Car Hesitating at WOT
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (D-Man)
nope havent changed the bosch plugs yet. I think I noticed this hesitating before I installed the plugs. Is it just a little side effect, or is it detrimental to my engine?
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
Same thing happens to me- when I reach full boost at part throttle, it runs fine all the way to redline, but when I put it to the floor, as soon as it hits full boost it starts to jerk and hesitate from like 4000-6000 rpms, and then it winds out to redline fine.
I have a 00 Turbo Lude with a Hondata setup
I have a 00 Turbo Lude with a Hondata setup
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
Is it just a little side effect, or is it detrimental to my engine?
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (D-Man)
when i first installed my turbo
i had some hesitation when i floored it
changed out my plugs with 2 steps colder then stock, gapped them to .032
it was fine after that
no hesitation
i would recommend trying that first
i had some hesitation when i floored it
changed out my plugs with 2 steps colder then stock, gapped them to .032
it was fine after that
no hesitation
i would recommend trying that first
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (CleanSi-T)
well everything is stock from the drag kit untill I get my hondata in. I dont see how i can run lean when I got the 12:1 disk and stock injectors.
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
found the problem. The a/f gauge was not grounded to the battery, it was grounded to chasis. This was said to cause interference in open or closed loop.
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (Teg4e)
I thought it's ok to ground to the chassis, and grounding to the battery is unecessary...?
"You must install the black wire to the Battery terminal to prevent false signals to your meter. Your vehicle has multiple ground wires on the chassis, instrumnet panels, ect. These signals can fool your A/F meter if you ground it anywhere other tahtn the negative terminal. On EFI vehicles that run 02 sensors, unless you ground the black wire to the negative terminal of your battery, you will screw up your vehicles closed loop operation"
Just wanted to inform those who have not hooked it up right. I noticed a big differnece in performance.
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
I thought it's ok to ground to the chassis, and grounding to the battery is unecessary...?
This quote is from the High Performane Honda Builders Handbook.
"You must install the black wire to the Battery terminal to prevent false signals to your meter. Your vehicle has multiple ground wires on the chassis, instrumnet panels, ect. These signals can fool your A/F meter if you ground it anywhere other tahtn the negative terminal. On EFI vehicles that run 02 sensors, unless you ground the black wire to the negative terminal of your battery, you will screw up your vehicles closed loop operation"
Just wanted to inform those who have not hooked it up right. I noticed a big differnece in performance.
This quote is from the High Performane Honda Builders Handbook.
"You must install the black wire to the Battery terminal to prevent false signals to your meter. Your vehicle has multiple ground wires on the chassis, instrumnet panels, ect. These signals can fool your A/F meter if you ground it anywhere other tahtn the negative terminal. On EFI vehicles that run 02 sensors, unless you ground the black wire to the negative terminal of your battery, you will screw up your vehicles closed loop operation"
Just wanted to inform those who have not hooked it up right. I noticed a big differnece in performance.
Lemme ask a newbie question: How do I ground the wire to the neg terminal? Before I soldered on a brass flat, U type thing to fit under a screw under the dash. What type of connector will fit the battery terminal? thanks....
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (Teg4e)
the hesitation is your fuel. i have the same problem. it is because of your map sensor. the only way to get rid of it is a stand alone management system. or maybe the vtec afc w/hack. the lean cause my o2 sensor to turn white.
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (GudeH23a)
to ground to the battery, run the wire all the way to the negative terminal. Simple.
Yes, my plugs are properly gapped. I have no more hesitation in my car
Yes, my plugs are properly gapped. I have no more hesitation in my car
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
found the problem. The a/f gauge was not grounded to the battery, it was grounded to chasis. This was said to cause interference in open or closed loop.
Take everything in those honda builders books with a grain of salt... they make lots of generalizations and promote some misinformation. I particularly like how they recommend not replacing the main bearings when rebuilding that del sol motor, because they "don't wear much"
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
to ground to the battery, run the wire all the way to the negative terminal. Simple.
Yes, my plugs are properly gapped. I have no more hesitation in my car
Yes, my plugs are properly gapped. I have no more hesitation in my car
Hesitation at WOT is usually a fuel delivery issue.
Placebo effect perhaps?
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (dustin)
ok, you pretty much made me feel like a weetard after trying to think I knew what I was doing. Its really strange though how the hesitation went away though. I understand what your saying dustin. 
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Re: Car Hesitating at WOT (intekragsr)
u might want to just in case. Its reallllly easy