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Car doesnt go past 3,500RPM

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Old 11-29-2009, 02:29 PM
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Default Car doesnt go past 3,500RPM

I have a 5.0 H.O. motor from a 1991 mustang. F303 cam, aluminum heads, 1.7 rockers, typhoon upper and lower intake and 5speed. For some reason my rpms do not go past 3500 while driving. what could be the cause of this?
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Old 11-29-2009, 03:04 PM
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bad maf, clogged cats, incompetent builder, really bad valve springs, fuel delivery problems.

could be MANY things
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Old 11-29-2009, 04:39 PM
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does it miss when this happens more INFO
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Old 11-30-2009, 10:11 AM
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i was having the same problem and my pick-up coil in the dizzy was bad....
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Old 11-30-2009, 05:16 PM
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when my transmission was rebuilt mine would not go past 4k-4,200 and before the rebuild it would shift higher..... might be a tranny problem
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