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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Car running shitty at idle

recently my car has started running really crappy at idle it smells like the car is running really rich. i have a custom tune by paul 06blkg85ss and i know he knows his tuning i had that done back in october of last year the car ran fine up untill a month or so ago. from a performance stand point the car hasnt lost a step only a touch slower i used to put my friends car @ my rear bumper now he hangs by my door so its only a touch slower and i know that could be from alot of things. gas milage is still the same everything points to the car being fine but when im idleing if feels like iv lost a cylender it vibrates like crazy and when i have the ac on forget about it the whole dash rattels, i do have poly tranny mounts but theyve been in for 4 months now and this only started like a month ago. i got a cel and i had it checked it was the catalyst inefficency code so idk.
my mods are vibrant header/dp w/ high flow cat 2.5in corsa 2.5 exaust, injen cai and the custom tune. sorry of that was a tough read i jsut got home from work so bare with me but if anyone has anyideas please let me know. im guessing its just in the tune and a retune would solve my problems
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Whens the last time you changed your plugs? Are you running the BRK7Es?
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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there still the stock plugs i have 35000 miles
i have a 2.9pully and 60lb injectors w/ 1ste colder plugs i was planning on getting them installed this week and im hopeing the retune will solve my probs
Bump any one got any ideas?

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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Go change your plugs and see if it goes away. Once you got with a higher HP than stock its not uncommon to have to change those almost at every oil change. I mean the tune is fine you know that, the only other thing it could be is ignition...

When my car was stock on stage 2 only i had to change the plugs....

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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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come to think of it it actually started right around my last oil change. so ill probly just get the smaller pully installed and the new plugs and be fine
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by lewisb13
Go change your plugs and see if it goes away. Once you got with a higher HP than stock its not uncommon to have to change those almost at every oil change. I mean the tune is fine you know that, the only other thing it could be is ignition...

When my car was stock on stage 2 only i had to change the plugs....
change the plugs with every oil change? Are you running copper plugs? I'm just curious.
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