'95 5.7 Corvette: Struggles when accelerating; afterwards, good response.

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Asked by Rafael May 25, 2009 at 10:03 AM about the 1995 Chevrolet Corvette

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When I accelerate from a stop, the engine struggles before revving to speed. Good idle, good high speed, only peroblem when accelereting.  ???

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Dean answered 14 years ago

well i would check your coils and your wires if your wires have scorche marks then replace them and if you did change your plugs then check the gap on them and it could allso be checking your distribitor cap and rotor it could be falty if it has had any moister under it

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Sheldon answered 14 years ago

check your throttle position sensor for correct ohms?? clean with choke cleaner

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Chase answered 14 years ago

i only ask because the best plugs for the LT1 are the original factory plugs. for some reason they struggle with other plugs

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TJay answered 14 years ago

I had a '95,..my best fix was to get a 2002 'Z06' & the problem disappeard, maybe that'll work for you,.. the ZR1 is even better medecine for an aching right foot....Ma, pass me the hammer so I can hit my foot pleeeease?

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