Cuts in and out when flooring it

Asked by GuruCJFYQ Mar 15, 2019 at 02:37 PM about the 2004 Ford Mustang Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ok my car runs and drives good until you
floor it then it spits and sputters I have
changed fuel pump fuel filter plugs and plug
wires because it sat up for a year so I
thought of might be bad gas but the code
reader says throttle positioning sensor will
that cause this or what could it be

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First try checking air filter to see if dirty and needs to be replaced and clean throttle with throttle body cleaner add some fuel injector cleaner to gas tank

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