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Once you step on it and power decreases, does it eventually return to normal, that is, the car will begin to gain speed a couple of seconds after holding the pedal down? If so then your acceleration jets may be blocked or the acceleration circuit (pump/springs/fuel passage) may be dysfunctional. Have you put any fuel cleaner in your system? If you don't use 92 octane fuel then dump a bottle in your gas tank to help clean the system and remove deposits, etc (Most good 92 octane fuels (like Texaco, Mobil, Shell and Chevron) have additives in them that act just like the stuff you can buy at the store). If a carb jet doesn't spray the fuel properly (it "pees") then you will get raw fuel, not atomized, and that will not burn properly and will cause a loss of performance (just like fuel injection). My guess is that you're not getting enough fuel to the carbs. Have you checked the fuel pressure at the carbs? You want 3.5-psi. If the pressure is correct try increasing it by .5-psi increments and see if it makes a difference (assuming you have an fuel pressure regulator or can change the pressure from the pump). I would recommend not going past 5-psi unless you have a big engine. Are your air cleaners clean and as big as possible? I switched from 1.5" to 1.25" air cleaners to gain a little more space under the deck lid. I got the space but engine performance dropped *noticably*. So I am back at the 1.5" cleaners, even though they are more difficult to remove. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/