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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 05:14 PM
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I need some help, I have a problem...

My car has been acting very weird as of late. What will happen is that it will kinda of hope or stumble or jump through the RPM Range. There is also a popping or knocking sound under full throttle (where it jumps and skips the worst).
I have a new alternator, battery, starter, MAF, ECM, fuel pump, fuel filter; its throwing no codes, I am out of what it could be, any ideas???

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End

Current Mods: Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip with 160* Thermostat, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET : 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

Soon to come: LT4 HOT Cam, Air Flow Research 190cc Heads, 2800 RPM Stall Converter and SLP 3.70 Rear End Gears.
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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 05:21 PM
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since you don't have any codes set i'd look at tune up related parts and fuel supply and volumn.

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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 07:07 PM
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Dan,

Just a guess, but ignition miss and lean mixture come to mind.

Since you're getting some knoching under load, you might want to consider that the distributor is not getting spark to the right cylinder all the time (cap & rotor).

Verify the ignition system first, then look at the possible causes for a lean mixture. If you have a fuel pressure gauge, a quick test of the rail pressure could be very imformative.

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Old Dec 7, 2000 | 09:28 PM
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Thanks guys, I got my new cap and rotor kit in from Summit today, so I guess I will try that first.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End

Current Mods: Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip with 160* Thermostat, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET : 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

Soon to come: LT4 HOT Cam, Air Flow Research 190cc Heads, 2800 RPM Stall Converter and SLP 3.70 Rear End Gears.
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Old Dec 8, 2000 | 11:58 PM
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I'm putting that new cap and rotor on the car on Saturday, but any other ideas as to what it could be?

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End

Current Mods: Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip with 160* Thermostat, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET : 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

Soon to come: LT4 HOT Cam, Air Flow Research 190cc Heads, 2800 RPM Stall Converter and SLP 3.70 Rear End Gears.
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Old Dec 9, 2000 | 09:38 AM
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You said it was knocking right? Whats your timing set at? You may want to retard it if its past 10*s. Also, what octane gas are you using?

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Old Dec 9, 2000 | 04:05 PM
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Yea, thats somthing I haven't checked is my timing (our timing gun is broken). And I am running some 91 octane fuel.
I did just get done replacing the cap and rotor, and it took the knock away but its still chugging and skipping through the RPM range, less than it did, but its still noticeable.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission with 2.77:1 Rear End

Current Mods: Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip with 160* Thermostat, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET : 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

Soon to come: LT4 HOT Cam, Air Flow Research 190cc Heads, 2800 RPM Stall Converter and SLP 3.70 Rear End Gears.
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