Bad acceleration

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  1. Har Mar

    Har Mar New Member

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    My mom's ford explorer accelerates faster than my car. It's not right.

    My car has been experiencing a lot of stalling, so I replaced the fuel filter and that made it a little better, but I still have really bad acceleration.

    What could be the problem?

    -Thanks, Har MAR
     
    Har Mar, Jan 28, 2010
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  2. PaulS

    PaulS Member extrordiare

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    Timing, throttle linkage adjustment, tune, brakes dragging, converter failure, etc.
    There are tens of thousands of things that can go wrong with a car - about ten percent will affect your problem in some way.
    Could you narrow it down a bit more by giving more of the symptoms?
     
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  3. justin has a 74

    justin has a 74 Maverick bandit official

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    is it a 96 302 explorer with gt40 heads :rofl2:
     
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  4. Mad Goon

    Mad Goon Scaring the Hondas

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    Slap an 8-71 on it, that'll fix any acceleration problems ;)
    Check your spark plugs.
    Does the car idle rough?
    Hows the carb?

    Check your spark plug wires and make sure they're all hooked up right.
     
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    what year? EGR valve may be stuck open
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    a few more details would help...:yup:

    Frank...:drive:
     
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  7. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    It could be "just the way it is".
     
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    DaMadman 3 pedals & 8cylinders=FUN

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    If your Mom's explorer is a V8 explorer and your Maverick is a basically Stock 302 Maverick then the Explorer will win in acceleration. The Explorer is geared better and is putting out more horsepower? Why is that so hard to swallow?
     
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    Mom's Exploror has a computer and fuel injection. It's a little more high tech than a Maverick
     
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