heres my setup
d16z6 w/ dx tranny (car is a 1993 civic four door dx)
14b turbo hf manifold with plate
no boost controller so boosting about 6 psi
monza bov
450 cc dsm blue tops
vafc2 controller
2 1/2 piping
spearco intercooler
thermal r&d catback
STOCK CAT
act stage 2 clutch/high pp/ 12lb flywheel
b&m shifter
msd cap and blaster 2 coil
ngk vpower plugs set at .30
auto meter a/f gauge and boost gauge (i know the a/f sucks)


heres the problem

car idles great

1st gear shifts great and takes it all the way up to 6500 very hard with no hesitation AT ALL( i can get it to 7500)
but when i shift into second it takes the rpms up to 6000 and stops there for a couple seconds and then slowly climbs up to 6500
if i let off the gas after shifting into second and feather it it wont do it '

im running 06 in 06 out for throttle position
and 98% 99%
and i have all the narrow lvt and hvt as well as wide lvt and hvt at -38% across the board
vtec is at 4400 and from h>l 4200

could i be too rich or do i need to gut my cat to let my car breathe??
help me out please


Modified by exotik4doorcivic at 9:32 PM 3/19/2006

 

cat could be an issue, but i'd say you are trying to run your car without any type of idea what its doing. At least take a look at your plugs, but you need to find someone that has a wide band.

 

I cleaned my plugs yesurday because before i was running a fmu and check valves, i didtched those

Yesturday i put my 450cc in but my throttle wasnt learned on the vafc so it was dumping too much fuel so i had to take them out and clean them (they were drenched in fuel and it turned out one of the wires for the tps sensor was out. I checked the gaps on them and they were .30 and i let my car run for 20 minutes to burn everything and clean them again

ive only had this turbo on for about 2 weeks and id like to get my car dyno tuned next weekend

 

can you unhook your exhuast before your cat? I know there have been people on here that have had issues with the stock cats in place, or being plugged up anywyas.

 

yes i can but it will be loud as hell.. i can try it and see if that will work