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Old 10-19-2002, 03:23 PM
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Motor is falling down above 3000rpm & under moderate load

Symptom....The car runs like a champ, it idles fine and starts great, Above 3000rpm or under moderate load (lead foot). Above 3000rpm I can hear the motor ping and I feel that the car is taking a lot of timing out and the power disappears. It sounds as if it is running lean. I had a similar problem three months ago...I traced it to faulty fuel injectors, so I replaced them with accel injectors. This solved the problem for three months. Then one day I stepped into the throttle hard and my tire squealing high rpm horsepower was gone...my low end was not affected.

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Old 10-19-2002, 11:01 PM
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timing

is your timing advancing under load something to check
Old 10-26-2002, 02:38 AM
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Car: IROC Z
Engine: 355 MINIram w/boost
Transmission: T56
start with the cheap stuff, change the fuel filter, check your fuel pressure, and check your base timing. you might also have a major vaccum leak, this would cause your engine to run really lean under load or at higher RPM's do to the fact that air is entering the engine and the computer doesnt "know" about it
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Car: 1988 Firbird
Engine: 406
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 4.10
Also check for a restricted exhaust (Bad cat or damaged pipes). My cat was clogged and the car acted fine at low RPM but as soon as the RPM increased at WOT the car started to loss power. No air flow no power.
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