Ok If i go really slow say to the point where im in 2nd or 3rd just a hair above idle, and i start to give it gas it seems really sluggish, like its sucking more air than it can handle, then i hear a "click" and it instantly has more power


Could it possibly be the IAC, because mine was nasty when i took it out last

The car idles fine though.

 

your complaining becuase your car has no power at 800 rpms

your iac really shouldnt be doing anything if your thottle is open... really just sounds like your bogging the car down.
is it surging at all? the car could be bucking because of the low rpm and high load.

 

Sounds like an arcing wire, does it miss while driveing it?

 

no im not complaining about the car being slow at 800 rpm.

if im cruising at 1500 rpm in 2nd or 3rd you hear the "click" then the power drops off.

 

if i remeber correctly the air pump clicks when it kicks on. you could unplug that and see if it goes away.

 

sounds like the a/c compressor

 

or your thermostat is opening.....

 

yep, my thermostat opens and closes really fast all the time.


well when i put the iac back in the throttle body i dont know if i messed it up but i dont think its closing all the way or opening all the way...

what would that cause?

 

Why the hell would a thermostat opening cause a loss of power? I really hope that was a joke

 

no i wasnt saying that would cause a loss in power. i was just saying thats probably what the click is. i have no idea what would cause the power loss.

 

nevertheless you cant hear a thermostat open, and it doesnt just open all of the sudden. The temp that it is set at is the temp it is fully open. before that it is just partially open.