skips under hard acceleration...bad mil?

A bad MIL would probably result in an MIL but it wouldn't cause running problems.

If the plugs and wires are okay and you're seeing misfires (from the sounds of it), I'd next check the coils.

It's surprising you're not seeing a MIL for misfire. It doesn't flash when this is happening?

NYBLKSTNG said:

Is the easiest way to check a coil to unhook a wire at a time and run the car lookin for any changes?

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For certain failures yes. In your case, I doubt you'd identify a bad coil this way as it appears to be firing the spark normally under minimal load and failing when the voltage requirement goes up (i.e. when cylinder pressures increase due to large throttle angles...)

I'd try to get a scanner on it even though you're not seeing an MIL (yet) to see if any misfire codes (e.g. P030x) are stored or pending. You might be able to identify which coil it is by determing which cylinders are showing misfires and deducing the coil by tracing the wires back.