alright situation:

Car has a b16a JDM NO check engine light or anything * until i drive her for awhile 20+ miles*

in every single gear from 1st to 5th gear, my engine wont go passed 4.5k.. My ecu is chipped p28 and my redline is 8.5k * i know it works cause ive jumpped the gun before and she ran like a dream* VTEC at 5K

Now i got this crazy *** problem..

How can i check my check engine light when it goes away everytime i turn off the car and only comes on while i drive for a Bit..

Any Idea's??

i know the VTEC activation is wired right cause no check engine light comes on when i turn her on at all.. GRRR WTF is going ON HERE

 

Doesn't sound like a tranny problem.... sound like something going on with your motor somewhere. Even though your CEL goes on and off, I believe it should stored the code anyway, I had a problem with my VSS before and CEL wouldn't come on until 10-15 mins after driving... took it to this dude that could scan it with a scanner and told me the problem. Hope this helps.. good luck

 

Even though your CEL isn't goin on for 20 miles or so, I'm betting it's your crank angle sensor in the dizzy.
Check your ECU, what code are you flashing?
When I did my ZC swap in my Civic a few years ago, I couldn't rev past 3k rpms, and my cel would turn on a few miles down, it turned out to be the crank sensor.

my $.02
Vic

 

how do i check my codes with a obd1 ecu..

ive heard of a paper clip method but i dont know how to do it...

 

just stick in a paper clip in the jumper plug..turn your key to the on position, and you'll see your check engine light flash a series of times. One long flash will count as a value of 10, and each short flash count as a value of one. (one long flash, two short flashes= code 12, etc.) To me, it sounds like somethings wrong with your ecu/program. Most of the time, if one of my programs doesnt let me rev past 4k when testing, its usually a bad chip.

 

you may have fuel pump failure, just buy a 255lph, they are going for a good price lately

 

STOP DRIVING THE CAR NOW! The problem is the Dizzy bearning is gonig bad, If your car is hitting 4.5k like a rev limiter then the ECU is causing the engine to cut out.. basicly saying something is not right here so dont beat the **** out of me lol. but just take your Dizzy out and turn the rotor inside the cap. If you have trouble or its not turning smoothly, the bearning is shot. Also if you keep driving the car, the bearning will cize in the Dizzy causing the intake cam to lock up, which will make the valve hit the pistons.... not a good. Thos stop driving the car and check it out!
Thanks Chris

 

AHHHH, jesus..

thats whats exactly happening.. ok hmm.. now i need a dizzy for a obd1 b16.... which ones can i use? and where can i find them?

im in socal

 

you could mod a ls one...or get a gsr 92-95 gsr one

 

alright nice .. ill try this , this weekend.. But if not work.. shes going to B series in san marcos to get fixed up and sexed up

 

ok shes fixed.. it was the speedo cable the whole time.. 2 step launch system does it to her like that

Thanks B series..