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Old 01-05-2012, 12:55 AM   #1
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Ok the other day I was driving and smashed the gas to the floor and it sounded like it was going to die popping and bogging changed the fuel filter air filter plugs wires cap rotor still doing it any ideas

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Old 01-05-2012, 01:13 AM   #2
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What about other sensors? O2? Clean your iac?
Are the cats stopped up? How's it run under normal acceleration? How's your fuel pressure? There's lot of options you should check out
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Cats are new had to replace them for emissions if you slowly raise the rpm it's fine or with the clutch in its just under hard acceleration ran sea foam didn't do anything
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Good idea to run it with a fuel pressure gauge on and see what it does.
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about 2500 RPM is when it starts to act up ? after it's warm ?, but fine when cold ?

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