lx91red5.0HO

i just bought a 1996 gt 4.6 5speed with 107k for 1800 that will idea all day but if i put it in gear and try to drive it dont have **** for powr. it will rev to about 4 in N but will take go past 2-3k in gear its a 5 speed car and it dont die when you take off or anything just no power and dont have much power. the cats and mufflers was cut off the car idk if its that or maybe a spark or fuel issue the car dose smell of fuel really bad any ideas would be great thanks

SVTeeshirt

Alright umm lets try a complete sentence. ot sure what you mean by will take go past 2-3k in gear?

is it a 5 speed manual or auto? Guessing you mean manual.

This is gonna answer a lot of questions.

First things first do a complete tune-up... spark plugs wires fuel filter oil change air filter... its good for your car reguardless of if it actually needs it.

It doesn't have a lot of power compared to what? Its a 180whp car thats pretty heavy...

Pilks

lol that is funny

lx91red5.0HO

i mean it will not go over 60-70mph. its a manual tranny. i can go to about 3500 then it will not run anymore and it misses and pops. i checked things i knew and i think the intake gaskets are bad i sparyed brake cleaner on them and the idea picked up so i shut off the car and some fuel came out from between the head and intake

SVTeeshirt

fuel came out between the head and intake? You mean like right where the injectors are?

Cracked injectors? If your intake gaskets were leaking you would see coolant...

lx91red5.0HO

just checked and yea your right its coolant not fuel

Spilotro

You mean idle, not "idea".

SVTeeshirt

if its between the intake and head good chance that it is the lower intake gasket.... might as well replace all gaskets to your intake, go to autozone and get some fel-pro gaskets. I know the 99-00? or 01 GTs have coolant crossovers that are plastic and crack, i think the earlier ones did too? However i am not sure. If so you can pick up a 99+ Intake (get one with an aluminum crossover for the coolant) and it will be a direct fit.
So the first step is to find out if the coolant crossover on the intake is cracked, which im betting is. If so get a 99+ intake IIRc they are not too expensive, if not try gaskets.

lx91red5.0HO

cool thanks for the help is there any on line manual for it? i want a shop manual but im to low on cash to get one right now