thanks for the info i dont know why i never thought of timing... my uncles friend swapped the engine for me and the engine had 27xxx miles on it i think i remember him saying that he didnt mess with the timing since it was a complete engine pulled from a vehicle hit in the back... ill check timing this weekend for sure and as far as vacuum leak, should i by the cheap brand fuel injector cleaner spray and just spray my hoses while the car is running to see if its leaking? i think i read somewhere it could possibly be the fitv? i plan on switching manifolds this weekend and i remember awhile back reading something about either the iacv or the fitv you can flip around the spring or something to bypass either/ or both all together