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typical for motor to misfire when its cold?

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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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typical for motor to misfire when its cold?

is this normal? it doesn't do it when its warmed up. just the few minutes that its cold. its an 86 na
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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Ive started mine in -30 degrees. And other assorted cold temps below freezibg (32) and ive never had it misfire.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 11:51 PM
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tune ups are cheap
get some new ngk plug/wires
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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the old engine and the engine currently in my s4 vert have done this...maybe cuz the aws has been removed and it tries to warm up at 1500 rpms

u hear is a prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr brap brap prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr brap prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr brap prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

then when it gets warmed up itll be fine

i havent been around any other N/As warming up except mine so i figured it was normal if the old and new engine do the same thing
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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its not a brap brap, its more like purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr put put purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

my aws is still hooked up, but my idle is all kinds of messed but its done it since i've had the car
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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my fault.....it is a purrrrrrrrrrr put put prrrrrrrrrrrrr sound lol

brap would be some serious loud misfire with flames lol

im assuming its just the internals building compression or it runs rich or something in the warming up process?
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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thats what i was thinking
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 02:05 AM
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my first rx7 did that...

plugs, wires, and tps fixed it....
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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TPS is key... Vac. leak is also another 'pulsing' thing.
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