black crowe
03-10-2002, 08:57 PM
Ive tried just about everything but the SOB is still pinging! I cleaned the MAF, I cleaned the idle control valve, Ive reset the computer i dont know how many times, including today. Today i changed the plugs & wires(went with bosch plat 2's and bosch wires. Thats a job i dont want to do again for a while! The motorcrafts that i took out looked they were installed in the factory!) Anyway, running GREAT but still pinging when i get on it hard. Ive got a superchip and use 92 premium, no octain booster. I tried booster but it didnt take care of it. Is there anything else to do? Its not really a BIG DEAL, but it just bugs me. Any help will be much appreciated.
Ray Lobato
03-10-2002, 10:05 PM
Does it still ping without the superchip installed?
black crowe
03-10-2002, 11:03 PM
The superchip is still in, it did it also before i installed it.
MrShorty
03-11-2002, 09:40 PM
my two cents
1) check for leaks in the air intake downstream from the MAF or a vacuum leak
2) have you retorqued the lower intake manifold bolts?
beavis195
03-11-2002, 10:11 PM
Yeah, sounds like a vacuum leak. That's what happened on mine, it would ping under any acceleration, and that was with the octane bar removed. You could try removing the octane bar by your battery. It retards timing 3 degrees. If it still pings, it's a vacuum leak.
mahieber
03-12-2002, 08:07 PM
Try changing out the PCV Valve.
DuaneD
03-31-2002, 06:21 PM
What does the Octane Bar do and how does it work? Where by the battery is it located? Thanks.:exp:
Jason_25
03-31-2002, 06:22 PM
Originally posted by DuaneD
What does the Octane Bar do and how does it work? Where by the battery is it located? Thanks.:exp:
Removing the octane bar should only be used as a last resort. It reduces engine power dramatically.
2001gtboy
03-31-2002, 06:59 PM
whats gas does your engine require? and what are you actually putting in it?