alright guys here is my prob... while normal everyday driving the gears shift like butter... now when i get on it from 1st to 3rd its awesome once i go into 4th the car feels like it goes into 2nd but its in 4th and makes the car just start backfiring until i put the clutch back in.. the car only has 42,000 on it and about 3,000 on the new clutch, slave and master... iv also noticed that the fluid has a tint of black in it and its never been like that before??

any advice would be grateful

 

anybody? could it be a synchro or the forks?

 

run hard, go 1, 2, 3, 5. If it does basically the same thing, troubleshoot fuel pressure.

 

Yea it definitely sounds like an engine load issue. I would start with simple things like fuel pressure and inspect your plug wires for burnt or damaged ones.

 

well i have a pressure gauge on the fuel rail and it stays at 60 all the time but once i park it and turn it off the pressure drops down to zero after about 3 hours and it use to stay at 60 all the time... i installed iridium ngks about 2000 miles ago along with wires ill pull the plugs tho to see if there fouled out... can you guys explain whats happening when you say its under load??

 

if fuel isn't meeting eng. load, you may backfire.
fuel required in 4th > fuel req. in 3rd > 2nd > 1st

incorrect timing could cause backfire too, but that's a lot less common an issue.

 

i have a fast programmer should i increase the fuel by 10% or advance the timing 10%

 

I would first determine if the bleed-off of the fuel pressure is normal and fix the problem "by the book" for now.