- Apr 18, 2010
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Too much time, money and effort wasted on my 96 stang. I have worked my rear off on this thing but its still terrible and I need help.
1996 4.6 Mustang GT w/ Auto (yuck)
112000 miles
Ok, here goes!! I bought it used with 48k on the clock and for the first year it ran great, but there was ALWAYS a little stumble off the line. In the last 2 years I have replaced the plugs, wires, coils and 1 bad injector but nothing ever cleared up the issue. Last summer it started running BAD. Backfires through the exhaust when I lay on it (anything over 1/3 throttle) and jerks like an SOB. I bought some refurb injectors on Ebay and installed them one night only to have it dump tons of fuel into the exhaust so I swapped in the originals again and got it running the way it was before. I had to, at that point replace the TPS because it was dieing at idle. TPS went in, I measured the voltages on it and they are dead on. I also installed an AM CAI and 1" plenum spacer along with a complete front to back Pypes Violator system. None of this helped with power or clearing up the backfiring and hesitation.
This morning I replaced the MIL Eliminators because one came loose and laid on the X pipe, melting it in half. I took it for a spin, some street and some highway and the MIL stayed off (YAY!! apparently last year AM sold a bad batch of MIL Eliminators and I got one ) but it still backfires and chokes/hesitates and has no power. I'm at least another 2 years out from a new car and really REALLY need help getting this thing running decently. Right now, I drive 4 miles each way to work so fuel mileage isnt a huge issue but if I have to drive farther it absolutely sucks gas like crazy.
To summarize...2 new coils, new wires, 3rd set of plugs, new TPS, fuel filter, MIL Eliminators, CAI, Pypes Violator full exhaust system, 1 inch plenum spacer (plenum to intake, not TB)
I am at a total loss. I dont want to blow my whole bonus check this year on this damned car, but if I could get it running RIGHT, I wouldn't mind as much.
HELP!!!!:disgust:
1996 4.6 Mustang GT w/ Auto (yuck)
112000 miles
Ok, here goes!! I bought it used with 48k on the clock and for the first year it ran great, but there was ALWAYS a little stumble off the line. In the last 2 years I have replaced the plugs, wires, coils and 1 bad injector but nothing ever cleared up the issue. Last summer it started running BAD. Backfires through the exhaust when I lay on it (anything over 1/3 throttle) and jerks like an SOB. I bought some refurb injectors on Ebay and installed them one night only to have it dump tons of fuel into the exhaust so I swapped in the originals again and got it running the way it was before. I had to, at that point replace the TPS because it was dieing at idle. TPS went in, I measured the voltages on it and they are dead on. I also installed an AM CAI and 1" plenum spacer along with a complete front to back Pypes Violator system. None of this helped with power or clearing up the backfiring and hesitation.
This morning I replaced the MIL Eliminators because one came loose and laid on the X pipe, melting it in half. I took it for a spin, some street and some highway and the MIL stayed off (YAY!! apparently last year AM sold a bad batch of MIL Eliminators and I got one ) but it still backfires and chokes/hesitates and has no power. I'm at least another 2 years out from a new car and really REALLY need help getting this thing running decently. Right now, I drive 4 miles each way to work so fuel mileage isnt a huge issue but if I have to drive farther it absolutely sucks gas like crazy.
To summarize...2 new coils, new wires, 3rd set of plugs, new TPS, fuel filter, MIL Eliminators, CAI, Pypes Violator full exhaust system, 1 inch plenum spacer (plenum to intake, not TB)
I am at a total loss. I dont want to blow my whole bonus check this year on this damned car, but if I could get it running RIGHT, I wouldn't mind as much.
HELP!!!!:disgust: