No low end power?
04-03-2009, 07:34 PM
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I've never ran carb cleaner through a motor? I suppose there is a write up somewhere I can find on how to do it...
04-03-2009, 09:11 PM
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Yea and if your worried about gas mileage so much as mentioned in a previous post of yours, you should have just gotten a m6? m6's always get better gas mileage and going from 2.73s to the 3.23s for the auto wont hurt your mileage that much to begin with.
04-03-2009, 09:25 PM
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Thanks for all the info guys... Seems to be running better now that I found that problem with the intake. Besides that I went ahead and cleaned throttle body and shot some of the carb cleaner too.... I suppose when half of the tubing for the intake is disconnected you can find some performance problems 
thanks for all the help! this forum is great!!!!
thanks for all the help! this forum is great!!!! 
04-03-2009, 09:34 PM
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Basically you disconnect your PVC or brake booster line and suck it in til your car knocks off. let it sit 20-30 minutes to break down gunk and fire it up and watch the smokeshow. Prolly a good idea to change plugs after this if you get lots of smoke.... Search it if search is up or pm me and I'll find you a chevytalk link if you are interested......
04-04-2009, 12:45 AM
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it depends if your air leak was behind the MAF or before it, it will affect performance if it was behind it. like i said, if it isnt running good after a tune up, do a compression test!!!
04-04-2009, 01:25 AM
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I just got done changing fluids today (oil, gear oil, tranny) and decided to check air filter. Upon opening the lid i saw a seal right in front of the MAF had come loose. It was what connected the lid to the MAF. Sealed it to its original position. Seems to run better but could that account for that much? it was an inch gap right into the engine bay. No air flow? Anyway just glad I didn't drive like that too long. Couldn't have been like that too long though..
Sorry and my Traction control is not on... Is the carb cleaner a safe solution?
Sorry and my Traction control is not on... Is the carb cleaner a safe solution?
You're asking too much. You don't want the tires to spin anyway. These cars just aren't tire-friers from the factory. Their quick, but the LT1 and TPI engines were better at lighting up the rubber.
Stall it. Then see what happens. Ha!
