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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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i have changed rotor arm plugs gapped them to pont 6 and put new dizzy on have a group a coil, RS was set up by jamsport 4 weeks ago was finr when left there but last sunday on light throttle it started to misfire
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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car was set up on v power, i put in ultimate when it started to mis maybe this is the problem they are different octane
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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mine did that mate.had my orange s2 set up at jamsport on vpower fuel,but if i used any different fuel it played up and the ignition pinked like fuck mate
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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how do you mean ignition pinked like fuck? did it run fine when you put v power back in it?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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when it came on boost u could hear a cracking noise from igniton.once it was back on v power it was fine after 20 miles or so mate.wot power u running mate?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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200 cant remember the actual figure, has a stage 2 turbo with dash 31 on it.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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i know it aint no rst but my old man had a 1.3 with bosch dizzy and that misfired through the dizzy spindle it was a faulty new unit it took ages to suss
just a thought
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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put v power back in done 80 miles still doing it a bit, could it be the fuel injection fuse, maybe runnin rich, but like said been set up though
i have a high lift cam will this make a dfference?
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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what cam is it and how old is it
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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im now thinkin it could be cam
not sure what make or how old, prob a shitty ford one
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