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Part 1.
I dynoed my Prowler today and I got a whoping 306.2 HP with 273 ft. and made 10 lb. of  boost with the retard nob at
7:00 o'clock .... YEEEEAAAHHHHHAAAAA!!

My Dyno Sheet

Now for the bummer part. As we finished the dyno, my check engine light came on and I think I lost a cylinder, a
sparc plug or a fuel enjector. My idle got horrible and the Cat was shaking like if it was scared. It was backfiring
something oweful. I left the dyno place and immediately headed to the Plymouth Service dealer which is where my
Prowler sits as I write this post. Driving there was an aweful experiance. My cat was shaking and backfiring all the way
there and I could not floor it because it idled horribly.

The tech at the dyno room looked at my dyno sheet and from his experiance with mustangs, he says if my Prowler
has a knock sensor then this made the ECM retard timing to the point of a bad idle. It could have been I
experianced detonation and might have done some damage somewhere. I hope I don't have to overhaul my engine
with only 6000 miles on it.  I allowed the rpms to go to 6800.

Part 2.

They checked out the check engine light and they came up with a "Mis Fire" and "Vacuum Leak" error. The service
tech does not come into the the shop till this coming monday. I told them, whatever is wrong with it, FIX IT!

My Prowler will sit in their shop till then. I cannot drive it home because it backfires really bad.

If the engine has to be changed, I'm just going for the gusto and will beef up that baby!!

For those of you out there wanting to remove the whole filter housing with venturi and putting the boost retard to 7
o'clock. Be warned this will destroy your engine. When Paxton said "if you try to make more than 6 pounds of boost, 
you are risking damage to your engine", guess what, they where right. I have the evidence to prove it. 
I now drive my Saleen.

My engine put out more horsepower than my Saleen but quit while doing it.

I got to say ... Sorry My Black Kitty ......

Part 3. August 23, 2000

I always love good endings on sad storie!

 EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!!

 I'm back on my Prowler a happy owner. I did not have to overhaul the engine since nothing happened to my compression, rings or
 valves. 

 I can tell you the Paxton kit held it's price in gold. No damage to my car and now know I make 306 horepower at the wheels. OH YEAH!!
 I will first tell you what the dealer wrote on my service slip.

 RAN COMPUTER SCAN AND VERIFIED ENGINE MISFIRE AT #6 CYLINDER- TRACED SYSTEM AND FOUND COIL #6 DRIVER WIRES NOT SEATED
 INTO PCM BOARD. 
 REPAIRED CONNECTION AND REPLACED FOULED OUT #6 SPARK PLUG. RECHECKED AND SYSTEM OPERATION NORMAL AFTER REPAIR.

 Stoneridge dealership in Dublin have Lexus style customer service. I almost felt like I was in a Lexus dealer. These
 guys treated me like I would expect a Five star Dealership to be. The other dealership was a supposed five star but I don't think so.
 They need to remove that title. They also upgraded my TCM (Transmission Control Module) software programing and my Prowler shifts
 very tight now. It used to lag when it would change gears but now it shifts and sits you in you seat.

 VERY, VERY HAPPY GUY HERE!! I thank the one up above for his goodness!

 PAXTON WAS NEVER TO BLAME ON THIS INCIDENT AND I'M GLAD I NEVER QUESTIONED THEIR SYSTEM AS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. I LOVE
 THE FACT I HAVE PUT THE PAXTON IN MY CAR. IT FEELS GOOD TO PUNCH IT AND HAVE 306 HORSEPOWER TO THE REAR WHEELS.

 Paxton has since contacted me and they commited to address the heating issue John Davies and I are having when we go up hill. They
 will investigate a higher density radiator for better cooling. Thanks Paxton!!

 Later....


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This is how my filter 
housing looks like
when I did my dyno.
Having it just like this
with the boost restard 
at 7 o'clock, gave me 
10 pounds of boost 
everytime.
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I saw this while taking
pictures underneath
my Prowler. Looks like
some loose intake oil
fittings.
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More on that!
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This is how they held
down my kitty.
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Another view of this!
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You got to love these
stickers!
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Another angle.
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I told Jerry to put up the big
fans because my kitty was 
going to get hot!

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