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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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I Have A 99 Frc And Went To The Track Here In Colo The Car Is Stock With The Exception Of Mufflers. I Ran A 13.50 @105 And This Guy Was Saying That I Could Put My Car In Comp Mode How Do U Do This And The Tailpipe Are Really Black What Do I Have To Do To Correct This Problem The Car Came From Kansas
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Comp. mode is set when you depress the traction control button for 5+ seconds. As far as the black tail pipes sounds pretty normal unless it is a thick black soot which would indicate a rich condition. What Mods do you have if any??
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I Just Have The Magna Flow Tube Exhaust That Is It.it Has The Fram Airfilter And That Is It I Was Bogging Off The Start A Little But I Should Go Some .50 When I Get The Launch Right
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Also What Do Comp Mode Does For The Car And Did The 99 Frc Have It
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