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Old 10 April 2007, 06:41 PM
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hi all
i just changed my spark plugs on my 96 wrx ,my old ones are looking a bit black does this mean problems ,i have a scooby ecu fully decatted , up pipe, dawes device set at 1 bar and just changed my slanty intercooler for a 99 sti 1





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Old 10 April 2007, 09:01 PM
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i'd worry if they were white/light in colour, black means its running rich iirc, which is good/better if anything
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black tips means it is running rich.. check there is no intercooler pipe leak but I would suspect the lambda sensor is shot.

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Old 11 April 2007, 06:13 PM
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well iv have been getting this induction noise since putting the larger intercooler on but thought it was just the samco hoses making the k & n panel filter noiser ,ive got a afr meter installed and it reads as it should ie rich when i boot it ,cruise it bounces around in optimum , would a shot lambda still make these readings ill check the hoses for leaks though
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cool, i got it right. I'm quite happy with that now, black is rich yippee........ i need to get out more
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