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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 01:59 PM
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From: Davison / Troy ,Michigan
Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 3.8
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: Dana 60
Car seems Sluggish Lately....

I am not sure what it is but the car just seems slow to me. I haven't raced it at the track yet so I am not sure if its just me or my imagination. The last time I was at the track I was running 15.7's which is very bad since I have run 15.1's before and that was about 3 months ago. I thought maybe my fuel filter was just plugged (which it was) but it even feels slower now. Think my fuel pump is starting to go bad on me?

I gave it a full tune up, new plugs, fuel filter, did the K&N cleaning, my wires are still good and my fuel pressure is at 11psi and the plugs are a perfect tan. I know my valve seals are going bad cause at cold starts I get a small cloud of greyish smoke. The car has 119,000 miles on it. Think its old age is just showing?This is my mod list.
--Flowmaster 80 Series Muffler
--Custom 3" Cat-Back
--No Cat
--Edelbrock TES Headers
(3" collector Y-Pipe and Coated)
--TB Spacer
-Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
-Injector Spacer
-Ultimate TBI Mods (Throttle body modified)
--K&N 14x3 Open Element
--MSD Cap/Rotor
--MSD Blaster Coil
--MSD 8.5mm Superconducter Wires
--AC Rapidfire Plugs
--March Underdrive Pulleys
--180 Stat
--Hypertech Thermomaster Chip
--Pollyurthane Trans Mount
--TransGo Shift Kit
--B&M 28,000 GVW Supercooler
--3:42 GM Motive Gears
--SLP Posi
--KYB Gas-a-just Shocks
--KYB GR-2 Struts
--Edelbrock Strut Tower Brace
--Kumho ECSTA Supra 712's 255/50/ZR16's
-Hawk HPS Brake Pads
--ASCD Ram Air Hood (modified)
--Lakewood Lower Control Arms
--Emissions Pulled
(AIR and Smog Pump)
--166*/176* Hypertech Fan Switch
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