deschlong

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+1 to RonJ for being so incredibly helpful in this thread (and many many others).

LoGaN-VanG

Yes, I just did... I use the gun. Everything looks right... hmm,... it still lags,...

Former User

Did the pointer on the lower timing belt cover align perfectly with the red mark (middle in group of three) on the crank pulley?

LoGaN-VanG

hmm,... that might be right... I think is off, let me check.

LoGaN-VanG

I'm lost I been messing with the timing, and now it seem like it's all F*ck up! I'm confuse, but here's what I got when the car run, I check it with the timing gun, it's at the Red mark, in between the 3 mark which is the red mark I believe, and while the car is off, I check and it's at the white mark, TDC... is this right or am I way off? thanks

Former User

Both the ignition timing and mechanical timing are fine. The red mark is for the ignition timing whereas the white mark is for the mechanical timing.

LoGaN-VanG

Well now that the timing is right, the car isn't laggy anymore, but now the car is joking when your holding on the speed limit at any speed, on the hwy or in the city, why is that? Sorry I know I ask for to much help but thanks, for your time.

Former User

Is it throwing any CEL codes? Are any dash warning lights on while driving?

LoGaN-VanG

No, there's noting comes on the dish, no Check Light Engine hmm... Brand new distributor, cap, rotor, spark plug, spark plug wire.

Former User

Have you recently replace the fuel filter? You might also want to do a Seafoam engine treatment.

LoGaN-VanG

Yeah I for got to listed, It's also brand new I just put in, the fuel filter...

LoGaN-VanG

Here we are again,... Sorry for the late reply, I haven't have time to work on my car lately. It still lag on me, doesn't matter what gear I'm in, if 1st gear doesn't lag then 2nd and 3rd would, idk it's confusing me, have anyone ran into this problem lately? please help,...

hmong337

hey man, i'm having the same problem too. though, i don't think mine is as severe. but i'm just **** about my cars and always need them to be running perfect.

my car does feel like it's hesitating at about 10% throttle under 2000rpms. i've done all my ignition components and still the same thing. so this is leading me to believe that the hesitation problem is fuel related. like you, i bought my car and let it sat for a year too. not good!

this weekend, i'm going to get a bottle of seafoam and run it through the car. after that, replace my fuel filter. i hope to resolve this slight hesitation problem i'm having as well.

deschlong

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IIRC, there *is* a noticeable lag somewhere in the mid-RPMs for the VX engine. This is due to entry/exit from lean burn mode. You'll find more information on this topic on boards that specialize in fuel economy vs. HT which is more for go-fast gear-heads. Of course, what you have might be abnormal, too - but just FYI that you can't get rid of it completely ... it's by design.

EDIT: If it is a problem, looks like ecomodder.com might have a few clues: http://www.google.com/search?q=civic...ient=firefox-a