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    Hey guys I'm new here, and I have a question. I have an 05 Grand Prix 3.8L V6 NA and I have been having some engine trouble, but it only happens when I drive it, shut it off to go into a store or something for like 5 minutes, come back start it up and it feels like its misfiring/hesitating. It never throws a CEL, and under WOT the problem goes away. I have taken it to my local mechanic and he has run test on it and found nothing. I have a K&N airfilter on it and thought maybe that was fouling up the mass air sensor, but I had the problem before I put the filter on. Let me know what you think.

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    Well have you changed the MAF? The MAF can go bad with a stock intake system.
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    and it feels like its misfiring/hesitating.
    Does this happen when your idling or when you're going down the road?
    I'm thinking either Idle Air Control Valve or MAF.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mystic231 View Post
    Does this happen when your idling or when you're going down the road?
    I'm thinking either Idle Air Control Valve or MAF.
    Nope, it only happens when I'm going down the road.
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