My first run in with detonation....

[Hammer]

Well, I was out running Yellowjacket last night. All was going well and I wasn't paying attention to my fuel state...

I got on it and at about 5000rpm I got my first taste of detonation, at the time I didn't know what it was. So I let it go back down to 2500 and got on it again... same thing. Except this time I monitored my fuel pressure guage.... I was definately going lean. Then it hit me.... detonantion! I checked my fuel and there it was: on Empty with the fuel low light staring me in the face....

I pulled in a gas station, filled my tank and ran her at idle for a while to make sure 'ol Yeller was OK. No vacuum leaks, no freaky idle... I lucked out. Thanks goodness I'm not running high boost.

I guess you can call that a lesson learned.


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"The Yellowjacket"
Ricer 1: What the heck was that!?
Ricer 2: I don't know. It looked kind of like a yellow SN95 Mustang.
Ricer 1: Nah, fast SN95 Mustangs don't exist... Must have been a mirage or something...