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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / October 2006

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Poor performance at 85 mph on my 88 C4

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lifeskills - 30 Oct 2006 02:38 GMT
Does anyone know if the factory installed a speed control or RPM
limiter on 88 C$'s. Mine runs very rough, and seems to be misfiring at
85+. Any suggestions for resolving?
PJ - 30 Oct 2006 05:46 GMT
> Does anyone know if the factory installed a speed control or RPM
> limiter on 88 C$'s. Mine runs very rough, and seems to be misfiring at
> 85+. Any suggestions for resolving?

No governor on that baby---it should be loafing at 85 & 90.  Grade of
gas?  Plugs & wires?  HEI coil, distributor & module?  The long shots:
Knock sensor is signaling the Electronic Spark Control to retard the
spark.

Does it feel like it's leaning out?  Fuel pressure slump?

As these cars age, we hit 'strange' problems like primary ignition
wiring faults and failure to pull enough ignition current.  I'd not
expect that to show up at 85 but it might be worth a look if everything
else checks out.

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'89 auto coupe, '02 6-spd coupe

'Key - 30 Oct 2006 21:43 GMT
>> Does anyone know if the factory installed a speed control
>> or RPM
>> limiter on 88 C$'s. Mine runs very rough, and seems to be
>> misfiring at
>> 85+. Any suggestions for resolving?

maybe stopped up gas filter ?

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Lone Wolf - 30 Oct 2006 23:53 GMT
No rpm or spped limiter  was installed.....check the following...

Fuel filter
fuel pump in tank filter
fuel pump
fuel injectors
spark plugs
spark plug wires
dist module
egr valve
egr valve control module

One of those should be your problem..check in the order shown...
Dad - 31 Oct 2006 00:33 GMT
>>> Does anyone know if the factory installed a speed control or RPM
>>> limiter on 88 C$'s. Mine runs very rough, and seems to be misfiring at
>>> 85+. Any suggestions for resolving?
>
> maybe stopped up gas filter ?

Or maybe the cat has a hair ball choking it off???
Bob I - 31 Oct 2006 02:30 GMT
>>>>Does anyone know if the factory installed a speed control or RPM
>>>>limiter on 88 C$'s. Mine runs very rough, and seems to be misfiring at
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>
> Or maybe the cat has a hair ball choking it off???

ROFLAO!
 
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