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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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fuel plate

will it hurt anything to run my 12 valve without a fuel plate
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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No. But it is nicer to grind it to a 10 so you don't need to watch your EGT's so much. Adjust it to suit your driving style.
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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no, but u cant tow with it. great if ur just playing around like i am
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DC199512V87
no, but u cant tow with it.
Why not?
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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well my bad, you can tow without a plate, if u got gauges for close monitoring and know how to use ur right foot. but not something for the average guy that doesn't know all the dangers. that's what i meant.......
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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so there is nothing inside the pump that will break if it is ran without a plate and how much different is a #o plate compared to not having a plate at all
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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passing on the words of the wise.....pull it and b happy. nothing will break. no pin that supposeday breaks. all just bad rumors floating around. the difference is about 25-30 hp i believe. personally if you narrowed it down to a 0 plate already id just pull the whole thing and b happy. i am
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