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lt4 with high rpm miss

 
Bryan's LT4 Bryan's LT4
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 03/07
Posted: 03/09/07
04:47 AM

I noticed a side bar in this months issue referring to a high rpm miss on the new project car and was wondering if it had been fixed yet and if so, what the problem was.  

My problem...

My 1996 LT4 vette w/ 80k miles developed a little miss a couple of months ago.  I really didn't pay too much attention to it as I was already planning to do a full ignition change.  Well with the work complete (new MSD opti, MSD wires, MSD coil, MSD 6AL, plugs, module) I still have a (intermittent!!!) miss.  It only occurs between 5500-6500rpm (not the same rpm every time) lasts for a fraction of a second, and the engine keeps pulling to redline like nothing ever happened.  I have checked my connections, checked for arcing, bypassed the 6AL, checked fuel pressure, and beat my head violently against a brick wall, and come up with nothing !!

The car has had an intermittent rich condition since I bought it and I suspect leaky injector(s) and will be replacing them soon.  I hope that there could be a conection between the two.  I have completely run out of ideas and have consulted with a couple of old school mechanics and left them scratching their heads.  I should mention that the car is mildly modified...HOT cam (springs were supposedly changed too)headers, custom tune, bolt ons......

Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

 
MEAN LT1 MEAN LT1
New User | Posts: 7 | Joined: 02/07
Posted: 03/15/07
03:51 PM

Sounds like you need to scane it and see whats happening when this miss happends. Do you have datamaster?...if so get to lggin.    

 
ScottGMHTP ScottGMHTP
Moderator | Posts: 40 | Joined: 07/06
Posted: 05/04/07
05:53 PM

An installation error on the harmonic balancer/March underdrive pulley caused my LT1's high rpm mis. Optisparks are very sensitive to crankshaft harmonics given their location and mechanics. There are several other possibilities that can cause a high rpm mis such as the valve springs, injectors and fuel pump. I addressed this in the new issue (hitting the stands in another couple weeks) and how I went about fixing it. The best advice I can give is (like already mentioned) to scan the computer and datalog using EFILive or TTS DataMaster. Thankfully your '96 has an OBDII computer, which has quite a bit of information available to you to help track down the problem.  

 
Camaro_B4C. Camaro_B4C.
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 12/07
Posted: 01/20/09
08:01 AM

I know this is an old post, but my LT1 has the identical problem.  Did you solve the issue?  

 

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