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Old 04-12-2006, 11:52 AM
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i just recently bought an intercooler upgrade and now my car smells like its running a little rich would i have to re-tune my car because of the size differene(intercooler) and trust me my first intercooler was pretty damn small compared to this new one.
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any help?
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Default Re: i got a bigger intercooler do i have to re-tune my car (cacahead1)

when i went from a sidemount and small ic pipes to a front mount and 2.25 in pipes, my a/fs jumped up about 1 point.
you car would be running lean if anything, not rich. i think you would be safe adding about 3-5% of fuel or retune for that perfect a/f
good luck!
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yes, retune
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