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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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This may be related to why Im failing emissions..but new thread anyway.....

Off the line even when its wet out it doesnt want to burn out. It doesnt bog just pretty much hesitates, and I cant get any rubber down. Besides that it pulls fine. Also my idle has some slight slight bumps in it...how smooth does your vette idle?

1994, newer plugs, wires, opti, fuel pump, filter, pressure regulator. New TPS, could this need adjusting?
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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Manual or auto?
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Traction control on or off ?...
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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auto, traction control off...
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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Try easing into the throttle; instead of instantly flooring it, take about a second to go from idle to WOT.
This used to work on my old carbed cars...FI engines may not respond in a similar manner.

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Its not really that I want to, but trying to figure out why its not. It just seems like it hesitates, and also along with the rougher idle.

So how hard is it to keep traction off the line for you and hows the idle of your Lt1?
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Mine idles steady. At idle tho, the engine has always acted as if it had a slight miss. I just have learned to live with it as it seems to be a common problem with the LT-1. Other than that, it runs fine.
Your TPS is not adjustable if its a 94.
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