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whats wrong with my car?

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  • Start date Start date Jul 6, 2008
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85cleangtvert

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car in question is my 91 GT automatic... the problem my car is having, is when i step on it, it falls on its face. like it is getting too much fuel, i hear it backfire through the intake. it runs good when driving normal or slowly accelerating it...but when i punch it from a stop , it doesnt go anywhere and when on the freeway it cruises good but when i step on it hard as if to pass someone or just go fast it doesnt go anywhere just sputters and backfires through intake if i step on it. very annoying...

so far i have changed the plugs, wires, fuel filter, 02 sensors, tps sensor. i am going to change the cap and rotor tomorrow just for fun. i have done a compression check and all the cylinders were 135+, not the best but it is 185K on the car. i did a vacuum check and that was good. i cleaned the iac . the timing is set at 10*. i put a coil on from my 88 mustang that is good condition. i checked the fuel pressure and it looks good it was like 45. i am going to put a MAF on that i know is a stock one, because im not 100% sure what the one on there is. it looks stock but the car came with 24# injectors so i guess it could be a stock looking 24# calibrated maf. i am also going to look and make sure my computer doesnt have some chip on it or something. what else do you guys think i should look for or do?
 

Mustang5L5

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I bet you the MAF is a stock MAF.

WHat mods are on the car to require 24's?

Have you run the codes?
 
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the car is stock. when i bought it, it had 24#ers on it. i thought that was the problem so i replaced them with 19s. I am not getting any codes.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I bet you the MAF is a stock MAF.
Click to expand...

yep.

when i got my 80MM, it would run fantastic on part throttle, but when i stepped on it, it would stutter like crap. I found out that MAF needed to be rebuilt, after that, it ran fantastic!!!!
 

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so when you hit the gas, it loses all power then right?


If thats the case I had the exact same problem. I replaced the fuel filter and then the fuel pump and now it runs beautifully
 
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85cleangtvert

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the maf was bad. i replaced it and it runs great now.
 
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