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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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Default car sputters while cruising

Car start and idles fine, when I go to accelerate it pulls through the gears good. But while cruising at the speed limit, the car would sputter like it is misfiring. I put new spark plugs in the car but not sure if I had gap them right. Don't know if it makes a difference but my little boy had tamper with my boost controller, turning it up and down. Info on my kit, I bought this kit off of a friends cars. He was tuned on 12psi on a stock itr motor. I bolted everything up to my car stock gsr with his tuned chip. I know i need a retune, but I just want to be able to drive around daily without worrying. Has anyone encounter this before?

The kit consist of:
inlinePRO ss manifold
ITS 60-1 dual ball bearing
Tial 38mm wastegate
Greddy 24 intercooler
1000cc RC injectors with resistor box
Greddy type RS bov
Walbro 255lph hp fuel pump
Turbosmart GBCV boost controller
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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Default Re: car sputters while cruising (boosted_lude)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted_lude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know i need a retune</TD></TR></TABLE>

Theres your answer you said it yourself. Id get it tuned as soon as possible to not risk hurting your engine even more.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Default Re: car sputters while cruising (cockerkid008)

get a tune!! i wouldnt drive that damn car another mile.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Default Re: car sputters while cruising (94c1v1cex)

Well my car is tuned, but never got street tuned and I'm pretty sure the "tip-in" is what needs to be adjusted on my car. Mine idles fine also and slams gears fine (wideband guage reads a little rich), but I get that sputter/hesistation cruising if I don't drive the gas pedal JUUUST right...but it reads full lean when it sputters like that. I need a street tune and I'll be fine, but I have a feeling you have the same problem I have.

If I were you, in the mean time if you need to drive and don't have a tune, I'd get a wideband and make sure your running with enough fuel...like I said if I cruise/drive the car just right, I can keep it from sputtering and the A/F's around 14.5 or so
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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Default Re: car sputters while cruising (totsie7944)

I think i'm just gonna let it sit until I have enough to get a tune. I'm afraid of blowing the motor and not even get to enjoy it.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:57 AM
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I want to drive it so bad, will going with smaller injectors help with the fuel? Because my car gets flooded and is hard to start.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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just don't drive it till you can get it tuned.
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