Poor running 5kt

[Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com]

"Matthew Beaubien" <Mrbeau at roushind.com> wrote:
[snip]
>About a week ago, the car developed a bad bucking problem.
>On very light throttle application, mainly in 1st and 2nd gear, 
>the car enters a violent bucking phenomena.  I also have to 
>slip the clutch a fair bit on starts to prevent it from stalling.  
>Acceleration under stock boost levels seems ok, but I haven't 
>really been pushing it.

Sounds very much like a cracked hose in your intake. Things sound as if they are
leaning out before boost puts positive pressure into the system. It is likely 
the "Michelin man" hose between the intercooler and the throttle body. Look at 
that one carefully off of the car. Close the ends against the palms of your 
hands and squeeze it like an accordian. If this hose looks OK, check all of the 
intake hoses and any hoses that connect to the intake manifold. If those check 
out, give your intercooler a critical look for leaks.

HTH,

Eric R. Kissell
1989 200q Avant, needs 1.8 bar upgrade
1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar, k24, Fuchs at next tire change
1987 VW GTI 16v, 1984cc, Euro Intake Camshaft, Techtonics SS exhaust, etc.