DET runs rich

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SR20_N_KC
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I have had my swap for about a year and my cars seems to run really rich. You can really smell the fuel. I dont get horrible gas mileage. I have 3 inch exhaust with no cat and I am running witht the stock MASF. Any suggestions.


Dugi
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Car: dragging

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Look and see if your injectors aren't leaking. That could be dangerous.

180fan
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Car: 89 fastback

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check your coil packs and your spark plugs? to tell what may be going on, do a plug read to see if it's a leaky injector (one injector will have fuel on it) and won't read like a normally worn plug.

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extheflow
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check it with a wideband(dyno) you may just be smelling fuel from removing the emissions stuff(if you have) or if it isn't working(if you haven't)

nismostate
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do you smell it inside the car?? Did you get a new fuel pump?I just got my sr running and i had the same problem. checked the fuel pump cover and realized the big O ring wasn't there. I need a new one too. I just used some create a gasket for now. seems to work pretty good. i don't think i can smell it anymore. i still run a little rich because of some backfire. i also don't have a cat back exhaust either!;) im just running off of the dp.

SR20_N_KC
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Thats cool. I checked the injectors last night. Nothing leaking. If I had to guess I would say it my exhaust. Damn that thing backfires something fierce and I dont smell fuel under the hood when the engine is reved up. I still need to check out my plugs and what not. It is time for a summer tune up anyways. Would getting a bigger MASF lean it out some?


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