Rich Or Lean ? ?

[mnbf]

Can someone tell me how i can tell if im running rich or lean ... i have to tuner anywhere neer me so i cant get it dyno'd and i just installed longtubes ( yes i reset the computer) i replaced my drivers side O2 with a acdelco O2 if that helps any... i do have a ticking noise but i know its not an exhaust leak cause i had it before i installed my headers ( long tubes will sound a little noiser as well right? ) i think its just a loud injector.. would the cheapest way to go be a programmer like the diablo preadtor? just not sure what to do at this point considering my not really stock any more. 1 more thing does anyone elses shifter make a kind of wineing sound? or would that be from to much tranny fluid?

 

[DLoudy98GT]

Usually, an aftermarket shifter is made of better metal than the stock shifter and tends to transfer more noise from the gearbox than the stock. I went through this as well, but have had no tranny problems to date. (the shifter's been on the car for 4 years or more).

As for telling if you are running rich or lean......if your check engine light is on, then you can use a scanner to read the code. If it says "system too rich"....then hence your car is too rich, and vice versa. I noticed when I put on my x-pipe that I developed a clicking noise in the exhaust as well. It drove me crazy thinking that I had a leak, to no avail. Seems to be a normal characteristic of "tuned" exhaust.......

Good luck!!

 

[neoclasiccl]

wideband or EGT

 

[mnbf]

wideband or EGT

huh ?

 

[neoclasiccl]

For the Wideband go Here

An EGT guage reads the exhaust temperature

 

[mnbf]

For the Wideband go Here

An EGT guage reads the exhaust temperature

so that would be the only way to see if im running lean \ rich? proably be eaiser to just the diablo preadator then...

p.s. neoclassic nice ride you must have more then enough money laying around