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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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I have B16A engine with lightly modification.My question is with the stock fuel pressure (stock set at 36 Psi) the engine I think running rich.Because I just drove the car for 10-15 miles and the sparkplug ring became black already.Now I install SARD fuel pressure regulator,what about if I reduce the fuel pressure setting (for example to 30 Psi) will this help my car, so not running rich? thanks.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 06:17 AM
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Whats all done to the motor?
Stock injectors?
any codes? cel
If all you have is a few bolt-ons, no cel's and the rest is stock I seriously doubt your running rich. Find out for sure before you start messing with the fuel pressure, otherwise your little "experimentation" may cost you a lot more then you expected.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Well,my modification is intake,header,exhaust,MSD SCI ignition,Crane cams PS91 coil,SARD fuel pressure regulator,spoon sparkplug cabel, and denso iridium IK20 sparkplug.Before I change the fuel press regulator this already happen, even I use a standard sparkplug. So do you think this is normal? I mean the car is running fine no cel's at all. How many PSI I should set my fuel press considering my modification then? thanks.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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36-40psi sounds about right.
Without seeing the plugs personally I'm going to venture to say that they are probably normal.
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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Ok,thanks. Do you think it is cause by colder sparkplug? Because according to Denso it should use 1 step hotter (IK16). Do you think it matter?
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Old Apr 13, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Just use the stock temperature plug. If you are currently using colder than stock, that may be your problem.
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