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Originally Posted by squirtbottle09
Well I am not just guessing its running rich. I went to autozone and had the codes pulled. The codes said it was running rich, not bank specific. I guess the MAF is reading more air, and while trying to compensate is overcompensating and overfueling. I noticed my gasmilage has dropped as well 
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Originally Posted by squirtbottle09
They didnt give the me the specific codes. But she said it was running rich and that it wasnt bank specific.
Aftermarket intakes almost NEVER cause a rich condition, it's almost always just the opposite. Everything reconnected correctly and tight, BTW?
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by MGDfan
The problem here, is in their interpretation of the codes displayed. Next time, just fyi, get the codes and post them up. The experts are on here (no, NOT me, lol).
Aftermarket intakes almost NEVER cause a rich condition, it's almost always just the opposite. Everything reconnected correctly and tight, BTW?
Good luck.
MGD
Aftermarket intakes almost NEVER cause a rich condition, it's almost always just the opposite. Everything reconnected correctly and tight, BTW?
Good luck.
MGD
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Also, I plan on getting only 87 octane tunes. MPG, Towing, and Preformance. Do I have to get a 93 tune to see a real difference? What is the difference in towing and preformance? Can you tow just as good in preformance as in towing mode? I just am not justifying getting the 93 tunes with gas a 3.00 a gallon and me only getting 11mpg
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Originally Posted by squirtbottle09
Also, I plan on getting only 87 octane tunes. MPG, Towing, and Preformance. Do I have to get a 93 tune to see a real difference? What is the difference in towing and preformance? Can you tow just as good in preformance as in towing mode? I just am not justifying getting the 93 tunes with gas a 3.00 a gallon and me only getting 11mpg
You should NEVER tow using a perf tune - always switch to your tow tune to be safe.
As for costs - a lot of folks (me incuded) actually see additional mileage gains on hi-octane tuning - it can offset some if not all the $/tank difference, as well as making the truck even more enjoyable.
This is the tip of the iceberg - there is a LOT of info about these topics on this site, pull up a chair, grab a frosty, and search away
Oh Crap - wasn't this thread supposed to be about VMP?
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Originally Posted by MGDfan
Oh Crap - wasn't this thread supposed to be about VMP?
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Originally Posted by squirtbottle09
I have checked and double checked everything, twice. Wednesday I am going back up to college station (autozone is there) to get my speakers installed, and I will stop by and request a print out. She seemed to know what she was talking about, and had a good reason for it.
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Originally Posted by 05supercrew
Did you disconnect the negative cable on the battery to reset the pcm?
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Originally Posted by squirtbottle09
I disconnected the positive during install, after cleaning the MAF, and once more. It doesnt really matter considering it loses power to matter what side you pull. It cleared the code and stuff, but then it came back a little while later.
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I wouldn't recommend it depending on the load you are pulling as you may even get some pinging and/or very high EGTs.
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