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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 05:58 PM
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From: Paragould AR
Car: 89 Camaro RS
Engine: 355 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
car misses at half throttle

I have an 87 iroc with the fast burn 385 with the 430 kit witch is 430 hp and 430 ftlb of tourqe. I have hooker 1 3/4 super comp headers with the mufflex 4 inch exaust system, tpis mini ram and accell 24 lb injectores with a custom burned chip form tpis. i also have the accell fuel pump that put out 34 gph. My questoin is when i hold the rpm's at 2500 or 3500 or whatever it pops out the exhaust like it is missing but at wot it runs just fine and dont miss a bit.
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Old Sep 30, 2002 | 10:49 PM
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Engine: 5.7L V8
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Mine did that right before the ignition coil died.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 04:18 PM
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Car: 89 Camaro RS
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Also when i get to the end of the track and let off of the gas the car does one big loud backfire, but it has an exhaust leek at the collector.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 07:41 PM
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Car: 89 IROC-Z
Engine: 6.0L LQ4
Transmission: 4l60e
Axle/Gears: 3.70
If you have an exhaust leak at the collector you could be getting some fresh air to your O2 sensor. This can screw with your computer.

If that's not the problem I would have to guess that the chip from TPIS just isn't as perfect as you might think. My best suggestion would be to take a look at the PROM board and see if it's for you. It looks like you've already got a ton of bucks in that motor, you might as well get the most out of it by burning your own custom chips.

But regardless I would say that the popping sound is a tuning issue, most likely related to the computer's program.
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Old Oct 1, 2002 | 07:56 PM
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Might be a dead spot in the TPS.
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