Do you have a K&N air filter? If not , just do a tune. Get some 8MM Magnacor wires and Bosh +4 plugs...

 

Humm I had always heard and been told 50k on the tune up... But yes, I do have the K&N Air filter.

 

dump it and throw a paper filter on.

 

Dump the K&N filter and put a paper one on?? Why?
Also, I discovered something this morning and wanted to ask if you guys thought it could be the source of the symptoms I am seeing. I got under the car this am to check the tranny fluid (still havent found the right sized bit to open that thing, anybody know what size hex bit it takes?)

 

while I was under there I notice that the cable on one of my down stream o2 sensors has almost completely been chewed through by the drive shaft... So, my O2 codes make sense now... But could that be causing that much of a loss in power?

 

You need to take a zip tie and keep that O2 wire out of the way. And yes, a bad O2 can cause power lose. O2's are how the ECU knows how much fuel the engine is using.

 

These trks are prone to carbon build up and when they do the spark plugs lose there effectiveness. YouARE running premium gas, right?

 

The oil that is on the K&N filter contaminates the MAF and you WILL be buying a new on.
If those filters actually worked for the average person they would come as OEM.

 

Ohh yeah, I always run 91 octane... I am also not sure how the wire got that close to the drive shaft, I had it up on the clip and it didnt seem that there was enough slack in the cable, anyway got a new one on its way so I will report back tomorrow once I get it in.
Thanks guys

 

You are also buying a paper air filter right?