1988 caprice station wagon... too much power???

[Jeremiah's88]

Wait! on second thought, Titanic is an 86'. a friend of mine did a tune up on "The Titanic" the other week. now it seems like, too powerfull. sorry, i dont know the correct terminology for this problem. like i said, the car is out of control nowadays. it uses up hella gas and it drives hella fast, for no reason... i mean, it was pretty powerfull to begin with in the first place... but, c'mon now... Titanic is coasting uphill @ 35mph. i feel like that might be a 'lil excessive... any thoughts or ideas? is there anything i can do to bring my old friend back to his former glory?

[LTZ9C1]

Originally Posted by Jeremiah's88

Wait! on second thought, Titanic is an 86'. a friend of mine did a tune up on "The Titanic" the other week. now it seems like, too powerfull. sorry, i dont know the correct terminology for this problem. like i said, the car is out of control nowadays. it uses up hella gas and it drives hella fast, for no reason... i mean, it was pretty powerfull to begin with in the first place... but, c'mon now... Titanic is coasting uphill @ 35mph. i feel like that might be a 'lil excessive... any thoughts or ideas? is there anything i can do to bring my old friend back to his former glory?

Were you watching your friend while he was doing your tune up and if so, did your friend mess with the Distributor cap as in did he advance it which will give you more power aka more pep?

A basic tune up will NOT give you a boost of horsepower, it just makes your engine run smoother and more economical. Just plain good maintanance period.