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    So frustrated with electrical gremlins

    Please help me I have tried everything. I have been having problems since early summer.

    My car has weird symptoms. Right now the main one is it's missing/breaking up at wot starting around 3500 rpm. It sounds like its popping and backfiring a little as it does this.

    Sometimes It has has a hard time accelerating under part throttle when it does it sounds like it's bogging down.

    Then sometimes it just completely dies when at wot and won't start again until I cycle the key off then back on.

    The only codes I get is for several coil pack failures.

    This what I have replaced.

    all 8 coil packs
    fuel pumps
    alternator
    battery
    spark plugs
    fuel filter
    tried different maf
    repaired connector at crank sensor because of bare wire.

    I'm tempted to replace the chip with a tuner. I think it could be computer related. Plus I could data log.
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    Have you tried adding an extra ground to the motor? Alot of times gremlins like these could be a result of a bad ground.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic03snake View Post
    Have you tried adding an extra ground to the motor? Alot of times gremlins like these could be a result of a bad ground.

    I do have one extra from the battery negative to the motor and new one from the chassis to the motor. Plus where ever the stock ground terminal goes.
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    Oh well, it was worth a shot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonic03snake View Post
    Oh well, it was worth a shot.
    I plan on looking at it again just to make sure because it makes since.
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    Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Viper_ed View Post
    Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor?
    I have an extra and I switched about a month ago but the breaking up part didn't happen until recently. So I might switch it back.
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