V6 Discussion and questions about the base carbureted or MPFI V6's and the rare SFI Turbo V6.

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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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need some advice

i have a 91 firebird 3.1L V6
when im traveling down the freeway i noticed my car shakes at 70-75 mph but if i go to 80mph it stops or if idrive 0-65 it doesnt shake only at 70-75 mph .. now i replaced the shocks the struts
the rotors the bearings in the rotors the tierods the balljoints and the tires i also got my wheels balanced and an alignment
so what could it be??? i thought maybe the bushings??

also if im at a complete stop and im gonna drive off when i step on the pedal and give my car a lot of gas the car jumps like the gear is slipping or something..
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 06:14 PM
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sounds like the trans mount is bad
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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Yeah I agree on that part....if the car THUNKS from a standing stop thats definitely a trans mount. I had a blown MAJOR trans mount when I first got my car...when I hit the gas, the entire transmission torqued sideways. Dented my floorpans all up.

I imagine that a trans mount MIGHT cause some vibration, but then I dont know. How are your U-joints on the driveshaft?

And one important question...do you feel it through the steering wheel, or through the car? If it's not through the wheel then most like it's not a front-end problem.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:35 PM
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My guess has to be with the U-Joints. Climb under the car and see if you can shake the driveshaft with your hands, if you hear clunking, then it's definitly the joints that are shot.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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also check to see if there are any balance weights missing from teh driveshaft while you're down there.
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 07:13 PM
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Check the simple stuff first like see if the tires are all balanced. Also a bent wheel may cause that too but they should be able to tell you if ones bent on a balancer.
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