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please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

last summer i bought a vortech superchargerkit for my 97 lt1...eversince its been HELL!! it doesnt run right at all..it came with a bigger feul pump,a feul managment system and everything to install..so i put all that on...along with different plugs and a msd ign. i also had slp headers put on recently with a borla exhasut..i also put on the 58 mil twin throtlle bodie, with the better mass air flow sencor(liconfelter i think or something like that)..well it was problems from day 1..so first i listened t0 one person and said to get my comp. tuned..so i sent it out to fast chips...got it back and now it was worse..they told me to take the FMU off and put 36# injectors in and put my stock MAF sencor back on because that high perf. one sux and mis reads..anyway..i was better a first themn it wouild flood out bad,then i started into detonation problems...when i floor it it misses,bangs and doesnt go..half throttle it runs good though..WHAT IS WRONG AND WHO CAN HELP. im running 6 lbs of boost i have a boost gauge and a feul pressure gauge and air/feul ratio..its reedaing lean off the gauge..PLEASE HELP ME OUT im in the pittsburgh area..LATROBE to be exact is there anyone near by that knows what the hell they are doing and have messed with supercharged LT1's???
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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Re: please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

So did you get rid of the FMU and get the 36# injectors????
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Re: please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

yes..i took off the fmu and put in the injectors...
Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Re: please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

Take that thing to Bryan at pcmforless.. Programmer@pcmforless.com

Hes in your area and will get you straigtend out
Old Mar 15, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Re: please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

My car did that after I put the supercharger kit on. Turns out, the positve/negative wires were reversed on my inline fuel pump. Switched the wires and it ran like a bat outa hell..
Old Mar 15, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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Re: please help my 97 lt1SEVERE TUNING PROBLEM!

thanks alot guys...i will definatly get ahold of brian because i think its tuning...and also i will check my pump over because i installed it
Old Mar 15, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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You did have the PCM programed for the #36 injectors right and got ride of the aftermarket maff? If ya did good. Bryan will take care of ya from here on out..
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