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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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im running a 93 stock obd1 non vtec cx ecu on my gsr motor. im running platnuim ngk spark plugs. is it lean or jsut right?





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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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look good to me, the electrodes are clean.

and i'm use to seeing plugs from a 2 stroke engine.
you can only imagine what those things look like after the fact

drive on
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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They look lean to me. White = lean.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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yea, they look lean, you want a brownish color, i couldnt imagine a stock cx ecu running a gsr motor right, fuel etc is different, just my thought
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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ya the ecu is nto givign the engine a lot of fuel, i turned my FPR to 44 should i raise it? if so what should i set it to?
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stock93cx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im running a 93 stock obd1 non vtec cx ecu on my gsr motor. im running platnuim ngk spark plugs. is it lean or jsut right?


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i'd worry about getting the correct ECU before i worry about anything else.hopefully you're not running the car hard with this ECU?
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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o ya i am also running my injectors from my 93 cx
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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hmmm...thats wierd. im running a greddy kit on the blue box which makes my car run really REALLY rich and my plugs look almost exactly like yours. would anyone know why?
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Injector size and fuel pressure don't matter if your injectors aren't cycling at the right rate and providing enough fuel, get the right ecu and it will fix the problem.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 10:54 PM
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not to hijack but yeah im running greddy kit with emanage and my plugs look similar too what color should they be?
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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two in middle look ok but somewhat lean.. 2 outter looks lean..

basically lean
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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Well, stock cars will generally have slightly white plugs but yes these plugs are showing a slightly more lean condition than your engine should be running at. Like I said get the right ECU and you problem should be solved.
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Old Jan 6, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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yup, get a GSR ecu
mmmkay?
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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ttt
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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Plugs look right to me...




Check this link as well :
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/t...ry=US
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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my plugs look like that too...my setup is y8 with i/h/e, test pipe, zex stage 2 cam advanced 5 degrees with timing set at 16btdc. Anyone know why i'm running somewhat lean?
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 12:31 PM
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so mine are good right? if i turn the FPR higher will it still be lean? ya im getting my p28 chipped and i will be useing it on sunday.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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anyone?
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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you need to get the right ECU first-it's gonna have a totally different fuel map than what you currently have.you're trying to tune a car that has the compeltely wrong ECU that isn't even remotely intended to run the engine you have.
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