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Starts great, idles great runs well until I put foot down on gas

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Old Oct 10, 2017 | 11:11 PM
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Starts great, idles great runs well until I put foot down on gas

hi guys I need advice , car was running great until I adjusted idle , now when I floor it it splutters & has a flat spot ,and pops and splutters , I put new plugs in & emptied gas tank and put fresh gas and injecter cleaner in, it was parked up for 12 months was running awesome before I put in storage, only thing I've changed since then was adjust idle screw so I didn't have to spend 5 min warming it up , it starts great , idles great drives nice on primaries But when I put my foot down it coughs & pops and revs drop, ANY ADVICE much appreaciated
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Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:12 AM
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check to make sure your spark plug wires are correct ??
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Old Nov 7, 2017 | 04:53 PM
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does it only happen on full throttle or at a certain rpm?
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 08:49 PM
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Yea seems to be around 2500-3000 it's starts lagging out and a little serge , it was also serving a little bit in idle too
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Could it be spark plug leads???
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