Modified L98
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From: huntington wv
Modified L98
JUST STARTED PLAYING WITH A CAR I BOUGHT SIGHT UNSEEN IN AUCTION.HAD A THREAD ABOUT CAR LAST WEEK L98 MODS.FIRED IT UP AND IT RAN PRETTY ROUGH STILL HAD A GOOD SOUND.ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES KNOCKED THE CRAP OUT OF ME WHEN I TOUCHED IT.SO I START A COMPLETE TUNE UP.HAD MSD 8.5 REPLACED WITH 8.8 ACCELL.PUT SAME PLUGS IN AC DELCO DIDNT LOOK LIKE ANYTHING SPECIAL $5 A PIECE SOME KIND OF RACING PLUG.ACCELL CAP AND BUTTON.MSD COIL ,LEFT THAT.FEUEL FILTER.FIRED RIGHT UP ,IDLED PERFECT, SOUNDED GREAT.IT WAS KIND OF LATE WHEN I FINISHED ALSO REPLACED BAD BRAKE BOOSTER.SAT IN CAR FOR AWHILE WITHIT RUNNING AND SAW A LITTLE SMOKE ,HEADERS WERE CHERRY RED.CHECKED FEUEL PRESSURE 40 PSI,CHECKED WIRES THEY WERE RIGHT,IM WONDERING IF ITS RUNNING LEAN?CAR IS A 383 ALL KINDS OF MODS ,HEADERS,SUPER RAM,ADJUSTABLE FEUEL REGULATOR,CAM,ETC.THE ONLY CLUE I HAVE ABOUT CAR IS IT HAD A COMPUTOR PROBLEM BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED.ANY IDEAS BEFORE I HAVE TO TURN IT OVER TO LOCAL SPEED SHOP.
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From: OBAMA IS HITLER
also, does it have a main cat? if so, that could be clogged. biggest bet is retarded timing (like, way off), as tequilaboy mentioned.
did you check with the rpevious owner regarding the chip re-programming?
did you check with the rpevious owner regarding the chip re-programming?
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check the timming tom.if its that far out to make them red,i wonder why it starts so easy and seems to be running well?i know a guy who is awsome tunner he said timing also.made an apointment to dyno tune and make a custom chip.he said when it leaves his shop it will run like a raped ape,i dont know what that means but if its anything like the lingenfelter twin turbo he was working on, i like it 
