Smooth power coupler
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bossier City Louisiana
Smooth power coupler
I thought that I would add some cheap color under the hood do I bought the smooth red power coupler. The car has a medium cam and street tune. After adding the new coupler, the car ran a little off. I figured the computer was learning and would adjust. After it warms up, the car runs terrible now. I checked for leaks and there are none. Could the tune have been that tight that this would throw it off? Any thoughts?
Racer
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From: Garland Texas
I thought that I would add some cheap color under the hood do I bought the smooth red power coupler. The car has a medium cam and street tune. After adding the new coupler, the car ran a little off. I figured the computer was learning and would adjust. After it warms up, the car runs terrible now. I checked for leaks and there are none. Could the tune have been that tight that this would throw it off? Any thoughts?
Racer
Joined: Mar 2014
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From: Garland Texas
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Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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This has been discussed numerous times, here is a part of the reason:
Slowing the airflow down by using a larger air path to intake can, in fact cause ill low engine load performance. A pretty air bridge does not win races or give proper balance of the correct amount of air and fuel needed in all engine loads or conditions. Larger airflow requires what GM did with the C6 and that is a new faster PCM with firmware to make use of the airflow to help response times and not to make more HP.
Slowing the airflow down by using a larger air path to intake can, in fact cause ill low engine load performance. A pretty air bridge does not win races or give proper balance of the correct amount of air and fuel needed in all engine loads or conditions. Larger airflow requires what GM did with the C6 and that is a new faster PCM with firmware to make use of the airflow to help response times and not to make more HP.
