ok i start accelerating and when i get to 3k i here the turbo spool but im just not going any faster,it feels like im pulling a house. all i did befor this happened is fix some gaskets that were leaking oil and changed the plugs. any ideas?

 

Check the plugs/gap. Sounds like ignition breaking up under boost.

 

i just installed those zex plugs(****) should i just throw them out lol

 

Dunno what they are like now, but ZEX plugs when they first came out would break in half for no reason. QUALITY, son.

Run steel electrode NGK 1 to 2 steps colder than stock depending on your power level. Anything else is a waste of time. Steel electrode plugs are dyno proven to make more power than platinum or iridium *unless* you have a weak coil... in which case you still don't make as much power as steel electrode plugs with a strong coil.

Platinum = 60-100K mile longevity for slow stock ****. Do you want slow stock ****?

 

these plugs were my last resort because i just redid my charge pipe (out of money) could it just be my time fed up?

 

your clutch is slipping ??/??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by J. Davis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dunno what they are like now, but ZEX plugs when they first came out would break in half for no reason. QUALITY, son.

Run steel electrode NGK 1 to 2 steps colder than stock depending on your power level. Anything else is a waste of time. Steel electrode plugs are dyno proven to make more power than platinum or iridium *unless* you have a weak coil... in which case you still don't make as much power as steel electrode plugs with a strong coil.

Platinum = 60-100K mile longevity for slow stock ****. Do you want slow stock ****? </TD></TR></TABLE>

OT, but where do you get steel electrode plugs? I'm assuming that the OEM NGK's are copper - the ones that most people run?

 

The V-power and some of the race plugs are steel.

Heh. I think.

 

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Do you have a catalytic converter on it?

 

you hitting full boost? boost leaks?


Marcus

 

it just feels like the motor is struggling to get up to speed,and its not the clutch

 

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I've seen a case where it was doing this and ended up being the clutch, but it wasn't noticable at first. It would kind of slip, grab, slip, grab over and over and you couldn't reallly tell it was slipping. Finally I drove the car, took it up a steep hill and mashed the gas in a high gear and got it to slip completely. If it isn't the clutch then I would also have to agree that its probably the ignition.

 

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Yep, its that. Or boost leak somewhere. Flanges burnt?

Been there, done that. ehhe

 

what gaskets did you replace maybe you should check your exhasut manifold and intake manifold, make sure those are tight, what happens after 3k does the problem clear up, if so then yes its your ignition. If not, I know cracked blocks dont hold power like that, looks like nothing is wrong then but when you get to a certiain RPM its like you dont have a engine. but these were all cars stil revving to 6k before the problem presentes itself, My guess is you forgot to tighten something or replace a hose.

 

its fine till i hit 3k then it just spools and goes nowhere,then after 5k it pulls

 

could it just be that these zex plugs suck that bad?

 

Who knows, unless your tune sucked ***, and vtec cross over point eat nuts also.

Other then that.. BOOST LEAK, have you check it yet?

You wont figure it out by sitting there on the computer. GET UR *** MOVING!

 

ya i checked for a boost leak,nothing. and my tune is crap ,to top it all off vtec still doesnt work after fixing the oil leaks.two questions that you guyss mit be able to answer 1.does not having a o2 sensor cause vtec to not kick in? and 2.can anyone vouch for el_buster ,hes tuning my car tomarrow

 

vtec will kick in without an o2 sensor.

 

well crap, who knows maybe tomarrow during the tune well get it working

 

but i do hear the damn vtec nod. clicking loud as hell when its programed to kick in

 

you should get mechanical problems fixed before bringing your car to a tuner.

 

ill try and buy a replacment plug for the 1 i crushed and see if that helps

 

Goodluck with the tune. That could/may solve all of your problems.

Ground **** up good. Make sure you got proper oil level Little **** like that.

Let us know how it goes.

 

if it is your ignition that is faulty, it might feel like the car is "sputtering"/not pulling below 2-3k rpms.. the turbo would still spool as you described. did you put the spark plugs in snug? plug wires back in the correct firing order?

my beater crx was sputtering below 2500RPM's, i pulled the plugs and one of them wasn't even in tight, also one of the rubber gromets was broken on a spark plug wire. changed the plugs and wires, problem went away.

get some damn NGK spark plugs, like another member said. get a step colder NGK's and then you won't have to worry about it, they aren't expensive either. id rather change them out once in a while then pay 4x the amount for some platinum plugs. also don't forget to gap your spark plugs!

good luck!