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Ianiam1:
I have a 91 xr2 turbo that is running ok. The car had no issues getting up to speed as well as engaging the turbo. Just last week while shift to gear the engine revs fine but there is no power in any gear, they all feel like first.
I’m open to any and all suggestions

CapriManxr2:
Try some basic maintenance first, take a look at the air filter, fuel filter, make sure spark plugs are good. While the car is running place your hand on the coil pack and you can feel it sending the electricity to the distributor. Make sure your bypass valve is running ok, when I had this issue it ended up being piston rings, so might as well check compression. I probably missed some stuff but start on the basics first, air fuel spark.

Ianiam1:
Thank you for a starting point. It almost feels like it has a vacuum leak but I’m not sure that would be an issue with a standard transmission

CapriManxr2:
I had a few vacuum leaks in my car, it’s pretty easy to check for it also. All you need is a rubber fitting that goes over your intake piping by the air filter, then you need an air compressor to spray no more than 10PSI into the intake piping, listen for hissing when you do that. I had a vacuum leak where the bypass valve hooks up to the intake manifold.

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