. But I have seen it a few times on my own car with a wideband when i was running 10.5 race plugs that foul at idle easily.

That said, i wouldnt rely on that stock sensor for jack shit. You can get a wideband with display for as little as $250 these days. Hell, if for no other reason, it will teach you to drive the car more efficiently for MPG when you're not on the throttle. You'll find out a couple of surprising things about when your engine is most efficient.

That is what I am suspecting also, I cleaned the plugs. but still same results.
I am useing a 2nd gen leading coil pack with a MSD6A. This weekend I'll desolder it all and reconnect it to reassure me it's not a loose wire. how do I verify the MSD6A is working properly? Or maybe my leading coil pack is going out again. I had previously blown a stock leading coil pack with this setup. It literary blew it apart.
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