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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Asking for a friend, I'm serious.

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?

many thanks.
 
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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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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Thanks, I'll pass it on. I've been trying to convince him to do the job properly.
 
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