teh 5.0 is running like crap

[One Sweet Day]

Jared if you are coming up to meet Mike give me a call, maybe I can drop off your window! If not its no big deal to me...doesn't take up much room.:)

[J-rod]

ok....what does the TPS have to do with it surging? iac is for idle only...and its surging there too but the iac has nothing to do with the part throttle surging i am experiencing.

[J-rod]

I have a TPS if you need one

how much? you 100% positive it works?

[383taman]

If i wasnt so busy this weekend i would come help u out.

i have beer! and ill get wings

[Balaska347]

The valve for the fuel psi is on the line coming up in front of the passanger side head. It is before the fuel rail.

[J-rod]

The valve for the fuel psi is on the line coming up in front of the passanger side head. It is before the fuel rail.

yea i found it after i followed the fuel rail down

[J-rod]

anyone ever heard of the stock fuel pressure regulator going bad?

do you need to remove the intake to replace it.

[madmaxin22]

jared, do you have a cold air kit?? does your MAF only bolt up one way on a bracket like stock to the strut tower?... or can you rotate it and position in different ways???

[J-rod]

jared, do you have a cold air kit?? does your MAF only bolt up one way on a bracket like stock to the strut tower?... or can you rotate it and position in different ways???

i have a CAI. it isnt rotated... i removed the CAI in one piece to do the tune-up. ill go double check and make sure it cant be rotated.

edit - here is pics. by my finger in pic 2 you can see a bolt. it goes up into the MAF housing.

[madmaxin22]

i've heard alot of ppl having idle surge etc from the maf being clocked at a weird position... check your maf sensor and make sure a hunk of dirt didnt get stuck on the maf element..... i dont know, just throwing out some ideas and brainstorming... know what its like to have a problem and have no clue whats wrong

[J-rod]

no i appreciate the ideas. :)

[wick]

If the car is still missing check to make sure that you don't have any moisture under the distributer cap also I would check the plug wires. Check them with ohms of resistance not just buy looking at them. The lower the resistance the better and they should all be pretty close like around 2 ohms. If you have any high ones like 10 ohms or more I would say its bad. Also if it say open line then the wire is broke inside.

Always check before you buy new parts.

I thought they were supposed to be 1000 ohms per foot.

[J-rod]

anyone ever heard of the stock fuel pressure regulator going bad?

do you need to remove the intake to replace it.

[INSANELY CRAZY]

yes they go bad... you gauge it yet?

you can do it with the intake on but it's crammed for space. makes it easier to remove it

[J-rod]

yes they go bad... you gauge it yet?

you can do it with the intake on but it's crammed for space. makes it easier to remove it

trying to find a gauge to borrow...if i dont find one today ill buy one tomorrow. i have read about people testing with the vac on and vac off. which vac line to i need to remove? or just say fugg it and test it as is. just tap into the schrader valve and turn key to run? i dont actually start the car do i?

[INSANELY CRAZY]

yea you can test vac line on/off but you need that gauge to see what pressure is..

yea start the car check it at idle

[J-rod]

yea you can test vac line on/off but you need that gauge to see what pressure is..

yea start the car check it at idle

if i dont find a gauge ill go buy one.

advance and vatozone dont rent (loaner tool program) i just got of the phone with them. so....

[INSANELY CRAZY]

wow the autozone in uniontown rents... ofcourse not sure on the f/p gauges

prolly cause they are so cheap

[J-rod]

ours rents a lot of parts just not the fuel psi gauge

[J-rod]

well i went and talked to steph's uncle who is a mechanic and im 99% sure we have found the problem....but i wont say what it is cuz im too embarressed. i get enough crap on here already....dont need to give yall any ammo.