Why is my car running so lean all of a sudden!??!

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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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Default Why is my car running so lean all of a sudden!??!

Ok, quick set-up review:

b18b t3/04e 57 trim
DSM injectors including afc hack, w/ resistor box.

Recently My o2 sensor bung blew out, and I didn't know about it for about a day. After finding this, I drove w/ the bent and mangled o2 sensor (from hitting the ground) for about another day, just to get it to a friends place to weld in another bung. The o2 sensor was scrapped, for another good one that was laying around-- we believe that it was from a D series motor. We welded the bung in, and re attached the new o2 sensor. While doing so, i was working on my friends resistor box wiring so i check my wiring to make sure I was doing it correctly. When i removed the black tape from the wiring, one of soldered wires came off, so I wrapped it around (quick fix) and re-taped it.
Later that night, my car started stuttering around 2 to 3grand. I believed this to be a plug problem, maybe I fouled out my plugs. I checked my plugs this evening and OH MY GOD-- they are WHITE and burnt, and by the threads, they are black. I have no idea how this happened, i've been boosted for around 2 months now, and every time I've checked my plugs, they were a beautiful caramel color--- a little on the rich side. Please help me in my insight to what happened to change!! Is it the new o2 sensor, the old one?
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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too -rich?
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by preluder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">too -rich?</TD></TR></TABLE>

???

Could it be from the Resistor Box wiring??

Also, sometimes at idle, my revs bobble up and down very quickly for about 5-10 secs, then stops and goes to normal.
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 03:29 PM
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anyone?? I haven't heard any detonation, or anything wrong w/ the motor-- could it be a bad o2 sensor?
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 04:31 PM
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do you have any A/F gauge ? or an EGT gauge ?
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Old Jul 15, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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no, I do not-- I shall be getting one tonite.
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