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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 05:55 PM
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what causes the motor to break up at high rmp
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Lots of things. Detonation for one.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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it is fine when driving normal it is when i floor it is when it breaks up
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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What kind of gas you putting in?
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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93 oct
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Could easily be detonation. We need more info though.

what year is the car, how many miles, mods, etc.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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1998 z28 headers cam i bought if from my sisters bf and he has done alot of mods to it and i keep asking him to check it but nothing has been done so need to fix the issue my self
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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i have the same problem. but only at the track and above 5000rpms. i dont have a cam only full bolt ons. i see your in orlando as well.

ive checked a few things. but i keep ketting running rich codes. 12% + bank 1 and 2.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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well like i said i got the car from tim sloper some may know i belive he is know on here but when i floor it is when it breaks up so i have been asking him to look at it but he is always busy so i am trying to fix it my self and i have never owned a chevy so i am lost.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Change your plugs for a start...When you say ''breaking up'' do you mean like its missing?
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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yes missing the plugs are a couple months old from what i am told
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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My car is doing the exact same thing, I have full bolt ons. Ive changed the maf and O2's and it still does it, I have no idea what it is. I logged some WOT pulls with HPT and when it started missing around like 5000 to redline i was getting 130% injector duty cycle, so I think maybe I have a dead/clogged injector? I need to get my *** in gear and fix this, its been like this for a while now. I have the logs saved if anyone wants to see em'.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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i wouldnt know how to read them so i am not sure what is going on
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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I'd replace the plugs and look at the wires...It's possible you don't have them on all the way. My car did the same thing but I knew what it was since I swapped the wires the day before.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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Are any of these tuned.

My first Cam swap I was untuned for a while and had similiar issues.

I was going through plugs and O2's same codes also.

Got it tuned all problems went away.

Just my .02
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:14 AM
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Get the car to a respectable shop and have the tune checked on the dyno.

Just a guess, but if your car is breaking up in the higher rpm range and
it's cam'd...the tune is probably jacked...if it was tuned at all after the
cam install.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 08:41 AM
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well my brother inlaw does alot of tunning around the orlando area but getting him to do it is another thing and he is saying the springs need to be changed
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