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Old 03-04-2011, 09:15 PM
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My 5.4 hesitates when it is just about fully warmed-up. Its OK from a dead stop, but after I am moving 10-20 MPH and then accelerate, it wants to fall flat. Any ideas...?? Have installed magnaflow exhaust....running 87 octane.
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Do you have an aftermarket intake?
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Not yet.....but am thinking about a K&N cold air system
Old 03-27-2011, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by jimsfx4
My 5.4 hesitates when it is just about fully warmed-up. Its OK from a dead stop, but after I am moving 10-20 MPH and then accelerate, it wants to fall flat. Any ideas...?? Have installed magnaflow exhaust....running 87 octane.
throttle trick turn on key just before start and push gas down and let up slowly turn key off and repeat a total of 3 times
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Originally Posted by 1977f150
throttle trick turn on key just before start and push gas down and let up slowly turn key off and repeat a total of 3 times
amazing enough, that works...
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What is the story with that "trick"?



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