Q: My 1200 hp rotary engine keeps misfiring at 7000 rpm's.

asked by on February 15, 2017

Every time I race and hit around 16 pounds of boost at 7000rpm my 20b keeps misfiring and I have to race as soon as posible
My car has a manual transmission.

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