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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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from 6th to 3rd..at about 4k rps and up..its starts bogging and not making much power...sometimes, i have to let off for a second, the rpms are high enough, is it a o2 sensor? it soemtimes does this in 1st as well, when i take off hard from a dig...but rarely..i didnt know what this was and want to fix it asap!!
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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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wait why the hell are you down shifting from that high gear to such a low gear?!
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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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im not understanding..when u downshift as if ur about to race..the car bogs?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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yea, when i downshift to race and take off..its good till about4-5krpm and start making this bogging noise, lacking power..sounds like its not getting enough air or fuel..i dunno!
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Old May 16, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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well if u werent racing and just cruising..then it'd be like plugs and/or wires..but when ur full throttle i really dont know.. You should go to a mechanic and ask
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Old May 16, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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If it is at WOT, it could be a misfire or fueling issue. Does it do it any other gear at all? Changing wires couldn't hurt.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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just from 6th to 3rd...very VERY seldomly, when i take off from 1st(easy) and punch it...it'l do it...i probably will go ahead and change wires and plugs...didn't start doing that bog thing until i changed my headers
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Have you gotten a tune? But wires and plugs would be nice.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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I know it might be stupid to ask, but are you sure you're not just breaking the tires loose and ASR is kicking in?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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i'm workign on money for a tune now actually...hopeing my good buddy FROST will do it. and i don't have traction control on my car, i woulda felt quit dumb of i did and that was the cause lol., plu si think ASR is just for camaros..well thats what the acronyms said...tune and plugs and wires..OH MY
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Old May 16, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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try changing out the fuel filter.. could be clogged starving the engine. Not sure why it would do it in only 3rd gear though? Either way its a good item to change out regardless.
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Old May 16, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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A tune will change that.. How long ago did you get your headers on?
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Old May 16, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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couple months...i dont down shift to race much cuz there is not much worth racing here(street wise)..im just savn some money..ill probably tune it and give it a basic tune up at the same time
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Old May 19, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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Its your K&N filter. The oil from the filter gets on the MAF and sends a retarded reading at WOT for a few seconds. Go get a factory gm or acdelco paper filter and some MAF cleaner from the parts store. You will actually make more power out of a paper filter than a K&N for some reason too. i had this exact same problem...

if for some reason this does not fix it, it is probably your o2 sensor. It will actually show up on an OBD scan as an o2 if you throw a code when it does this

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Old May 20, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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