Heres a list of problems my 1988 camaro Iroc-z(5-speed) has.
-The motor lags majour power before 1500 rpm,

-The car tunrs off after taking out of gear after a long drive(freeway)

-NO POWER AT ALL when making a right turn(push pedal,nothign happens)

-Small but noticeable ticking noise coming from back of motor

Hopefully you guys can help me track down my problem, thansk for all yer help.

p.s.(plugs and wires might be bad)

 

replace the plugs and wires along with any other tune up related parts and filters you think might be bad then come back and post

 

Are you sure buying this stuff wont waste my money? Cause If i go with tune-up I will buy top stuff only.

 

guess it depends lot on what you consider a waste of money. knowing you needs plugs and wires and having not replaced them i'd suspect anything you spend on car maintance and up keep could be considered a waste of money to you.

 

You're joking right? Even the store brand stuff is better than non-functioning compnents.

State of tune is always were to start. I have recently seen a spate of threads with problems, yet when brought up, the owner/poster had done nothing in the way of ensuring a base tune.

Another thing that I see a lot of is this 'top stuff only'. By whose definition? It seems that a whole slew of people think the Bosch +4 Plat plugs are the shiznit, too bad they are one of the worst plugs for our applications!

Tune the car up. This includes the O2 sensor and checking/adjusting the timing properly. Once you have a solid base, you can then begin to properly troubleshoot any problems.

 

Hmm sounds good. I guess ill get all the tune-up parts and start from there. What spark plug would you suggest since the platinum+4 is so bad? Need to know this before i go and buy. Thansk for all the help.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=273871

More or less what's in there. I'm known to be lazy and cheap.

 

Just get some normal AC delco's. The ones that cost a buck a plug.

 

WOW. I have msd ignition too, i didnt know this platinum stuff was bad. I have platinum 2 plugs in there!! well im gonan pick me up a set of regular ac/delcos's today. I was thinking of MSD spark wires, good or bad?

 

As long as they are spiral core, that's all that really matters. MSD or not, I doubt you will notice a difference. Again, just make sure they are spiral cores. I don't think MSD ignitions play well with solid core (at least mine doesn't).

 

Can anyone tell me what the plug gap should be for my 1988 camaro Iroc-z, TPI, 305?

 

.045" with 6º base timing advance IIRC.

 

Last question I promise,lol. I got all the supplies but the only thing that worries me is the o2 sensor. Where do I put it and how do I put it in? Never done this one before so any help would help me a lot. thanks.

 

Search is wonderful, if you know what to ask.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...old+AND+sensor

better pic of a sensor out:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...old+AND+sensor

and of course my shameless plug for the good pics of the guy with a phalic symbol on his head...

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...old+AND+sensor

hth.

 

So this 6* on the timing, whats that suppose to mean? is it BTC? TDC?? what does iit mean?

 

BTDC. Do a search on "base AND timing". Probably limit it to TPI or Gen/tech and you'll get an assload of hits to read through. You'll also see what people are running as well.

 

WOW. I just changed the plugs to ac delco's and got some spiral core spark wires and dumped two bottles of fuel injector cleaner and 91 premium gas. The car is running almost perfect now. It runs so beautiful. It doesnt lack power when i turn right anymore, The lag in power is very small and only happens when i FLOOR it, It doesnt turn off as much after a long drive anymore, it feels way smoother and stronger. I am very happy. This tiny lag that i have now is only when i floor it, but if I just gradually push down the pedal it will be good. What could be causing this lag? Maybe vacuum leaks? I have no clue, also what can cause it to turn off like this as it is very hazerdous to my safety. Thanks for all your help and I hope you guys can do it again, your all great.

 

The lag is normal, it typically takes about a full second for the tranny to downshift (if you have a automatic that is). I'm guessing that you have TPI since you said that you put fuel injector cleaner in it... I'm not completely sure on TPI so I wont tread there and waste someone elses time correcting me

It sounds like a greater majority of your problems went away with the tune-up... now just that shut-down problem. Perhaps you should check your ignition cylinder, and alternator? That's about all that I can think of at the top of my head at 1AM

 

My car is 5-speed and it is tuned port injection. Also I just bought my alternator not too long ago. Maybe i need a new belt? Timing need to be fixeD?