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My EK sounds like an STi?! Plug wire?!

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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Default My EK sounds like an STi?! Plug wire?!

I did a quick 1 gear run with my car.. 20-50. and then when I slowed down my car sounded like an STi, now I feel like the car is in limp mode or something as I can't get a lot of power out of it.. anyone have this issue before.. It doesnt idle weird. It just idles like a STi or takes off like one with the sound of the exhaust but I don't have much power.

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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spark plug went out??
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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Sounds like it needs a valve adjustment. I remembered when i adjusted my valves wrong, it friggen sounded like a boxer engine. Check your valve clearance.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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Heres the vid. REALLY BAD CELL QUALITY.

BUT, you can hear the idle "br-br-br-br-br"


http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y89...0225091512.flv

Could it be a plug wire?

I had my valves adusted not to long ago.

2 months ago.

I think something just is off like a plug wire, but if it is I don't know how to put it back on.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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bump. anyone know?
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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misfiring
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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My MBZ used to sound like an STi when I washed the engine.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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I was thinking misfires but also plug wires.. ahh I daily drive the car I need to figure it out.
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