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Old 06-09-2013, 05:42 PM
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I have a b16a2 amd its wasting alot of gas i did a compression test amd read 175 across the board any ideas?
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did u just do this swap? Did u use the emmisions canister stuff? have u got ur car in the air with it running to see if its leaking from anywhere? And also how much gas is a lot of gas?
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do you have any CELs on?
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Put your right foot in a lathe and take a couple pounds off of it.

Need more information to be of any help
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What transmission are you running?
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did u just do this swap? Did u use the emmisions canister stuff? have u got ur car in the air with it running to see if its leaking from anywhere? And also how much gas is a lot of gas?
Nah i did it about a year ago! Yes i have the canister and no and its getting about 200 miles to a tank
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do you have any CELs on?
No cels
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What transmission are you running?
B16 transmission
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B16 transmission
Well you're getting the same mileage I was getting when I was running a B16 transmission. About 20mpg using a B16 engine/trans on 205/45/R15s.
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does the car idle rough because cars can run pretty bad before the CEL will come on maybe hard start im thinking possible vaccume leak or leaky injector
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Originally Posted by th3pwn3r
Well you're getting the same mileage I was getting when I was running a B16 transmission. About 20mpg using a B16 engine/trans on 205/45/R15s.
Errr, I was actually running 16s, my bad.
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sell me your swap and i'll give you my mini-me (38 mpg on hwy).
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Originally Posted by JDM95Honda
does the car idle rough because cars can run pretty bad before the CEL will come on maybe hard start im thinking possible vaccume leak or leaky injector
The car doesnt idle rough but does have some trouble starting up!
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