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What cauz my car to idle up and down?

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and when im on it then let go it dies.... and first start it sometimes idles high and low then dies. when im at a light with brake on let go of brake then it dies.. I have a bigger cam but not much. 30lb injectors wich i think are to big. Never did this until i changed the plugs and hit some hose wires on my car that idont know how they go back. Looks like smog and stuff. But smog isnt hooked up??
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xplhavoc said:
and when im on it then let go it dies.... and first start it sometimes idles high and low then dies. when im at a light with brake on let go of brake then it dies.. I have a bigger cam but not much. 30lb injectors wich i think are to big. Never did this until i changed the plugs and hit some hose wires on my car that idont know how they go back. Looks like smog and stuff. But smog isnt hooked up??
thanks
jeff
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Maybe it is and maybe it isn't... here's a vacuum diagram for the lines on a smog equipped stang...

http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/engine/images/88Stang5.0Vacuum.gif

Note that on Mass Air equipped cars, there is no MAP, only a BAP. The BAP does not connect to the manifold, but vents to the atmosphere.
 
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