how to tune up?
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From: anderson sc
how to tune up?
my 95 is in dire need of a tune up i believe. the gas mileage is shot and there is intermitten skipping that will fix itself at random. anyhow the plug wires are new. other than that, what can i do to "tune up" my car and make it run more efficiently. the car has no AIR stuff and has headers with no cats, and 3" exhaust, and 1.6 RR's. thanks in advance. i'm looking forward to getting it running cleaner.
stuart
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From: anderson sc
i was already planning on doing that. but are there other things i can do? adjust fuel stuff any way? adjust timing? clean something out( not air filter, it's clean) ? someone has got to know a good way to freshen up a LT1. please?
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I had a high RPM miss and decided on a full tune-up. Heres what I did:
-Plugs
-Wires
-Air filter
-Fuel Filter
-Tranny oil change
-Tranny filter
Car was like-new after the tune-up. Major power improvement
-Plugs
-Wires
-Air filter
-Fuel Filter
-Tranny oil change
-Tranny filter
Car was like-new after the tune-up. Major power improvement
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Originally Posted by Clemson Vette
my 95 is in dire need of a tune up i believe. the gas mileage is shot and there is intermitten skipping that will fix itself at random. anyhow the plug wires are new. other than that, what can i do to "tune up" my car and make it run more efficiently. the car has no AIR stuff and has headers with no cats, and 3" exhaust, and 1.6 RR's. thanks in advance. i'm looking forward to getting it running cleaner.
stuart
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Last edited by 95NOSvette; Apr 11, 2006 at 12:06 AM.
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From: sw Ohio
I would do all the stuff they said to do first like replace all the maitanence stuff like hoses, wires, plugs, clean the throttle body really good, air filter? If it runs good after that but your still getting crappy gas mileage you could run some seafoam or similar cleaner through the intake to clean it out. Also running a cleaner in the gas tank to clean the injectors wouldnt hurt either.
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From: rowlett tx
i would start with the fuel system first. things that i did that made me fall in love with my car all over again:
- fuel filter
- fuel pump (strainer broke, pump was all clogged up)
- spark plugs
- o2 sensor
- air filter
- timing
- TPS adjustment
id also recommend hoses and flush the coolant system, good thing to do before summer hits. adjusting the TPS really made my engine more responsive.
- fuel filter
- fuel pump (strainer broke, pump was all clogged up)
- spark plugs
- o2 sensor
- air filter
- timing
- TPS adjustment
id also recommend hoses and flush the coolant system, good thing to do before summer hits. adjusting the TPS really made my engine more responsive.