Misfire CEL

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  1. King Savage

    King Savage Nasty Canasta

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    Just checking on how many people occasionally get this code.

    I have a 426 with PPP Stage II heads, blue giant injectors, Arrington 90m TB and a relatively mild cam for a 426.

    Every once in a while my car will throw the random misfire code and display the CEL, seems to happen usually while idling and warming up. I can clear it with the Predator and it disappears for a few days. Is it possible it is always there and just takes the appropriate amount of key cycles to re-alarm?

    I just don't like driving around with the CEL lit up especially when people are checking out the car.
     
  2. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Hmmm

    You may want to have your tuner relook at the tune?
     
  3. HalV48

    HalV48 They Call Me Patron

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    Not unusual with a cam. I've had them with all 3 cams I've used. Doesn't effect how the car runs. May have found a way to fool the other HAL. I'll let you know.
     
  4. srt8_hmi

    srt8_hmi My dream is over.

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    maybe our cars are brothers after all!! I had the same code at first, seems thst it has disappeared for good i hope.
     
  5. King Savage

    King Savage Nasty Canasta

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    I agree but I don't want to hit another deer on the trip to Independence, KY. lol

    Please do. Tim at PPP did mention it was fairly common with a lot of the 426's they had been doing at the time I was there.

    Well, retrace your steps please so I can do exactly what you did! You know, open the door with your left hand, sit in juuuuust so, pick up the sunglasses with the RIGHT hand, bla bla bla...lol
     
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    I use to get it everyday. Then I got the mad coils and never had it happen again
     
  7. King Savage

    King Savage Nasty Canasta

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    LOL...being that the "a" is right next to the "s" on a qwerty keyboard I am assuming you mean MSD.

    That is interesting. I have perused a couple of those threads with not much interest other than I like the red coil packs.

    Did you seriously notice a difference? I have used MSD 6AL ignitions on every single "fun" car I have had and was sold on them then. It absolutely cured a 454 chev I had with too fat a cam.

    I kind of got the idea the stock coils generated way more than enough energy and spark duration.
     
  8. HEMISFEAR

    HEMISFEAR Ur Friendly Canadian

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    They do. Don't waste your money. More than a number of people have returned then or sold them. BJB with the 426 Jeep tried them and they didn't perform.
     
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    HEMISFEAR Ur Friendly Canadian

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    Haha, didn't your tuner take care of it? I haven't got one misfire code ever. Even with the base tune Josh sent me. Strange. :stars:
     
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    well if they dont work they fixed my problem wih the misfires. hope you get it worked out
     
  11. srt8_hmi

    srt8_hmi My dream is over.

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    hope you were at the air show!!!!!!! i never saw you!!!!!
     
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    I get it all the time
     
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    Get them all the time... My tuner make some adjustments... went away intially and now its back again....I just check with the Diablo everyonce in awhile to make sure there is no others but the random misfire.
     
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    I was told anti foulers on the rear 02 sensors would stop it
     
  15. King Savage

    King Savage Nasty Canasta

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    I do the same thing. What is actually happening to trigger that code anyway?

    My car also just quit on me for the first time since the 426 yesterday. I was backing up out of a parking space, went to drive and poof. I may be imagining things but it seems right after starting the car up even when warm I am having to wait a couple of extra seconds for the car to find it's A/F ratio. TB? Weird. I suppose it could be whatever gas I got last...I have been very fortunate in no bad gas for years.
     
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