Would it be possible to design a California Calibration for the oxygenated gas we have to run out here?

It pings easier and is only 92 octane were as most of the country can get 93 octane.

Octane boost is out of the question for a 13 mpg vehicle, to expensive.

This would reduce the number of "recalibrations" required by your companies do to people (I'm one of them) having detonation problems here.

This isn't a Lightning only problem, lots of Stangs have the same problem with there cars that other people with simular setups do not have in other states. See it all the time on the Stang boards.

Just an idea for ya. I'm sure its complicated and I really don't have a clue as to what you do to tune a chip to start with. As usuall, I'll leave the hard stuff up to you all.



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Go Hard or Go home........
*Red 2000 SVT Lightning
*Leer Lo-Rider Bed Cover
*PSP 4 Program Chip
*Wet Okole seat covers
*Adopted 3/29/00
*352RWHP / 432RWTQ with PSP Chip
-98 Mustang GT Convertible 4.6L Supercharged with FRPP Eaton M112 @ 9psi, to many other handling/engine mods to list.....

 

I have just sent my Superchip back to be re-burned and I have asked the same question. I'll re-post if they answer.

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Jim
jim@jimshaw.cc

Black 00, Swanson Chip, clear corners, super whites
Airaid w/10" Big Mouth filter, chrome wheels,
AIM 2" drop shackles, Mobile1 w/FilterMag, 35% tint
2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe

Looking for a better paying job to support my L

 

Man that sucks You guy's can't get good gas at the pumps. Might try a secret pipeline, from up here in Wash. Is the crap gas only in SoCal?
Good Luck on your chips, hope they don't have to de-tune to much.

[This message has been edited by JIGAWATT (edited 07-21-2000).]

 

Crap gas is in all of Calif.

And in North Calif they oxygenate from Nov to Mar... this lowers octane (effectively) about a point or so... so that means we are paying $2.00 to $2.25 +/- for '91' octane.

 

Its oxygenated year round now here in SoCal. Sucks big time......

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Go Hard or Go home........
*Red 2000 SVT Lightning
*Leer Lo-Rider Bed Cover
*PSP 4 Program Chip
*Wet Okole seat covers
*Adopted 3/29/00
*352RWHP / 432RWTQ with PSP Chip
-98 Mustang GT Convertible 4.6L Supercharged with FRPP Eaton M112 @ 9psi, to many other handling/engine mods to list.....

 

And what is really so incredibly silly about the oxygenated gas is that while the goal was cleaner burning fuel...the high levels of MTBE in it can cause ground water contamination.

I guess we need to ask Al Gore what is worse, huh?

I know in TX they are trying to get rid of oxygenated gas altogether b/c it has been proven that its harmful to our water supply (high water table here).



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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--597rwhp/590rwtq
96 Cobra (12.63 @ 114.5)--390rwhp/441rwtq
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.3)--362rwhp/444rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4
http://members.aol.com/Wa2fst/index.html

 

I'm reluctant to even post on this board, but here are my thoughts.

These Lightning's have a knock sensor. It can be calibrated to allow the knock sensor to remove spark when it's knocking without having to constantly "re-tune" the truck.

It can also be "tuned" to add spark, up to MBT, if it's not knocking.

There is no reason for any of these trucks to knock if done right.

I cannot tell you what our chips does, for fear of the webmaster coming after me. If you send us an E-Mail or post on our board, I can discuss this further.

Inject-Tech


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Inject-Tech

 

Does anyone know if Oregon gas gets oxygenated? Part-year? Year-round?
Or how would I go about finding out for myself?

This could be part of the reason why running my chip in performance mode causes my engine to ping...

Thanks for any info out there!

~rick

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lightning_svt@hotmail.com
2000 Ford F-150 Lightning

 

Mike Troyer of Superchips just got back to me regarding Calif. gas.

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Jim
jim@jimshaw.cc

Black 00, Swanson Chip (Superchip re-burn is on the way)
super whites, Airaid w/10" Big Mouth filter, chrome wheels
AIM 2" drop shackles, Mobile1 w/FilterMag, clear corners
2000 E320, 1993 Cobra R, 1959 Corvette, 1949 Plymouth Coupe

Looking for a better paying job to support my L




[This message has been edited by FORDSALES (edited 07-23-2000).]