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Thread: Quick question - New engine, old tune, runs really bad.

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    Quick question - New engine, old tune, runs really bad.

    Just got done swapping an engine in a 2012 Challenger for a friend, it was a stock SRT 392 with a Magnacharger on it. We put in a forged and studded A2Speed 392 with ported heads and a lumpy FI cam.
    The Magnacharger is back on and the car starts, but WOW - it runs really bad, wont hardly idle and if I keep it running with the throttle, its will go pig rich, all the plugs are dark black and it feels like its missing down low.

    I went over everything a few times, no codes yet, I haven't kept it running that long - dont want to hurt anything.

    I was expecting to at least be able to drive it to the tuner, but I definitely cant. Not sure what kind of tune is in it, it does seem to have an aftermarket ECM, marked "Off road use only".
    I have HP tuners, but I'm not brave enough to tun it myself yet, zero experience.

    Just wondering if the experts here think this is "normal" behavior.

    Thank you!

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    Yup, fairly normal when you put a cam in em.

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    Thank you!