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Old Mar 4, 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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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Do you have an aftermarket intake?
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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Not yet.....but am thinking about a K&N cold air system
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Old Mar 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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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 10:22 PM
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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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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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What is the story with that "trick"?
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