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Old May 22, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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car shaky at low RPM

well based on my AVCR when idling at 750-740 ish the car gets really shaky. but at like 900 it's very smooth. anyone know whats up?
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Old May 22, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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Just leave it at 900... mines been that way since i've owned it and i have no problems
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Old May 22, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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its probably running to rich...get to a dyno, you would be suprised......
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Old May 24, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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well i have to pass smog sometime so i cant screw with much
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Old May 24, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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Pull & check the plugs, and while they're out do a compression check.

Getting a little hard to start is it?
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Old May 24, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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nope, not at all. im pretty sure its not compessino because she still pulls hard and i havnt had any hot starts.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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i think my car just needs a tune up bad. it just runs weird on me if i rev up to like 3 grand and hold it you can hear the car kinda like sputtering like if i hold it up there it goes vrooomputvrrroooomputvrroooputput kinda like that is that normal or what? but doesnt act up why driving in gear it acts totally and drives totally normal
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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This sounds exactly like what my car is doing but i still have some isopropyl alcohol running through my system so that is my excuse.
The other reason this could happen is from a faulty TPS, or perhaps disconnected TPS, and also if your running pretty rich. Check those out.
Doing a tune up however is a great start.

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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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my car runs fairly rich
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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could possibly be motor mounts, when is the last time they've been replaced?
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Old May 24, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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i replaces 1 because it broke but then the other one is the stock one im assuming
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