LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

No low RPM power

Old Sep 2, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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ok guys i'm in need of a lil help with my 95 Z28 A4
well under 2,500 rpm the car seems to have no power at all (wont even spin the **************** tires)
also while accelerating normaly the car shakes while under 2k
any ideas?

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Anthony
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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but it runs great above 2500?
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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yes right at 2.5k
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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thats where our torque/HP kicks in.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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Most of our cars won't burn them until 2000 somethin.. any car will do it above that. What mods are done to it that you know of?
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bored .030 over, LT4 hot cam kit, forged pistons, cat delete, flowmaster exaust, port and polished heads

the car ran great after the rebuild
hell i've kicked it sideways without meaning to
now there is nothing below 2.5k
it's really fustrating i've been wanting to take it to the track but it needs to be running like it was first
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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So it got worse than when you first got it. It needs the tune if you didn't already get it tuned. Then you will notice the difference.
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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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would it really make it run this bad if it wasn't tuned?
the engine has a lil over 6k miles on it and it just started acting like this a week ago
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untuned with heads/cam? Yeah I'm surprised it runs even halfways decent. Get a dyno tune or at least a mailorder from madz28.com or pcmforless.com. Your low end will be back.
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Yea, it will. It's finally getting used to the setup, but the Computer is going to compensate so much. Mine ran like crap until I got it tuned, now it's nuts..
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