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97 ss camaro not responding well

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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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WELL U GUYS I HAVE A SUPER SPORT CAMARO 97
AND MAYBE ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO I WAS RUNNING A C6 VETTE AND MY CAR DIED IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP BUT NOW IT SEEM TO HAVE NO POWER I WILL HOLD THE GAS ALL THE WAy to thE FLOOR AND IT WOULD CLIMB VERY SLOWLY BUT STILL NO WHERE TO WAT USED TO WAT DO U GUYS THINK IT IS..AND ITS A SIX SPEED IF THAT MATTERS ANY
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Big backfire when it died?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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No need to yell. lol. A little more info on the car would be great. What mods, how's the ignition system, fuel?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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How high in RPMs did you take it before it died?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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no there wasnt a back fire and my rpm's were maybe at like 6 grand
and the mods are lloyd elliot stge 2 heads edelbrock intake manifold that has been ported to to match my heads ls7 lifters cc503 cam with the springs to match cam pacesetter lt's with ory and magnaflow xl muff 58mm tb
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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If you want I can come and check it out for you.
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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Did you get a SES Light? What else is it doing?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Sounds like maybe an opti, or its just possible it could be your caps lock mod
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ok, what?
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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I don't understand, did it die as soon as the race ended or did it take a few miles? who won btw?

wen it died did it sputter like it was running outta gas or did it screech to a stop?

has it showed any other minor problems?

how many miles since uve changed plugs?
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