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tiny86

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I have had a intermittant miss for a while now. It happens under load 4th or 5th gear, around 1500-2000 rpm. I have done a full tune up, and get no codes other than 44, thermactor fault. I have done KOEO KOER and the cylender ballence test. Nothing.
I have changed out the TPS, O2, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil, TFI module, retarded the timing, fuel filter, I have good fp at idle, timing is around 14, It likes more but I have backed it off a little. What else can I try?
I have a stock 86 block and heads.
Shorty equal length headers, catback exhaust, 3.55, some type of chip (Dont know did not install it).
 

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What are the plugs gapped at? What color are the plugs now?



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i' with him, I think that it may be your gap on your plugs, what are they set at?
 

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Since you got 86 heads aren,t the plugs unique in length cause of piston top???
 
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plugs are gapped at .054, I think that is stock. Yes they are longer than the plugs for the e7 heads. I have not pulled them to check their color recently.
 
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