My daily driven 97 Z24, 2.4 5 speed, spits and sputters and almost stalls when I give it gas after starting it.     Not every time tho, it will do it and then maybe again a few days latter.   It spits and sputters for about 30 seconds then it is fine.   Thank you Mike     
 
sounds like maybe a fuel filter. could be lots of things. post in the maintance section and they'll help you out better.
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