Fuse Pull: Low Octane Fuel Fix For L99 and LS3. Reset Fuel Map for High Octane Fuel. - Page 198 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

B_rad1969 · 08-29-2016, 08:57 PM

I have a '15 2SS. I just pulled the fuses to see if it helps. I have heard it doesn't work on the '15's.

sehovarter · 09-22-2016, 12:55 PM

anyone know if this is applicable to a 2014 SS/RS L99? I am putting on aftermarket exhaust, have a RANGE device, and might also try this fuse trick to see what comes out the other side!!??

GodWentPunk · 09-22-2016, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sehovarter

anyone know if this is applicable to a 2014 SS/RS L99? I am putting on aftermarket exhaust, have a RANGE device, and might also try this fuse trick to see what comes out the other side!!??

I've read comments where guys with newer Gen5's experienced the benefit. If you have never put lower octane gas in your car, ever, you will receive 0 benefits.. Even thought my car had 300 miles on it when I picked it up, I could not say for sure if the dealer put in lower octane gas so I did the pull just to make sure... I didn't notice any difference.

joe...

onegoofydad · 12-02-2016, 09:08 AM

I just performed this last night on my 14 L99 SS. It worked for sure. I won't say that it added 20HP, but under half to more pedal I could feel what appeared to me as the engine pulling timing. Almost like a small shudder, not a TC Shudder...just like it was holding back.
This morning I did the same pull. Completely smooth, without that feeling that it was pulling timing.

I'll try again in a few days to see if it returns...make sure placebo isnt taking over.

69 SS 350 5 Speed · 02-04-2017, 05:45 PM

I did the fuse pull on our 15 SS Vert with the L99 that we bought last month. What a difference it made. I have only used 91 and above octane since we bought the car.

Strider044 · 02-17-2017, 08:48 AM

5 months ago I did the fuse pull and it worked great resting the fuel map. The past 2 weeks it just felt off and slow. I did the fuse pull again and bam! Back in the game... I must have got some low octane 91 In the tank... Oh well, back to pulling like a 6.2 should.

Joe Schmo · 03-31-2017, 09:40 AM

I recently went through two full tanks of 93 octane gas, and decided to try the greatly hyped "fuse pull." I honestly believe that after doing this, my car may even seem more sluggish. Not to say that it is a sluggish vehicle by any means, but I actually think it was pulling harder and better beforehand. Just my experience.

ForrGump · 03-31-2017, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

I recently went through two full tanks of 93 octane gas, and decided to try the greatly hyped "fuse pull." I honestly believe that after doing this, my car may even seem more sluggish. Not to say that it is a sluggish vehicle by any means, but I actually think it was pulling harder and better beforehand. Just my experience.

Maybe what you were sold as being 93 octane was not, in fact 93 octane?

It made a difference for me.

Joe Schmo · 04-02-2017, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForrGump

Maybe what you were sold as being 93 octane was not, in fact 93 octane?

It made a difference for me.

I'm not 100% certain about what went wrong, but I now wish that I hadn't pulled those fuses at all to begin with. The car definitely doesn't pull as well on the highway at higher speeds like it used to.

I would guess that if I had been sold lower octane gas, then I should expect to notice no difference at all. The computer should have already put the car into the lower octane table before the fuse pull occurred. If actually lower octane gas, I would almost assuredly see no power gain, but I don't see how I would notice losing power. I'm actually concerned at what the problem might be here. Seems odd to me. I appreciate your input though.

If anyone else had any ideas, I would sure appreciate it as well. Maybe I just need to get a computer tune, and be done with it...?

BSR-1 · 04-02-2017, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Maybe I just need to get a computer tune, and be done with it...?

Adriangarza40 · 04-05-2017, 03:18 PM

2014 SS M6 I bought my car with 19000 miles and now have 21000. I have pumped premium since I bought the car. I did the fuse pull last night and at WOT it feels like a whole new animal! God bless this forum lol

CCMADONNA · 04-07-2017, 01:37 PM

i bought my L99 brand new and of course the dealer gave it to me with a tank of gas. I went through it, certain that they had used 87 or 89. Then after going through a second tank of 91 that i put in, I did the fuse pull. WOW! What a difference!!!

This leads me to believe that you need more than one of two tankfuls of premium to reset the octane read on the car.

15SSRS · 04-29-2017, 08:27 AM

I have the fuses pulled on my 15 2ss vert right now waiting a little longer before I give it a go. 93 is all I put in it but it definitely wasn't as fast as I was expecting it to be. I'll reply here with my results.

Thanks to all who have contributed in this thread!

