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car might be rich

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deadlast

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not sure but i think its running rich. as soon as i turn my car on and dont move, itll start to smell gassy, but that might be cuz i got dumps under the car. when i floor it, it usually takes a sec. to downshift (auto) but occasionally when i floor it it will drop rpms, bogs down a bit them shifts. finally my mpg sucks. right now i have an 1/8 of a tank left and i have gone 140 miles. not sure what size my gas tank is but i think im looking at like 12 mpg how do i lean it out if im running rich? could there be another problem that makes my mpg drop? iv got a heavy foot, but it shouldnt be 12
 

Kevin R.

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I think I am having the same problem...

Bump for another wanting to know.
 

deadlast

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anyone?
 
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My cobra will make your eyes burn in about 5mins or less I was told to live with it due to the cam and no cats.
 

CManT1914

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Pull your codes. Even if the CEL isn't on, you can still have a code stored. A sensor might be going bad. My MAF went out (AGAIN!!!) and I was running pig rich, and getting horrible mpg.
 
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