I PROMISE THIS IS THE LAST TIME ILL BRING THIS UP!

[black crowe]

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]

Does it still ping without the superchip installed?

 

[black crowe]

The superchip is still in, it did it also before i installed it.

 

[MrShorty]

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]

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]

Try changing out the PCV Valve.

 

[DuaneD]

Octane Bar?

What does the Octane Bar do and how does it work? Where by the battery is it located? Thanks.:exp:

 

[Jason_25]

Re: Octane Bar?

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]

whats gas does your engine require? and what are you actually putting in it?