Strider044 · 05-09-2017, 07:45 PM

Just installed new exhaust and doing the fuse pull again. Its just better to do it ever couple months as you never know if some gas stations have garbage for gas. Love my SS

09-22-2016, 12:55 PM	#2760
sehovarter HomezSS Drives: 2014 SS/RS Camaro, 2011 Silverado Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 96	anyone know if this is applicable to a 2014 SS/RS L99? I am putting on aftermarket exhaust, have a RANGE device, and might also try this fuse trick to see what comes out the other side!!?? __________________ HOMEZSS 2014 SS/RS, FR Style 41's, 20x10x4, Borla CatBack with Touring Mufflers w/Magnaflow Glasspacks, Cold Air Inductions Intake, Diablo 91 Octane Tune, Firm Shift, AFM off, BMR cradle inserts, trailing arms and toe links, 1LE/ZL1 Rear Sway Bar, Jannetty Custom Tune for mods noted above (noticable change to how the car drives!!), JL Audio XD700/5 amp and 10 inch Sub, Focal PS 165K's, special wiring kit and amp board, and lots of dynamat (Amazon version) - Sounds GREAT, Runs Even Better!

02-04-2017, 05:45 PM	#2763
69 SS 350 5 Speed Drives: 69 SS Camaro 2019 Corvette GS Vert. Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 172	I did the fuse pull on our 15 SS Vert with the L99 that we bought last month. What a difference it made. I have only used 91 and above octane since we bought the car. __________________ There is a fine line between hobby and obsession and I think I crossed it!!

02-17-2017, 08:48 AM	#2764
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	5 months ago I did the fuse pull and it worked great resting the fuel map. The past 2 weeks it just felt off and slow. I did the fuse pull again and bam! Back in the game... I must have got some low octane 91 In the tank... Oh well, back to pulling like a 6.2 should. __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

03-31-2017, 09:40 AM	#2765
Joe Schmo Drives: 2010 SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: West Virginia Posts: 40 View My Garage	Not getting positive results.... I recently went through two full tanks of 93 octane gas, and decided to try the greatly hyped "fuse pull." I honestly believe that after doing this, my car may even seem more sluggish. Not to say that it is a sluggish vehicle by any means, but I actually think it was pulling harder and better beforehand. Just my experience.

04-07-2017, 01:37 PM	#2770
CCMADONNA Drives: 2014 SW 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,681 View My Garage	i bought my L99 brand new and of course the dealer gave it to me with a tank of gas. I went through it, certain that they had used 87 or 89. Then after going through a second tank of 91 that i put in, I did the fuse pull. WOW! What a difference!!! This leads me to believe that you need more than one of two tankfuls of premium to reset the octane read on the car. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS VERT L99 SUMMIT WHITE AIRAID CAI BORLA ATAK CAT-BACK EXHAUST ELITE ENGINEERING CATCH-CAN RANGE AFM-DELETE MODULE HUPER OPTIK 40 CHROME PEDALS PREMIUM FLOOR MATS PREMIUM CARGO MAT DEDICATED 32GB iPHONE HD[/I][/B][IMG][/IMG]

08-29-2016, 08:57 PM	#2759
B_rad1969 Drives: 2013 2lt Join Date: May 2014 Location: Indiana Posts: 72	I have a '15 2SS. I just pulled the fuses to see if it helps. I have heard it doesn't work on the '15's.

12-02-2016, 09:08 AM	#2762
onegoofydad Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 141	I just performed this last night on my 14 L99 SS. It worked for sure. I won't say that it added 20HP, but under half to more pedal I could feel what appeared to me as the engine pulling timing. Almost like a small shudder, not a TC Shudder...just like it was holding back. This morning I did the same pull. Completely smooth, without that feeling that it was pulling timing. I'll try again in a few days to see if it returns...make sure placebo isnt taking over.

04-05-2017, 03:18 PM	#2769
Adriangarza40 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS/LS3 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 90	2014 SS M6 I bought my car with 19000 miles and now have 21000. I have pumped premium since I bought the car. I did the fuse pull last night and at WOT it feels like a whole new animal! God bless this forum lol

04-29-2017, 08:27 AM	#2771
15SSRS Drives: 2015 2SS RS Convertible Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Michigan Posts: 23	I have the fuses pulled on my 15 2ss vert right now waiting a little longer before I give it a go. 93 is all I put in it but it definitely wasn't as fast as I was expecting it to be. I'll reply here with my results. Thanks to all who have contributed in this thread!

05-09-2017, 07:45 PM	#2772
Strider044 Drives: 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative edition Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Winter Garden, Fl (Orlando) Posts: 423	Just installed new exhaust and doing the fuse pull again. Its just better to do it ever couple months as you never know if some gas stations have garbage for gas. Love my SS __________________ 2015 2ss/rs Commemorative Edition - DynoSteve Tune, NPP, Hotchkis sport springs 19110, Zl1/1LE rear swaybar, VR-DRX CAI, VaraRam VRX-93, Z28 spoiler

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