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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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Hey guys, I'm posting this up for a friend. He has a 2002 SS with an MS4 and bolt-ons. He is only running an email tune and said the car is running a tad rich.

The best explanation of the problem is that when he is driving the car at a normal rate, the gas pedal seems to be normal/soft, but the minute he begins to accelerate or flat out floor it the pedal begins to harden and will not accelerate. When he stomps on it outright, it goes nowhere. I know this is vague, but those were the best possible symptoms that he could gather. Could it be a passing fuel pump or some other fuel related part? Please post any ideas/suggestions.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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He says the pedal feel changes??? That's really odd... Torque Management settings maybe? Without seeing a tune, it may be hard for someone on here to diagnose that.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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How about traction control kicking in.
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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I started to mention traction control but thought, surely not...
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Much thanks for the suggestions. After calling around to some shops, someone suggested that it might be traction control related. Any other ideas?
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