HELP slow acceleration under 4k rpm

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10-24-2009, 03:16 AM

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Seriously, the ignition system in this car is one of the last things you need to worry about upgrading.

10-24-2009, 03:19 AM

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^^defiantly

10-24-2009, 05:43 PM

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The only other rare thing that happens is the VVTi gear gets stuck usually from oil issues like too long an oil change interval or oil contamination and sometimes they just get stuck.

10-26-2009, 04:41 PM

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ended up being a loose spark plug. replaced em all. also cleaned my air filter. that seemed to fix the problem. thx for the help

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