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Trigger
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for now I will not be working on the car anymore....It pisses me off way to much....be back in a couple weeks

Tim


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let us know whats up before you vanish!!!!

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His wiring is f'd up I think:) lol... its OK tim, think how I felt when i pulled big a$s metal chunks outta mine;) he'll be back in no time!

Sean

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Trigger
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no the wiring is great....I am going to pull the injectors today and test the coils...the only code i am getting is 34 so i am also going to hookup the knock sensor

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check the voltage across EVERYTHING. found out i wasnt getting power to a lot of stuff, causing me to have jack squat for power. its just a car, its not like its a freaking black hole of confusion. i whole heartedly believe anything wrong can be figured out with a little (or a ton) stupidity and an open mind. or a mountain of cash, which i havnt had since i got my car. usually its something really dumb thats causing everything to go straight to hell. try everything no matter how retarded it seems, you might just come across the problem. you can also ignore what i just said because im a rambling idiot.

- tim

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Listen to the rambling idiot....

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park it someplace where you don't have to look at it and go have a few drinks. It'll be ok.

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Trigger
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andrave....thats what i did lol...today i pulled the injectors and i have them in carb cleaner. if that is the problem then i will have it fixed. if not i will move on tp checking the power to all my sensors. Also it would be a big help if someone told me what kinda vacumm you had on your car. I am getting 15. The car seems to be rock solid at 15 but I know with bad vacuum cars wont have good low-end power.

Tim

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19 at idle

24 when cruising with no throttle

10 when cruising, level surface, partial throttle.

You have a vacuum leak somewhere.

Joe

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ill have a look at mine when i get home. i seem to remember it being about the same as joe's though. check all of those lines and/or replace them. suspect everything small, cheap and insignificant - something under that description is probably causing all the problems. usually it is easy to tell if it is one of the larger, more vital components. this is coming from the person with the CA almost as problematic as Jon's, except he just has the same problems over and over, whereas my car keeps me guessing with completely random new problems weekly.

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Trigger
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ok she is fixed....i am going to replace all the vacuum lines though because i know i still have a leak. today i removed the injectors and let them set in carb cleaner for 3 hours. The butterfly thing that i was told to check was a little stuck so i loobed it up and made sure it was working smoothly. and checked all my wires to the injectors. Now she runs great. Thanks for the help guys.

Tim

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Check all your INtercooler connects, vacum hoses do you have the one right under the throttle body plugged up. also how are you running your breather tube bother hooked up ????

also try cleaning your MAF it you have a vacum prob fo sho

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Trigger
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yeah i have the breather under the throttle body plugged. I think i might have a leak at my connections for my piping i am going to look at fixing that one today


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