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    I'm back up and runnin'

    My misfire problem turned out to be simply the plug wires. Lucky me. The EGR valve was also sticking, which was the culprit of the surging. Time to put some 100 octane in and play with the chip settings!
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    is the wastegate solenoid a frequent problem?

    I'm having trouble figuring out what's wrong with my truck. If I floor it from a stop, it boggs horribly. Once rolling it goes fine so long as the boost doesn't get over ~7lbs. I'm thinking it could be the coil, or it could be the wastegate solenoid, or it could be an ignition problem other...
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    trouble above 6-7lbs

    Re: trouble above 6-7lbs OK, sorry to sound like more of a newb than I really am... the truck is full of Shell V-Power Premium Here's a rundown of the truck's equipment: Todd Austinson 10 in 1 chip, Auto Meter Boost gauge, K&N, Throttle airfoil, AC R42TS spark plugs, and a new Dynotech...
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    *** NEW OR OLD TO THE SOUTHERN AREA? CHECK-IN HERE ***

    Re: ***SOUTHERN CHECK-IN/MEMEBERS LIST*** Re: ***SOUTHERN CHECK-IN/MEMEBERS LIST*** Thanks for the welcome. The truck has been in the family since ~1995 and my dad has just moved to Alaska and wasn't sure he could bring it with him...so now I am the curator of this, my dream truck for so many...
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    trouble above 6-7lbs

    Hey folks, I hate to be such a noob and just start in with a tech question, but my Sy is having some serious trouble above 6 psi. The whole truck shakes and is feels like there is either a misfire, or like the throttle is opening and closing back and forth. THe boost reading fluctuates until I...
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    *** NEW OR OLD TO THE SOUTHERN AREA? CHECK-IN HERE ***

    Deep down in Texas Deep down in Texas Syclone #1453 has just relocated to SOUTH Texas.
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