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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Sooty tailpipe

My tailpipe is a bit more sooty than I think it should be. This signals to me that it is "rich". How could having a larger exhaust & free-flowing intake create a rich condition?

Could it be scavenging too much? Why that would throw a wrench in many people's thinking that the factory Y (which I don't have) and the factory exhaust help in scavenging...

With only 25K on the clock I suspect nothing is amiss elsewhere.

Could it be all those WOT (Wide Open Throttle) runs I do daily? If so, then so be it...I just love the sound of my V10 over 4K RPM.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Monsta
My tailpipe is a bit more sooty than I think it should be.
Sounds like a personal problem.

Mine is too...

I think it's just all the dents in the floor I've been making. That dang pedal is in the way...
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by krewat
Sounds like a personal problem.
I'm thankful it is not all red and swollen. Wait...I got to fill up today! I guess it WILL be all red and swollen afterwards!

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So your exhaust is sooty? Can you wipe off the inside with your finger and think that maybe you own a diesel instead? My other gassers are clean by comparison.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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Yes, definitely sooty.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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No soot on my pipe! I use tp !!!!!!!!!!!

Monsta do you still have the cats on your exhaust?
you don't have the Y pipe in there ?

It would be interesting to know what your plugs look like (color) brown or white/tan

do you have a scanner to look at fuel trims while running ?
If you had done a expierment to see stock fuel trims ,then read them after mods you might be suprised at what they are now!

Rich
 
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by FortyFords
Monsta do you still have the cats on your exhaust?
Yuppers.
you don't have the Y pipe in there ?
I have the FM Y-pipe
It would be interesting to know what your plug look like (color) brown or white/tan
You know I like you Rich but not enough to go out an pull my plugs! LOL! Especially if you say I need to pull #10...
do you have a scanner to look at fuel trims while running ?
If you had done a experiment to see stock fuel trims, then read them after mods you might be suprised at what they are now!
Geez...that's all that high-speed kinda stuff! No scanner for me...that one I have doesn't support 05 2v V10's or can I see fuel trims real-time. Plus, I cannot go back to get a baseline. Which of itself kinda pisses me off for not doing it prior. I didn't find the dyno on the island until about a month after the change.
 
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