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Old 09-18-2007, 09:14 PM
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i have a 98 z28, i bought the car when it had about 50,000 miles, it currently has 106,000, the engine pulls as hard as when i bought it, but i was wondering why when i rev up my car at about 1500 to 3000 my steering wheel vibrates alot, after 3000 it calms down a bit, is it my engine mounts? or what i have no idea, plz help
Old 09-18-2007, 09:48 PM
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Any mods to the car? Is the steering knuckle/shaft touching the header/block?
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Any mods to the car? Is the steering knuckle/shaft touching the header/block?

stock besides, slp cold air intake
Old 09-18-2007, 11:11 PM
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Hmm, take a look near the steering components, make sure nothings hitting it. Any problems when driving the car?
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besides, my alignment being off, its steers to the left, when i let the wheel go, i realy dont know what it is
Old 09-19-2007, 01:55 AM
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Check the trans mount. I had the same problem in my LT1, and a new mount took care of it. You should have seen how nasty the stocker was. Barely any rubber left.
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I did some research and found that a vibration within that rpm range is very common for our cars. I also have the same vibration. I would still check all mounts and make sure everything is clear but if nothing is found dont worry much about it. Use the search button. Its in a few posts.
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That's probably the resonant frequency of the car. You could swap motor mounts. I have solids. The whole car torques to the side when i gas it.
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ill replace the tranny mount and ill check the motor mounts




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