Some more Vortech woes.

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12-04-2002, 09:47 PM

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Cool, Thanks for the info Vapor! Hopefully I can get on a dyno ASAP!!

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12-04-2002, 10:17 PM

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Originally posted by RT

how does the engine (OBD-2) know if you're running too rich ..... I think maybe you've been running too rich

when fuel pressures are high and if the timing box is not working right, it's pulling back too much timing and running too rich which can foul plugs. Also, the primary 02 sensor will read excessively rich and throw a check engine light, the code should be something like fuel parameter out of spec or something like that.

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12-05-2002, 08:14 AM

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UPDATE II:

Okay, I got my new timing box but still having some problems.... I was driving the car aroud real hard for my friend, everything was working fine. But a little into the drive, the CEL came one. I've tried reseting the ECU twice only to have it come back on. Mechanical wise, everything seems and sounds fine. Any idea what this CEL could be? Don't have a scan tool.

This is starting to get SICK! And it should be getting real EMBARASSING for Vortech!

This was something I have been looking forward to for a very long time and to think that the kit I have sitting in the box right now may not be "glitch-free" is really bugging me.
Anybody wanna buy a Vortech S/C cheap? Brand new, still in the box, everything still wrapped up?

(j/k - for now!

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HEY Vortech! You listening? You better get your sh!t together on this real soon. And treat your complaints with due dilegence and rapidity. Your reputation for this mess is widespread here and no doubt has leaked out to other car enthusiasts' forums and clubs as well.

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12-05-2002, 09:58 AM

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aaahhhh............the pleasures of trying to get this car to go faster
than the factory intended.

hehe.

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12-05-2002, 01:38 PM

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aaahhhh............the pleasures of trying to get this car to go faster
than the factory intended.

hehe.

Maybe its just me but I think its extremely uncool to piss on the head of a fellow enthusiast when he's having car issues simply because you don't agree with his approach to modifying his car.