car is bucking while cruising, possible tuneing problem?

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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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Default car is bucking while cruising, possible tuneing problem?

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if you guys have any ideas at all say them...
getting it tuned at rrevs motorsports on Thursday and wanna work out any possible bugs before then.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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mine did the exact same thing. only between 3-4 grand at cruising throttle. . bought new fuel filter and new distrubutor cap and rotor and that solved the problem for me

good luck
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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lean misfire? whats the setup now?
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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mine has no power at all.. it is not tuned... i step on the gas.. and it bogs down.. and it seems to redline almost instancely.. but my car will not even be doing 20mph..
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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i have no clue what my problem is.. but i am hoping people will give us some ideas..
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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its kinda tuned. getting it tuned on Thursday. I think I will replace the fuel filter before then, just to prevent any future problems/ eliminate possibilitys.

dizzy cap looks good. as does rotor
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