i'm back on boost

I finally got my car back on the road after my oil line shattered that fed my turbo. I had a massive exhaust leak that i fixed from doing a shitty job the first time i had the turbo off. my car actually hits decent boost now. my new problem is that at idle and off boost the car bucks a tad till you floor it. once it is floored or on boost it pulls harder than it ever has. i know i have a broken vaccum line that goes to the egr valve but i never had a problem with that before i got the turbo working properly. anyone have any ideas? oh also i managed to mangle two wires on the exhaust side so i am running with no exhaust coil hooked up could tha be causing it?

It shouldn't, unless your primary coil isn't firing a good enough spark at idle. Is the cam original, or have you changed it...and have you changed the timing at all. Other than that it could be a lack of fuel, or an excess of fuel at idle... Check to see if the car puffs a bit of smoke at idle, if so you are probably too rich, and if it is fine (or it seems to be) you may not be getting enough fuel...But my first guess would be the coils at idle...and that your primary has a weak spark until you actually excellerate...the coils on our cars, aren't exactly the best money can buy...8)

today on the way to work it was worse than it was yesturday it idles fine and the motor is stock except for a test pipe and a k& n drop in filter. it shoots out massive amounts of black smoke and backfires through the intake. i think my timing is off. does anyone use the meathod in the fsm to set the timing or do you use another methoed?

try disconnecting your detonation sensor, and run the ECU codes.

But it is likely your primary coil is either on its way out or has a ground issue,

And fix that vacuum line, it could actually be responsible.

i bet it is a ground issue i had my car setting up halfway under a carport and noticed some watery rust near the coils. damn i hate 18 year old cars.

heh, after you get used to 30+ year old cars, you'll look at 18 year old cars a lot different. Kinda like women.

Don't count out the vacuum line. These cars are horribly sensitive to vacuum leaks.

Too true. Vacc lines are a PITA, and the newer the car the harder it is to work on. It is impossible to win, if you have an old car, it is easy to work on, but no parts are available, and if you have a new car, they are hard to work on (hell it can take an hour to get the plastic covers off), anf the cost of parts will finish you off...:(. But at least on the bright side, with our cars we can add our own touches everywhere. 8)