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Old May 31, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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I installed Pacesetter and 3" duals, no cats with o2 sims. The car runs smooth but at WOT it is almost flat but intermittently it will pull hard. The random misfire code comes on occasionally. I have changed the front o2 sensors with bosch no change. I dynoed the car Sat 346hp/359tq but it seemed flat. Is it pulling timing out or something? I have not had the car tuned b/c I am doing heads/cam later. Are the numbers about right?

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Old May 31, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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No ideas??
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Old May 31, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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Random misfire code, on stock cam, after header swap.

Check and double check all of your wires/plugs. Then check them again. Make sure you get TWO clicks when plugging the spark plug wire into the coil packs and one solid click over the plugs. Also make sure every plug is in well while you are at it.
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Random misfire code, on stock cam, after header swap.

Check and double check all of your wires/plugs. Then check them again. Make sure you get TWO clicks when plugging the spark plug wire into the coil packs and one solid click over the plugs. Also make sure every plug is in well while you are at it.
That was the 1st thing i tried, it doesn't seem like it is skipping, it just seems flat, then it will run 100% sometimes for a few seconds. I think i am gonna run it with a scanner in to monitor all the readings and the knock retard while driving.
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let us know how it turns out.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Y pipr banging? Timing can be it if it is. My car felt the same way till i rigged it not to bang at WOT.
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Maybe you cracked a plug when you put your wires back on? I'd pull the plug and look at it for whatever cylinder the code is for.
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Y pipr banging? Timing can be it if it is. My car felt the same way till i rigged it not to bang at WOT.
It was banging til i did duals
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I hooked up the scanner and found nothing wrong. I think i will be installing new plugs this week.
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Did you disconnect the battery during the install? Do you have a ported MAF? If so, your car will run very lean until you get at least 50 miles on it (to give your L-Trims time to relearn). This will make your power seem flat.
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