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Engine studdering after header install

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Old 02-26-2007, 11:33 AM
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When i'm goin from 1500 to 3000 rpm it studders like crazy and it wont accelerate barely at all. Its almost like how your car acts when your extremely low on gas but i know that wasnt the problem. Driveable butwont accelerate.Help me out, i just want my pony to run again!
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Old 02-26-2007, 11:37 AM
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Sounds like you may have broken or disconnected something during your install..a broken spark plug, injector?
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Old 02-26-2007, 11:43 AM
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its very possible that i could have broken a spark plug. Would that do it? Any other suggestions
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Old 02-26-2007, 11:43 AM
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Thats what I would say also! Check your wires on your O2 sensors also!
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Old 02-26-2007, 11:45 AM
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its very possible that i could have broken a spark plug. Would that do it? Any other suggestions
Just take your time and inspect all wires and connections before you start to panic and throw money at it.
Did you disconnect anything during the install that you have forgotten to connect or connected incorrectly?
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Old 02-26-2007, 11:55 AM
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Check your wire to see if there laying on the headers making it arcing.
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Old 02-26-2007, 12:02 PM
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Default RE: Engine studdering after header install

Everything is connected. The reason that i say that i could have screwed up a spark plug is that the header bolts are right there and I'm sure that i hit the spark plugs once or twice. I was planning on doing a tune up anyways. Thanks a lot for the input.
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