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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:12 AM
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As a quick indication, how can you tell if your car is under or overfuelling with out taking it to a tuner / garage??

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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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colour in the exhaust
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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So wot colours am I looking for? (its all black inside there lol, don't clean the inside ever)
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Overfueling then I would say, if it is exsessive
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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not ssure if its the correct answer...

some1 once said to me tho as a VERY ROUGH guide you can tell by looking in the tailpipe.. seeing the colour..

probably aload of sh*t tho
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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black smoke = burning rich, blue smoke = burning oil, white smoke = burning lean

iirc, white and blue might be other way round, i forget....
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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personally i would just take it to a tuner for a diagnosis as its obviously a VERY important issue
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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It don't pop or nothin though! So would you say it over fuellin slightly?? Need to get her set up soon.
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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Def follow the advice on takin it to a tuner!
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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ok cheers, off to the tuner!
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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next post is gonna be which tuner to go to
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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here we go then
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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LOL without putting a co meter upthe cars exhaust you aint gonna have a clue wther its overfueling or not TBH, just take it to a tuner or even a garage that does emissions testing.. if the co is stupidly high then its going to be overfueling.. it set it correctly however takes a bit more than just a fiddle.. as the fueling need to be right on pull throttle/boost as well as idle.. so you will have to drive down the road with a co meter in the exhaust
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