Running rich and surging idle

powernexcess

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Aug 21, 2005
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I have a 93 mustang with gt-40pheads, explorer,30lb injectors,maf to match(summit brand), vortech supercharger sc, stock fuel pressure regulator. I did not have this problem before I installed everthing. If you can throw and ideas give me a answer thanks.
 
check for codes, and do a search. there is a surging idle checklist you should check out, that goes step by step through diagnostics and fixes. this is probably THE most asked question on this site....
a quick idea, try clocking your MAF, it often is just in a turbulent position
 
First I will ask is how do you know your running rich other than spitting fuel, if that's the case then your surging because it's running so rich, that will cause the surging. I first would either look into getting a tune for the car from a reputable dyno location or getting a tweecer to tune the car your self. If you don't want to go that route, then I would get an FMU put the stock injectors and MAF back in and go that route. I would look into the tuning aspect as that will be the ultimate better route but it sounds like your right, you are running rich and that is causing the surging idle.

Once you get boost, you need (my opinion) to tune the car for what you have as you have change the dynamics of the engine so much that it's past what the stock tune on the computer can handle and MAF, injectors or FMU can do to use what the stock tune does.

I got the tweecer as I wanted to learn to tune my own car and not be reliant on a person or location for tuning and now it starts just like stock, isn't running rich at idle any more and doesn't have a stutter during cruise anymore due to running lean in the middle of the MAF transfer. It will make your car run like stock only with the power of your s/c.
 
I have had three foxbody mustangs with cams in them. All three of them had the surging Idle problem. Do others have this same problem with a cam and surging idle ,because I kind of think this is my problem. Also does anybody know any Dyno tuners around SW missouri that are good.