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I Think My Car Is Running Too Rich

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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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leave it rich, you dump bigger flames that way
Old Aug 25, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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Youngbecker, Id rather not blow $$$$ than blow flames, i used to think that was cool but the way gas prices are nowadays its not worth it. Plus with the stock cat in place its kinda hard to blow flames, when i had the hollowed ones thats all the car did.
Old Aug 27, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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[quote name='youngbecker' date='Aug 25 2005, 02:00 PM']leave it rich, you dump bigger flames that way

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:11 PM
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check the temp sensor in the radiator also . ( it should be closed when is warm)

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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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You say you have a cat, if it's clogged thats also a souce of bad milage.
Old Aug 28, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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bad o2 sensor will also cause poor mileage
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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Using the gas pedal will give bad mileage too.
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:43 AM
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[quote name='RotorDemon' date='Aug 28 2005, 10:34 PM']Using the gas pedal will give bad mileage too.

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A little re-cap:



Dirty injectors, bad afm, bad O2 sensor, bad temp sensor(s) and a heavy right foot



all contribute to bad mileage or making the car run rich, what are we leaving out?
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 01:01 AM
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[quote name='89 Rag' date='Aug 28 2005, 09:43 PM']



A little re-cap:



Dirty injectors, bad afm, bad O2 sensor, bad temp sensor(s) and a heavy right foot



all contribute to bad mileage or making the car run rich, what are we leaving out?

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The fact that its an rx7. I think it is just a fact of life that your car is going to run rich at some point in its life. Its just a rotor thing.
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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[quote name='RotorDemon' date='Aug 29 2005, 01:34 AM']Using the gas pedal will give bad mileage too.

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Who is this guy...



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