Car runs like......!!!

2002BLGT · February 20th, 2009, 09:47 PM

maybe the distributor you put in took a crap ? was it a stock replacement ?

grnstang · February 21st, 2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by 2002BLGT

maybe the distributor you put in took a crap ? was it a stock replacement ?

thats exactly what I was thinking. you never know what you're going to get with new parts these days

izze01 · February 21st, 2009, 01:27 PM

Yeah it is a stock replacement? Would the dizzy make it rev alot higher at idle? I can see how it would cause it to miss up top and act like it is dumping fuel and missing. I just bought a new IAC i am going to put it on tomm when i am off work and see what happens. Also, if i take off the tps and put it back on would it mess anything up? Does it need to be adjusted at all?

mxnate116 · February 21st, 2009, 02:58 PM

the IAC will only change things at idle. it shouldn't make a difference anywhere else.

and you would have to readjust the TPS but its pretty simple if you have a digital mulitmeter

izze01 · February 21st, 2009, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by mxnate116

and you would have to readjust the TPS but its pretty simple if you have a digital mulitmeter

I do have a multi meter do tell how to adjust and what it needs to be adjusted to?

mxnate116 · February 21st, 2009, 06:13 PM

5.0 Base Idle Reset

the optimal voltage is .989 i believe but i dont think it will make a very noticeable difference as long as you are in the range

izze01 · February 22nd, 2009, 01:09 AM

Before i go and do all that can I check the tps voltage as the car sits now and see what it is at, would that check what it has been running at last time I drove it? or does it reset?

mxnate116 · February 22nd, 2009, 02:32 PM

just follow the steps do check tps voltage you dont need to do everything on that list. and if you dont move the TPS the voltage should not change

408gt91 · February 22nd, 2009, 06:09 PM

I bet your Distributor is off a tooth.

superbean · February 22nd, 2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by 408gt91

I bet your Distributor is off a tooth.

yep

PAzYearazzUP · February 22nd, 2009, 06:42 PM

I'm leaning toward... I'm leaning toward... You hold the steps..
I need to know and be accurate and seat of the pants dyno my questions if you will:

1. Does the dizzy throw a code? Say Yes or No or write like me or y/n me.
2. Is this the notorious 'dizzy' tied to the 02? Yes or no?
3. If 'no' WATT is the dizzy tied to?
4. At the time of the dyno tune was the car runing like the baddest maddest thing on the street, you received a super good tune or you felt no difference. Mileage stayed the same if you matched say before the tune now after the tune? Yes, big change. No, slightly higher but not what I'd call is up my friends and rave I can squirt the tires at will.
5. This is the 'be accurate' part... Will that thing run like crap from idle to like mid throttle, but at mid throttle to wide open throttle, it runs like the dyno tune again. Seat of the pants yeah, something like that, or no, that thing won't budge the faster I go it gets worse is details, are those the details like if I test drove it now?
6. More like I want to hear you say what 5 sorta said: Runs like shit on the bottom, hauls ass up top. Yes Or No?

Firaga · February 22nd, 2009, 11:27 PM

If those plugs that you put in were new, and are now covered in fuel or something else, that could be a problem not related to your computers.

izze01 · February 23rd, 2009, 12:26 AM

I have been at work all day and have not been able to touch the car yet. Hopefully i will get some time tommorrow. I am going to pull some plugs and look at them. When my dizzy went out and i put the new one in, the car ran fine and like 3 weeks later i was driving at school and it just started acting weird. After the tune the car ran freaking amazing. The driveability was outstanding and never had any troubles with it until the dizzy went out it seems like shit started to go out, and fast. it runs kinda ok at idle to mid throttle and up top it will miss, but it also misses some down low. I have no idea what it could be.

izze01 · February 23rd, 2009, 12:28 AM

Oh and in the other thread started about the intake for sale and stuff, that is my buddy who asked me if he could post about that thing. So yeah dont hate me please. I love this website, there are always people willing to help when i have a question.

grnstang · February 23rd, 2009, 10:57 AM

return the distributor

izze01 · February 23rd, 2009, 04:43 PM

well its at the shop now and will be looked at on wednesday so hopefully they can fix it and it wont cost alot.

