misfire on full throtle?

[rocket_ronnie]

hi all, i have recently bought a ibiza gti (2.0 8v) and everytime a floor it, it mis fires and is holding back.....any ideas guys?

many thanks
kieron

 

[acidstrato]

when did you last swap the plugs?


i think iv seen your car before? do you work in halfords? i pined over your wheels for my ibiza. nice car bud


EDIT: sorry i just noticed how old this thread is :s

 

[rocket_ronnie]

i changed everything plugs leads etc but ive fixed it now and do you know what it needed....a little squirt of throttle cleaner, how annoying. yeah thats where i work, cheers for your comments. i've done loadsa work on it over the last few days. nice to see someone else form newport, i've only seen one other cupra sport 8v and i know thats not yours lol

 

[acidstrato]

there aint many mk2s round our way is there.

what part of newport are u from?

 

[rocket_ronnie]

i'm from rogerstone but originally from a place near london, came down here for uni and kinda stayed. what bout you, whereabouts are your from?

 

[acidstrato]

im actually from caldicot so not really in newport but in the general area.

did you go to UWN? or cardiff? iv been studying at allt yr yn for the last few years but iv had to resubmit my dissertation this year cos i love it so much

 

[rocket_ronnie]

i was at UWN. i was there for 3 years and loved every minute. i'm so tempted to do a masters degree so i can go back lol