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have pictures of the engine area with hood open? and parts list of what you used from rockauto -
^^ Ditto on the pics and the parts list. Are both the top and bottom fan shroud pieces in place? When it happens has the engine temp...
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After that, if the problem has not been identified, check your plugs, see if you have a blown head gasket or cracked head or something.
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Hi I replaced these parts after the issue was already happening I got all the parts off of rockauto . I will look at system if needs...
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Did you replace these parts because of the problem or did it start afterwards? Did you use GM parts or aftermarket? If yours were mine...
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SilverSport replied to the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4???.I keep track of my MPGs for every fill up...at best I saw less than 1 MPG using 93 octane over 87 and 93 is usually about $1.00 more per...
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SilverSport reacted to Marky Dissod's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with
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Oh, but I am. 1. GM designed spec'd built and tuned every 4.8L and 5.3L specifically for 87 octane; same goes for the LQ4, and most of... -
SilverSport reacted to Marky Dissod's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with Like.
Pessimistically, 1 gal of gas equals 10 stop'n'go miles. Optimistically, as much as 25 highway. So a 25 gallon tank (never run it bone...
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SilverSport reacted to tom3's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with Like.
And worth noting that most tests are at wide open throttle with air/fuel ratios at 12.5 : 1 or so. Running at part throttle at a much...
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SilverSport reacted to drdave81's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with Like.
It's not so much a power gain by running premium as a power loss by not running premium. As stated above, the PCM adjusts timing based...
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you might want to swing by harbor freight or anywhere that sells the cheap infra-red thermometers and then you can check all 4 corners...
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SilverSport replied to the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4???.I've seen the Engine Masters episode as well as the Car and Driver tests...yesterday I did a bit of driving on the expressway and...
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SilverSport reacted to tom3's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with Like.
Watching one of those Engine Masters dyno session on Motor Trend TV the other day. They tested gas from 87 to racing 116 octanes and...
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SilverSport reacted to Mudsport96's post in the thread Real Benefits to 91/93 Octane in a regular LQ4??? with Like.
If you are able to look at the factory tunes with a program like HP Tuners or even TunerPro, you can see the big difference in the "High...
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SilverSport reacted to Doubeleive's post in the thread Advice on purchasing a used 2003 with 100k miles with Like.
at any rate 100k for a 03 is low mileage, for gmt800 anyway should have plenty of life left, unless it's from the rust bucket zone