February 22nd, 2009, 06:09 PM	#49
408gt91 Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ya mudda's house Posts: 204 iTrader: 0 reviews	I bet your Distributor is off a tooth. __________________ 408stroker/tf track heats/scat crank/h beams/srs fordged/351sportsman block/trick flow rrkrs/msd dist/edelbrock victor5.8intake/aeromotive fuel system/accufab 80mmtb/pro-m80mm,maf etc.

February 23rd, 2009, 10:57 AM	#55
grnstang Hardcore Enthusiast 91 LX 13.7@101 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norwalk OH Posts: 1,426 iTrader: 1 reviews	return the distributor __________________

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February 20th, 2009, 09:47 PM	#41
2002BLGT Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bedford VA Posts: 837 iTrader: 0 reviews	maybe the distributor you put in took a crap ? was it a stock replacement ?

February 21st, 2009, 01:27 PM	#43
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah it is a stock replacement? Would the dizzy make it rev alot higher at idle? I can see how it would cause it to miss up top and act like it is dumping fuel and missing. I just bought a new IAC i am going to put it on tomm when i am off work and see what happens. Also, if i take off the tps and put it back on would it mess anything up? Does it need to be adjusted at all?

February 21st, 2009, 02:58 PM	#44
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	the IAC will only change things at idle. it shouldn't make a difference anywhere else. and you would have to readjust the TPS but its pretty simple if you have a digital mulitmeter

February 21st, 2009, 06:13 PM	#46
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	5.0 Base Idle Reset the optimal voltage is .989 i believe but i dont think it will make a very noticeable difference as long as you are in the range

February 22nd, 2009, 01:09 AM	#47
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	Before i go and do all that can I check the tps voltage as the car sits now and see what it is at, would that check what it has been running at last time I drove it? or does it reset?

February 22nd, 2009, 02:32 PM	#48
mxnate116 Hardcore Enthusiast SVTfocus, F250 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,971 iTrader: 1 reviews	just follow the steps do check tps voltage you dont need to do everything on that list. and if you dont move the TPS the voltage should not change

February 22nd, 2009, 06:42 PM	#51
PAzYearazzUP Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 54 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm leaning toward... I'm leaning toward... You hold the steps.. I need to know and be accurate and seat of the pants dyno my questions if you will: 1. Does the dizzy throw a code? Say Yes or No or write like me or y/n me. 2. Is this the notorious 'dizzy' tied to the 02? Yes or no? 3. If 'no' WATT is the dizzy tied to? 4. At the time of the dyno tune was the car runing like the baddest maddest thing on the street, you received a super good tune or you felt no difference. Mileage stayed the same if you matched say before the tune now after the tune? Yes, big change. No, slightly higher but not what I'd call is up my friends and rave I can squirt the tires at will. 5. This is the 'be accurate' part... Will that thing run like crap from idle to like mid throttle, but at mid throttle to wide open throttle, it runs like the dyno tune again. Seat of the pants yeah, something like that, or no, that thing won't budge the faster I go it gets worse is details, are those the details like if I test drove it now? 6. More like I want to hear you say what 5 sorta said: Runs like shit on the bottom, hauls ass up top. Yes Or No?

February 22nd, 2009, 11:27 PM	#52
Firaga Regular 1993 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 413 iTrader: 0 reviews	If those plugs that you put in were new, and are now covered in fuel or something else, that could be a problem not related to your computers.

February 23rd, 2009, 12:26 AM	#53
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have been at work all day and have not been able to touch the car yet. Hopefully i will get some time tommorrow. I am going to pull some plugs and look at them. When my dizzy went out and i put the new one in, the car ran fine and like 3 weeks later i was driving at school and it just started acting weird. After the tune the car ran freaking amazing. The driveability was outstanding and never had any troubles with it until the dizzy went out it seems like shit started to go out, and fast. it runs kinda ok at idle to mid throttle and up top it will miss, but it also misses some down low. I have no idea what it could be.

February 23rd, 2009, 12:28 AM	#54
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh and in the other thread started about the intake for sale and stuff, that is my buddy who asked me if he could post about that thing. So yeah dont hate me please. I love this website, there are always people willing to help when i have a question.

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February 23rd, 2009, 04:43 PM	#56
izze01 Regular 1994, mustang gt N/A Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Clarksville Posts: 292 iTrader: 0 reviews	well its at the shop now and will be looked at on wednesday so hopefully they can fix it and it wont cost alot.

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