rev limit kicking in at 3k!!!! please help

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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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My engine is tacking out at 3k rpms because of the rev limiter. I just swapped this d15b vtec into my 89 civic hatch. please help me!!
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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im pretty sure if you put your stock tails back on it will work wonderfully
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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does the motor bop i.e , does it make that sound cars make when they max out? If so, i had this problem in a d16 and the problem was the distributor, it had gone bad b/c motor had about 240,000 miles, cost me 200 bucks, but you can find cheap on ebay.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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yea.. sounds like a dizzy problem.. same thing happen to my gsr.
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Sounds to me like the ECU's running the engine in safe mode......
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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LMAO @ hatchmo's comment. i usually hate that **** from honda-tech.. but LMAO!!
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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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it is throwing a crank sensor code, so maybe it is the dizzy
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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