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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>86 Maier</b> <br /><small>Member # 9668</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,8,22,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I built a 347 with World products heads, Edelbrock intake, 1.7 rockers, 30lbs inj, B-cam, BBk headers, 3in exhaust. The headers glow after driving it for about 15 minutes. TPS motorsports dino tuned the car 3 times to make sure all the fuel ratios, timing, etc are where they are supposed to be. The exhaust is huge and unrestrictive. Any ideas what could be going on? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>92_5.0</b> <br /><small>Member # 7624</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,9,12,4,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> That's odd. I was gonna say timing. Just out of curiosity, what's the average temp when warmed up? After market gauge or stock? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>turbo50</b> <br /><small>Member # 6700</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,9,12,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 86 Maier:<br /><strong> I built a 347 with World products heads, Edelbrock intake, 1.7 rockers, 30lbs inj, B-cam, BBk headers, 3in exhaust. The headers glow after driving it for about 15 minutes. TPS motorsports dino tuned the car 3 times to make sure all the fuel ratios, timing, etc are where they are supposed to be. The exhaust is huge and unrestrictive. Any ideas what could be going on? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Did the headers glow on the dyno??? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SLOWSN95</b> <br /><small>Member # 8269</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,9,12,7,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Stock/old harmonic balancer? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>86 Maier</b> <br /><small>Member # 9668</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,9,21,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Temp is cool. It doesn't run hot at all. The gauge is stock but works good. The headers do NOT glow on the dino. Only after freeway for 10-15 min. Harmonic balancer is a new Cloys hex adjust and hasn't slipped. The car runs fast strong with no running issues. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Secnd2nun64</b> <br /><small>Member # 1431</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,9,22,43,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Advance your initial timing and back down your total timing to compensate for the increase of initial timing. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>turbo50</b> <br /><small>Member # 6700</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,10,10,53,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 86 Maier:<br /><strong> Temp is cool. It doesn't run hot at all. The gauge is stock but works good. The headers do NOT glow on the dino. Only after freeway for 10-15 min. Harmonic balancer is a new Cloys hex adjust and hasn't slipped. The car runs fast strong with no running issues. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Then hoook a wideband up to it and see what is happening when you actually drive it. Very odd that it didnt happen on the dyno when timing and AFRs were monitored/set to where they need to be.... <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SLOWSN95</b> <br /><small>Member # 8269</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2013,3,13,23,54,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by turbo50:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 86 Maier:<br /><strong> Temp is cool. It doesn't run hot at all. The gauge is stock but works good. The headers do NOT glow on the dino. Only after freeway for 10-15 min. Harmonic balancer is a new Cloys hex adjust and hasn't slipped. The car runs fast strong with no running issues. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Then hoook a wideband up to it and see what is happening when you actually drive it. Very odd that it didnt happen on the dyno when timing and AFRs were monitored/set to where they need to be.... </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">+1<br /><br />Cruising AFR should be around 14.0-15.0.. but even 17.0s cruising wouldn't cause glowing red headers. WOT AFR should be anywhere from 12.4-13.0 with an NA setup <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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