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Old 07-25-2012   #1
viridionplague
 

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Re: Need some help reading my plugs

looks like your running a bit on the leaner side of things but normal enough otherwise.

im assuming everything else is stock other than the listed mods?

the higher boost on the stock turbo tends to heat things up a lot, and if your running an automatic with the smaller stock turbo its only going to add to the heat problem.

white is leaner, black is richer, and you want a light brown ish color on the spark plugs.
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Old 07-25-2012   #2
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Re: Need some help reading my plugs

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looks like your running a bit on the leaner side of things but normal enough otherwise.

im assuming everything else is stock other than the listed mods?

the higher boost on the stock turbo tends to heat things up a lot, and if your running an automatic with the smaller stock turbo its only going to add to the heat problem.

white is leaner, black is richer, and you want a light brown ish color on the spark plugs.

can you identify if its running too lean by looking at the plugs? as in unsafe a/f ratios? I agree its running lean. would it fuel cut if it was starved enough? or something like that. theres no sign of det. on any plugs.

so brown-ish color is good. on which part of the plug? on the electrode or ground terminal or both?

Its a 5spd, with the stock 1g turbo.
The previous owner claimed it has a rebuilt block, with .40 over pistons.
thats all he stated. he didnt even know what cams it had.. so as far as internals go i have no idea whats done to it. all mods i listed are the things i have seen so far. the only thing i didnt put on the list was the morosso oil pan, oil feed relocation & aftermarket oil return.



thanks!
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