Stumble/Misfire below 2000rpm

[skyphix]

ITs just annoying and doesn't affect anything but my gas mileage (yet) but anytime I try to accelerate and the car is below 2000rpm (starting from a red light, shifting into 2nd and to less effect 3rd) the car shudders and misfires. Not clutch chatter either, with the exhaust leak (Fred: The gasket blew out, now its loud! Funny though) I can definitely tell its misfiring. Not throwing any check engine lights though.

Coil?
Spark plugs/wires?

Its a DOHC so they're even more of a PITA to change than normal.

[deadlydave]

How many miles are on the current plugs/wires?

My old leggy at 140k or so had some ancient stuff on, and the factory wires.  When I changed them, the wires disintegrated in my hands.  And that was well short of 3.5 million miles. 

[skyphix]

Honestly, I don't have any idea how many on current plugs/wires. I have to think they were changed... at least the plugs... when the headgaskets were done ~100,000 miles ago. I figure that a simple plug/wire change will fix my problem but I wanted to be sure it wasn't anything else.

[9925leggy]

i had a nissan that was doing the exact same thing, turned out to be a cracked wire. took a bit to figure it out. best of luck i hope its that simple and cheap.

[skyphix]

Thanks - I've gotta do some maintenance today/this weekend so I'll see if I can do the plugs at the same time.

[BlackParis]

Also clean your MAF I have some maf cleaner can stop by help you out sometime... I'm in GF area alot lately

PM me.. or my portable ringer  522  6312 

[skyphix]

Thanks man - I'll call if plugs/wires doesn't fix it.

[BlackParis]

Oo? fix it yet?

[skyphix]

Ended up busy this weekend. Its much less pronounced now that the exhaust is fixed and super silent. Still does it and I know I need plugs and wires, just had some unexpected stuff come up.

I'll update the thread as soon as I get enough flex-tensions to get the plugs out.

[Photofixer]

My bet is the wires and plugs..