# 1998 Chevrolet Camaro with swapped engine; now it misses

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-camaro-with-swapped-engine-now-it-misses/114877>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, camaro\
**Created:** [April 2, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-camaro-with-swapped-engine-now-it-misses/114877 "2018-04-02T09:49:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AmandaAldeenHicks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@AmandaAldeenHicks](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AmandaAldeenHicks)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-camaro-with-swapped-engine-now-it-misses/114877/1 "2018-04-02T09:49:20Z")

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took a great running engine out of oone camaro and put it in another of the same yr with new plugs and now i have a very bad miss

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-chevrolet-camaro-with-swapped-engine-now-it-misses/114877/2 "2018-04-02T12:44:26Z")

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The proper engine ground strap may not have been re-connected when the engine was swapped.

Is the check engine light on?