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Old 02-18-2009, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TMAllison View Post
I believe I actually said it accelerated much stronger than mine; reminded me of mine 100k miles ago.......It pulls strongly, but not to the extent I felt it was chipped. Our timing chains aren't under as much tension as prior engine designs so i doubt that is the problem and if it were it wouldn't pull as well as it does. Same goes for the ECU/Sensors/Control. Same for the MAF; drives too well and there arent any codes. Can also say there were no fuel leaks when I looked at it (tiny bit of old staining at the pre-filter) and no evidence of fuel blowing back, on the belly pan below or to the rear of the undercarriage.

All the fuel lines were routed correctly too which was my personal smoking gun that I expected to find.

Doesnt the scangauge need to be calibrated to "your" vehicle to report mpg's? Thats done via the mileage reported on the dash odometer? Is that really going to tell us anything more than doing the division long hand will?

Connie - The air we breath is 78%(?) nitrogen. To me the this is just another profit center for the tire stores.

If you are down in the Bay Area again I'd be happy to look it over a second time and see if anything has changed.
Hey Terry...
Have you cleaned out your Intake Manifold?? I cleaned mine last spring at about 112K and it made a very noticeable difference in performance.... Temporary cure for the Curses of EGR soot and the resulting loss in performance...

Pure Nitrogen is used in some performance environments to eliminate the effects of Oxygen in aging the rubber of a tire... Additionally there was a discussion in a Public Safety forum about the use of pure nitrogen in RIBs (Rubber Inflatable Boats) stating that the nitrogen reacts less to temperature fluctuations minimizing changes in chamber pressures do to environmental changes... The question is: Is it worth the investment in time and money for you???
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