Yeah you really need to check symptoms when you see it... to add to what Joe Peters said, possibly timing off (maybe?) or a clogged air filter or a bad TPS or O2 sensor. Could be a shot transmission, too, I guess, or low/bad fluid.
Depends on how accurate his description is, and I've seen everything on that front, had people say "wen i start it it pop out intake and die" and expect me to figure out what the hell they mean by that AND what is wrong with it.