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Rafael394
05/25/2009, 10:03AM
About: Chevrolet Corvette
'95 5.7 Corvette: Struggles when accelerating; afterwards, good response.

When I accelerate from a stop, the engine struggles before revving to speed. Good idle, good high speed, only peroblem when accelereting.  ???

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Chase257
05/25/2009, 1:05PM

did you recently replace the plugs?

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Dean1588
05/27/2009, 2:13PM

well i would check your coils and your wires if your wires have scorche marks then replace them and if you did change your plugs then check the gap on them and it could allso be checking your distribitor cap and rotor it could be falty if it has had any moister under it

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Sheldon132
05/27/2009, 4:09PM

check your throttle position sensor for correct ohms?? clean with choke cleaner

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Chase257
05/27/2009, 5:37PM

i only ask because the best plugs for the LT1 are the original factory plugs.  for some reason they struggle with other plugs

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Tait6
05/30/2009, 2:50PM

I had a '95,..my best fix was to get a 2002 'Z06' & the problem disappeard, maybe that'll work for you,.. the ZR1 is even better medecine for an aching right foot....Ma, pass me the hammer so I can hit my foot pleeeease?

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