lack of power at low rpm's - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Teds89IROC · 10-08-2006, 02:02 PM

I noticed it when I was driving it 2 weeks ago when I got pulled over

All of the sudden the car got real rough at idle and I felt lack of power in low RPM's, then when I step on the gas more it feels it bypasses the range and it feels normal. I went over the spark plugs and wires and I still have this problem. Any ideas?

Ian · 10-08-2006, 03:18 PM

is it only at a certain speed/RPM or is it only when the gas pedal is at one spot?

Teds89IROC · 10-08-2006, 05:11 PM

its RPM because I found the spot while I was reving it from the engine itself. The idle was low (about 500 rpm) and it was rough and sometimes sounded like it was going to stall. I'd rev it a bit and I'd hear it running ******, then pushed it a little higher and it was fine once I passed that range.

JSPERFORMANCE · 10-08-2006, 10:14 PM

sounds like a dirty / bad maf

Teds89IROC · 10-08-2006, 10:15 PM

Found the problem! I started the car tonight and looked for arching...sure enough the wire boot for the 7th cylinder plug got burned a little and I see it arching off the primary tube. So now I gotta call hooker and ask them what to do because their design is what screwed me up.

Ian · 10-08-2006, 11:02 PM

you're gonna blame a header manufacturer for a spark plug wire getting burned?

Teds89IROC · 10-08-2006, 11:20 PM

The boot got burned, not the wire. Read on tgo, its a common/known problem. The only wire that comes close to fitting is a 90 degree boot, which I have and it sits on the primary tube. Problem is the number 7 primary tube coms too close to the spark plug. I read guys just took a hammer and dented it. I didn't pay $600 for coated headers that are suppose to fit to do a little "massage" work and ruin the coating.

enRo · 10-09-2006, 01:09 AM

lol, i was gonna say to check the opti

Hooker Headers FTW (For the Wear) on your boot that is

camaro2you · 10-09-2006, 09:26 AM

i thank god that my taylor wires are holding up well, i also hate that they have to be so close, i have a couple of boots touching as well but they havent melted throught at all, knock on wood.

Teds89IROC · 10-09-2006, 10:23 AM

I just called tech and he was no help to me. He said "i usually recomend taylor wires because the boot is smaller" So I said well, it's BS that I have to go buy another set of wires to work specifically with these headers when they're suppose to fit everything. He then said "they do fit stock wires" and I replied, "no they don't, because the stock wires arent 90* boots, they're straight" Then he says "well you can get stock wires with a 90* boot" Friggin useless. Cody, which tsylor wires do you have? I just looked some up and they appear to have the same size boot as the MSD

Tru2Chevy · 10-09-2006, 11:54 AM

Just pick up a set of boot protectors and you'll be set.

- Justin

Teds89IROC · 10-09-2006, 12:01 PM

even though its already arcing?

Tru2Chevy · 10-09-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC

even though its already arcing?

Well you should replace that one boot first, then sleeve them all.

- Justin

Teds89IROC · 10-09-2006, 12:04 PM

oh, I didn't know I could replace just the boot, awesome

ar0ck · 10-09-2006, 02:41 PM

Could a problem like this also cause a car to sutter at a certain RPM?

Teds89IROC · 10-09-2006, 04:43 PM

I dunno, but its worth a look. Fire the car up at night and look around for blue sparks while messing with the rpm's lol

camaro2you · 10-09-2006, 07:07 PM

ill have to look in my papers to see which ones i got, i dont see them on summit's site.