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Old 08-02-2004, 08:50 AM
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The tailpipes on my 2001 S/C V-6 automatic 31,000 miles are always black. I have installed Mac Air System and dual exhaust. Any help please?
 
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Old 08-02-2004, 10:15 AM
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mine too its allways sooted up pretty good i think its the nature of the beast
 
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Old 08-02-2004, 01:03 PM
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Sounds like there is an excess carbon build up. Might want to try running a cleaner through your system, like Sea Foam. There is a thread around here somwhere on how to use it. Good luck to ya.

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Old 08-02-2004, 02:53 PM
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im sure like james said that that is just the nature of the beast...
 
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Old 08-02-2004, 04:44 PM
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Have you noticed a change in gas mileage?

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Old 08-02-2004, 06:40 PM
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It is defiantly the nature of the beast. Mine is like that too, but not to bad. It's like our 4.2's burn on the rich side. Some have it worse the others. Maybe thats why not a whole lot of fellow 4.2 pull off 22mpg
 
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Old 08-03-2004, 12:12 AM
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i pull off 22 MPG if i baby it
 
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Old 08-03-2004, 10:48 AM
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I was thinking it might be a rich condition, might possibly ask to get an a/f graph done.

Ive never experianced blackened tips...except when I ran really really rich for about 3 days....Hmm..

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i pull off 22 MPG if i baby it
Thats why I said "not a whole lot ". Is that Highway mileage? What do you get in town?
 
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It's got to be highway mileage lol. A 3.0L Taurus prolly can't even pull 22 off in town. I could pull 22 mpg in my auto if I go 45 . That's right when it kicks into overdrive/5th gear.
 
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Old 08-03-2004, 03:46 PM
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Before I got supercharged, I averaged 19 in city, 22 hwy.

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Nicce... What did the supercharger do to it..?
 
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Made it suck gas like a dehydrated flower
 
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Originally Posted by horizonhuskies
dehydrated flower

Has that been scientifically proven?
 
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i don't drive on the highway
 
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