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Old 09-08-2003, 03:01 AM   #1
TIMSPEED
 
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Update on my truck...

Well friends, I think I finally done it...
I fixed the oil leak I had (I guess it WAS the valve cover gasket.), and I also finally went down and bought an Oxygen Sensor and I rigged up a Digital Air/Fuel Meter...
At idle, I couldn't get the Air/Fuel to even be anything near readable...then in talking to my girlfriend (who was holding the brake while the truck was in drive), she asked me "But I thought up until 50% throttle, the OČ Sensor didn't get hot enough to be phsyically readable, that's why it's only used by computer's."
DUH!! LOL! I forgot all about that. So, I set my idle at a smooth lumpity lump 700rpm, and put the air filter back on, and pulled it out. Driving it around, at a steady 45mph, it read 14.5:1.
Then..for the ultimate test..WOT...
So, I took it out to this road me and my friends always use to tune our cars, or test new parts we put on...Sure enough, at WOT, it was 12.5:1. YES!!! Finally, no yucky unburnt fuel smell when I floor it.
SO, I guess the only thing left, is to finally get to the track and see what I can run, even WITH my 4.10'd open rear end. (Can't wait to get the 3.73's and posi in!) WOO HOO!!

On A Side Note,
I also finally found out where my Saturn was leaking coolant from, and fixed THAT! I guess the only thing that could POSSIBLY get better..is I could get my vette back finally. LOL!
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