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Please help, my car is WAY underpowered and bogs at certain times!!!

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Old 03-28-2011 | 04:21 PM
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Default Please help, my car is WAY underpowered and bogs at certain times!!!

ive been testing my car for weeks and i still cant figure out whats wrong with it. When i drive itll do perfect in first gear but either in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th it does this wierd bog thing where it just drops rpm's and wont accelerate fast at all like when your a gear or 2 above what you should be. If i floor it itll clear until i let up on the peddle again. It seems alot slower then it should be to. any ideas? its an auto btw
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Originally Posted by 93beast
ive been testing my car for weeks and i still cant figure out whats wrong with it. When i drive itll do perfect in first gear but either in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th it does this wierd bog thing where it just drops rpm's and wont accelerate fast at all like when your a gear or 2 above what you should be. If i floor it itll clear until i let up on the peddle again. It seems alot slower then it should be to. any ideas? its an auto btw
My car does something similar and I know it's a failing opti. Have you tried plugs, wires, air filter, etc?

Start with the basics and then move to the more challenging and expensive parts.
Old 03-28-2011 | 11:11 PM
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yeah so far ive done a fuel filter, new plugs, almost all new fluids, evap delete, etc.. but i did do a fuel pressure test today and it turnt out its only got 30psi idle
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I had this problem once and it ended up being the EGR. If it's not the EGR then it's the opti spark like stated above.
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is this a problem all the time or only if the car has been running for a while?
Old 03-29-2011 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 93beast
yeah so far ive done a fuel filter, new plugs, almost all new fluids, evap delete, etc.. but i did do a fuel pressure test today and it turnt out its only got 30psi idle
mine has about 50 psi.
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sounds like afuel pump
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Originally Posted by 93beast
yeah so far ive done a fuel filter, new plugs, almost all new fluids, evap delete, etc.. but i did do a fuel pressure test today and it turnt out its only got 30psi idle
didn't even notice this post earlier

Fuel pump should have 40~ psi at idle and 43~ psi at WOT.

definately a problem there.



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