Plenum/Cats pointless if I'm running lean as is?
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Plenum/Cats pointless if I'm running lean as is?
So based on my dynopack results I am running lean at 4k by quite a bit. On either side of 4k it's okay though.
Seems like the stock ECU is shutting me down.
So is it pointless to make the car breathe any better if I can't get the fuel to use it? Time for an ECU flash?
Seems like the stock ECU is shutting me down.
So is it pointless to make the car breathe any better if I can't get the fuel to use it? Time for an ECU flash?
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I would buy the cats and plenum first, then get the flash?? It would seem to me flashing the ECU now that it would learn the mods you currently have, but once u get the cats and plenum later you would again be changing the A/F... and may need to flash again? Or at least wouldn't be making max power. I just think it would be best to get all the mods in place first, then flash, and dynotune for max power.
I don't know exactly how the "custome tune" flashes work that AAM or other vendors offer, but if you could get a fuel tune for all boltons (including the cats/plenum) at the time of flash, then it might be worth it to do it now? You might run a tad rich until you get the last two mods then, but at least you wouldn't need to flash again.
But like I said, I'm not the reflash pro, so maybe one of the flash vendors can chime in?
I don't know exactly how the "custome tune" flashes work that AAM or other vendors offer, but if you could get a fuel tune for all boltons (including the cats/plenum) at the time of flash, then it might be worth it to do it now? You might run a tad rich until you get the last two mods then, but at least you wouldn't need to flash again.
But like I said, I'm not the reflash pro, so maybe one of the flash vendors can chime in?
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I think if the flash is wrong the first time as in they make it to rich/lean they will do it again for free... (dont quote me on that though). I know if you are close to them in Cali it is best to just make an appt and go there for them to do it. Save the down time of having to send the ECU back and forth.
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Here's a link to my dyno day.
https://my350z.com/forum/southern-california/180509-350z-s2000-mustanggt-dyno-day-at-church-results.html
https://my350z.com/forum/southern-california/180509-350z-s2000-mustanggt-dyno-day-at-church-results.html
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the way i understand it, if you still have cats and you get your a/f ratios from a tailpipe probe it reads about one full point leaner due to the cats.(14:1=13:1 etc.) it needs to be done pre cats to be accurate (the reason they are called test pipes)
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