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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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Just a quick question guys, when the car is cold(IE) when first starting up the car when it is not up to operating temp less then 150 degrees. The car feels a lot stronger. Once it gets to 190+ degree it seems like its not as powerful. any thoughts. The car has H/C/I/E long tube headers puts down over 503+ rwhp and 460+ rwtq. I also have NGK TR6. It runs fine idles fine and pulls hard but you can tell a difference from when its cold to operating temp. I did just put a dewitts radiator in not that I should make any difference. Btw is a 2005
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What thermostat? If not a 160, that would be the first thing to try.
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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 07:27 PM
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The computer enriches the fuel mixture until the engine is up to operating temp allowing it to make more hp.
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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 07:28 PM
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Just a quick question guys, when the car is cold(IE) when first starting up the car when it is not up to operating temp less then 150 degrees. The car feels a lot stronger. Once it gets to 190+ degree it seems like its not as powerful. any thoughts. The car has H/C/I/E long tube headers puts down over 503+ rwhp and 460+ rwtq. I also have NGK TR6. It runs fine idles fine and pulls hard but you can tell a difference from when its cold to operating temp. I did just put a dewitts radiator in not that I should make any difference. Btw is a 2005
Timing is pulled when intake air is over 74* and also when engine coolant goes over 194* so many times when your car is warm it is pulling timing and losing power
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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 07:36 PM
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What you maybe encountering is your ecm using the open loop tables vs closed loop tables. I am just guessing, maybe a tuner could help you.



I am too slow, sorry.

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Old Oct 8, 2014 | 07:56 PM
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yea I have it dyno tuned with hp tuners. The tuner that tuned it is pretty well known Ed hutchings from Hi-tech tuning. I will get with him ask.

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