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Hi There,I just bought a ZL Fairlane, Its a realy nice car ans all the electrics work...BUT when i take off from lights it realy struggles at first and after about 10 meters it takes off... Any ideas???
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does it still have the standard 2.77 LSD in it?
only other thing i could suggest, is the tranny isnt quite up to it in first - but im no expert on that
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yeh could be that but id say the injectors
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Is it an unleaded Fairlane? If so you may have a blocked cat converter.
The easiest way to test for this is to undo the exhaust joint that is directly under the drivers seat just behind the converter.
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are you sure the tranny is starting off in first? is is rare but i have seen it once, take off and count the gear changes. it could be a blocked cat like JIM5.0 said, or a blocked muffler. if the tranny is stuffed in first it'll just slip and the engine w
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