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Car bucking and not accelerating. Smoke around Intake manifold?

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wibblersnatch

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Sep 14, 2002
Fleming, Ohio
After a hard run to 50mph my car started bucking like crazy and won't accelerate. Drove it home about 4 miles and popped the hood. All kinds of smoke from around the intake manifold area. Looked like it was coming from underneath my manifold. Any help is appreciated.On a side note, car has brand new plugs, wires, and fuel filter. And it has a 91 computer in it with the 2 wires crossed.
 
wibblersnatch said:
After a hard run to 50mph my car started bucking like crazy and won't accelerate. Drove it home about 4 miles and popped the hood. All kinds of smoke from around the intake manifold area. Looked like it was coming from underneath my manifold. Any help is appreciated.On a side note, car has brand new plugs, wires, and fuel filter. And it has a 91 computer in it with the 2 wires crossed.

maybe you got a clogged cat?
 
was your car making any unusual sounds? Are you leaking fuel? What color/smell was the smoke?

My guess is either a clogged cat/cracked DP or a fuel line popped off around the fuel rail/injectors
 
Well it's not your CAT, I would go and say it's your fuel delivery(i.e. fuel pressure regulator, injectors stuck open, etc.). Nice exhaust by the way :D loud enough for ya LOL!
 
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