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The socket was brand new and I played around with it but had the same results. Things I noticed that are different in my engine bay from the Haynes manual are: No carb canister, no EGR valve, no mechanical pump in the engine bay. Could the lack of any of those, as well as an uncalibrated dashpot or faulty Air Regulator be causing this problem?

Things I've done: Spark plugs.. check Wires... check Air Filter... check TB Clean.. check Clean fuel free of debris.. check Injector voltage.. check Fuel Filter.. check So the car starts, and idles very well.. can sit there and just continue idling smoothly. What happens is I can get the car to go a bit once letting off the clutch and adding a tiny bit of throttle, but if I add more and at a faster rate, the car begins to sputter (and sometimes stalls) UNTIL I give it some more gas and then all of a sudden the car hauls. Go into 2nd, sputters, more gas, then hauls.. into 3rd, sputters just slightly, then hauls some more. 4th and 5th don't have such a noticeable problem. I just picked up the car from a buddy who did the swap but left the electrical for the next owner to take care of. The project is kinda half done, and I'm not too savvy on mechanics.. just electronics (got all the lights and junk working well). So.... I took a few pictures of some things I noticed in the engine bay that may not be up to par. Also, the A/C motor (?) is out so I'm not sure if there's something that needs to be done with that pipe in Picture C. Is that for A/C? Don't know if this means anything but in Picture B, when I take that bolt out of that hose just resting on the engine cover, the car dies soon thereafter. Connecting it to where it's supposed to go does the same thing. Also, I was running 89 octane and then I switched to 91, sputters less but comes a lot closer to stalling than with the 89. AND in picture D, I noticed I don't have the Carb canister or the mechanical fuel pump there.. but the manual wasn't much use helping me troubleshoot. Yes I'm a moron.. HELP!

ok anyone out there.. i have 2500 cash in hand, i've seen a few in local listings that are still for sale but I'm still hunting for that "gem" heh. Not too worried about paint condition because i have access to paint and a booth+painter.. just would prefer no dents and very little rust. I have tons of parts from other Z's that I've helped friends with (like seats, lights, wire looms, etc) so I'm not looking for an immaculate Z either. Anyway, just thought I'd bump with all that info.

Hey folks.. just looking for anyone willing to let go of their Z in SoCal for $2000 or lower depending on condition. Email me max@fbcompanies.com Thanks!