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Old 03-22-2004, 08:23 AM
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too rich during cold start

This is not so much a problem, but a case of undesired operation. I have a 1982 t/a with the 305 crossfire injected engine. Every time I start it up in the morning (especially when the outside temp is below 50 deg) the engine runs rediculously rich. So rich that I can feel that a few cylinders aren't firing. So rich that if I stand in the garage with the car as it runs my eyes start to burn. I have most of the emissions hardware removed so I'm pretty sure it's not as important for the engine to get warm. My question is: is there some way to trick the computer into thinking the car is warmer than it actually is? I've read somewere that a resistor can be substituted for the temp sensor on tuned port injected cars to trick the ecm into thinking its at a different temp. The purpose being to keep it in open loop. But could I put a resistor in place of my coolant sensor to trick it into thinking the engine is already warm and doesn't need to dump a gallon of fuel into the engine at cold start to warm it up? I understand that it's still is important to let an engine run for a bit before driving it, but premium octane gasoline is getting dang expensive...
Old 03-22-2004, 04:27 PM
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Car: 1982 Z/28 H.O.
Engine: 355
Transmission: t-5
what emissions units did you remove? some early injection units use the emission controls to function at start up. Im not to fluent with X fire I have never dared to touch the dreaded ceise fire injection system
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