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He bought a police roadking and wanted the mufflers louder. Took a large drill and drilled out part of the muffler.
I told him I thought he needed a power commander or it would run too rich from my limited knowlege. A few of the guys at the dealer said the same thing, but he says it's running great and will worry once something happens, which it might not.
I am under the impression he will eventually notice discoloring in the pipes based on something I read then possibly plugs fouling. Any truth, or should he be ok if nothing so far?
If he's increased the exhaust only (in a really cheesy kind of way), and not increased the air intake, he should be OK. If anything, he'd be running lean, not rich at this point.
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