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Old Apr 22, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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I brought my car today to get a baseline dyno run before I put in my A & A Vortech and the car was pinging like crazy. The A/F ratio said that it was lean could that be the problem?...also, I have the Vararam B2 and B&B PRT's/
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Could be a number of reasons, i.e., timing, A/F ratio, air leak around the MAF (could be related to the Vararam B2), bad quality gas, etc. I recommend resolving the ping before getting the supercharger installed to give you a good baseline.
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Could be a number of reasons, i.e., timing, A/F ratio, air leak around the MAF (could be related to the Vararam B2), bad quality gas, etc. I recommend resolving the ping before getting the supercharger installed to give you a good baseline.

Was it tuned before or are you running a stock tune?

Fill up with a fresh tank of Premium and see if it gos away.
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The A/F ratio said that it was lean could that be the problem?...also, I have the Vararam B2 and B&B PRT's/
A lean mixture could certainly account for pinging. Are you getting any lean codes, like P0171 or P0174?
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idk...i'll check in the morning
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idk...i'll check in the morning


Did the fresh fuel help?
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