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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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Car: 1990 TRANS AM GTA
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FUEL INJECTORS

I CHANGED MY STOCK FUEL INJECTORS WITH A SET OF TRICKFLOW 24LBS/HR PART #Tfs-89024 NOW IT WONT START OR WHEN I DO GET IT RUNNING I HAVE TO BE IN AND OUT OF THE THROTTLE AND RPM IS GOING UP AND DOWN, ITS A BONE STOCK 1990 TRANS AM GTA WITH THE L-98 350, OH AND NO VACUME LEAKS
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 04:19 AM
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Re: FUEL INJECTORS

check the fuel pressure
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Old Jun 14, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Re: FUEL INJECTORS

yea its at 40psi, new fuel pump and filter

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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Re: FUEL INJECTORS

It could be that 24 lbs/hr is too much. I think the stock injectors flow 19 lbs/hr. If it ran fine before you changed them then that's probably it. Try putting the stock ones back in and if she runs fine with the old ones, there you go.
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Re: FUEL INJECTORS

Bingo! Im afraid jtsk is right. Unless youve made changes to the motor to increase its fuel requirements, larger injectors are not going to work.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 12:29 AM
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Re: FUEL INJECTORS

yaeh and it ran like s*#@t with the stock ones not enough ohs of restance, would a dyno tune be able to adjust the ecm so it could run
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