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Bad lag on startup & accelleration

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Jsedor

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I have a 99 GTP with roughly 110K on the motor. Never rebuilt. Has had maintenance done to it regularly. Heres the problem in 2 different scenarios..dont know if theyre connected...

1) On startup...car starts...put into gear, car hesitated for a second like rpm drops to 0 and will stall. Need to sit in neutral and rev the engine for a few secs. Once the car is warmed up a little its fine.

2) On acceleration the car will kick like the tranny or something slipped. Happens usually on medium to heavy acceleration. Could be misfiring or something similar. If i accelerate for 10 seconds the car will do this like 4-5 times until i stop.

Any suggestions? Air filter is clean and is electrically sound I believe.

Thanks in advance
 


yea...i had it checked out and the readout was calling for a MAF sensor problem but it doesnt seem like this problem and that would be directly connected...atleast it seems that way to me
 
Jsedor said:
yea...i had it checked out and the readout was calling for a MAF sensor problem but it doesnt seem like this problem and that would be directly connected...atleast it seems that way to me
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If you have an error code for the MAF sensor, try replacing the MAF sensor.

Yeah, they are very much related.
 
Zef_66 said:
If you have an error code for the MAF sensor, try replacing the MAF sensor.

Yeah, they are very much related.
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Sometimes you can get away with cleaning it...saves you roughly...ohhhh...maybe $150+ bucks:th_winking:

Also, unplug your MAF sensor and see if it continues...if it does then it is NOT the MAF.
 


Well..just as an update I went to my mechanic to get it diagnosed more thoroughly and it coded out to be a MAF and multiple cylinder misfires. I dont have the time right now to work on it and I need it fixed pronto. Atleast in Connecticut, if you have a check engine light on and you go for emissions testing you automatically fail. But thank you all for the input.
 
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