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Originally Posted by Tulok
If you said it pings over 1/4 throttle you probably have a lot of carbon buildup in the combustion chamber! I'd look into your PCV valve for one! and 2, do a cleanout with seafoam or water, make sure your car is really warmed up before pouring in the water! then shut it off for 5-10 minutes and go race it around for a good 10 minutes. if the pinging isn't completely gone at that point, you may have other problems.
Switch the oil to 0w-30 (not the same as 5w-30), and block 1/3 to 1/2 of your radiator with cardboard as well if you mainly do short trips.
Short shift, or skip shift you can go 1-3-5 or 1, 2, 5. Cars get better mpg flooring it in a higher gear than pressing the gas halfway in a lower gear.
You will see a MPG improvement! |
Thanks! My grill blocks are 100% right now meaning full on both upper and lower. I will do an oil change tomorrow possibly. Installed the vac gauge today and i really think its gonna help a ton. Didnt realize how heavy footed i was lol. Also, the timing was a real pita! As there are no real markings on the damper pulley but this is what i did. The timing on the distributor was advance to the max, so i backed it up just a notch past tdc but still advanced. Runs really nice now! No pinging yet from this so yay!