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    Red top injectors on M50NV?

    I'm trying to figure out why my '92 M50NV engine had a major intake backfire. See http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=291260 for the whole story.

    I think my fuel injectors may be leaking into the intake. I've got a fuel pressure gauge plumbed in before the fuel rail, and when I shut off the engine, the pressure drops pretty quickly. So I'm looking at rebuilding or replacing the injectors, and today I discovered the engine is running red top 0 280 150 778 injectors. All the research I have done tells me it should have green top 0 280 150 415 injectors, and that the red tops have a higher flow rating and are from a V8 engine.

    I have no idea if the injectors are original, but the engine has been in 3 other cars previous to mine so it wouldn't surprise me if they have been changed out in the past. The engine has always run rich (can smell it in the exhaust, and the plugs look black), so I'm thinking I should go back to the stock green tops since I'm running a stock DME (maybe a chip later), MAF, and everything else. Opinions?
    The Homer: Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball.

    #2
    yes those are used on 540,740,840's but you can use them on a S/M50's with a tune, so if your tune is stock then yes you are running rich. get a pair of green top injectors, i believe i have a set of green tops at the moment. pm me
    Originally posted by evandael
    a car is a car. call it a dildo, i'd still drive the hell out of it.

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      #3
      What about if I get a chip? Not a custom tune or anything, just an off the shelf chip that advances the timing and raises the rev limit.
      The Homer: Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball.

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        #4
        im honestly not sure. i dont know much about non vanos tunes, but i havent heard of many off the shelf 19lb injector tunes. im sure someone else would know more than me. but to be honest you're better off switching to green tops.

        but give mark a call or email he might be able to do something for you. good luck

        Originally posted by evandael
        a car is a car. call it a dildo, i'd still drive the hell out of it.

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          #5
          Yeah, I already bit the bullet and am getting a set of green tops. Thanks for the input!
          The Homer: Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball.

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