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    anyone ever had this problem?

    98 TA 4L60E

    when i idle down the road the car bucks forward. When i hit the gas it dosnt have the power it normally does. Also when accelerating the cars dash and chassy will vibrate pretty bad. Once i get to cruising speed it stops shacking and when i let off of the throttle while cruising it backfires sometimes. I replaced the O2 sensors today and that did not fix the problem. Not sending any codes and the SES light is not on. So i am guessing that it has a bad plug/ plug wire/ coil pack. Any suggestions? I guess my next stop is at the stealership to get a diagnostic done to keep from throwing monies at it.

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    My geuss would be maybe fuel pump and or cam sensor. Hope you get it resolved.

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    Does the car still idle normally? Try cleaning the MAF. Check the fuel pressure at the rails. You should have around 58 psi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Knight View Post
    Does the car still idle normally? Try cleaning the MAF. Check the fuel pressure at the rails. You should have around 58 psi.
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    slap your mama red
    1998 trans am

    im going to drop it off at the local chevy stealership to have it diagnosed.

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    got the car back it was one of the things that i was suspecting cylinder 4 wasnt firing due to a burned through plug wire. So my next question is what is the best plug wires to use when you have LT headers on since my wires were the factory OEM and got burned from my LT. Or is there a cover or heat sheild i can get for my wires? thanks.

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    I run MSD wires on mine, no issues. Plenty of clearance.

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    +1 on the MSD wires, I run LTs and MSD and never had a burned wire, just make sure they are not touching the header and you should be fine.
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    They sell insulated wire sleeves (I want a set myself) but they like $60-$80 I believe.

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    Make sure you do all 8 plugs too along with the wires. Sounds stupid but I see people all the time just do one plug.

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    I think it's the fuel pump.
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    well i replaced the plugs when i installed the headers about 3-4k miles ago so im hoping they are still good car runs like a top again. As for the msd wires what do they normally run for a set? And who is it that makes or sells the wire insulators?

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    Summit Racing has the insulators...made by Taylor, I believe.

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    I run DEI plug wire sleeves on our car. Nice thing about the MSD wires is that you can bend the boots to gain additional clearance. Make sure that when you installed the wires that you heard or felt one "click" on each plug and two "clicks" on each coil pack.

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