i got 93 eg cx 5 speed, single cam Non-vtec everything stock except for intake and exhaust...i just got the car and the damn car feels real weak...car feels like has no power...im going up a hill and i am in 1st it holds pretty fine i guess when i shift to second it feels like its bogging out and forces me to put in 1st gear to make it up the hill...is this normal on these engines or do i have a problem?

I checked my timing, distributor, spark plugs, fuel filter.....anyone got any advise for me? Thanks

 

 

no problem, the car is just a slug especially up hills.i had the same exact car but swapped out my motor,im much happier going up hills now.

 

so this is common with this motor? what can i do to make it a bit faster, also what engine did u swap?

 

It has 70hp. Unfortunately, it's supposed to be like that.

My only advice is to stop using the brakes.

Edit: Don't bother doing anything to the D15B8 motor. If you have one with valve reliefs in the pistons, you could throw on a VTEC head, but your best bet is to swap.

I'm dropping a D16Y7 into my CX.

 

the car is just made to go slow

 

damn this sucks...i thought something was wrong lol, if i put a d16 vtec head will i feel any difference or will i only feel a difference when vtec kicks in

 

More than anything, it's the tranny that is killing power , those gears are extreeeeeemly long

the 70 hp doesn't help

 

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QFT, i have the d15z1 (VX motor) it has a grand total of 90 crank hp minus leaky rings, minus the burning oil etc etc etc, my tranny went kaboom (CX/VX trannies are the same) and i baught a EX/Si tranny. what a diffrence, my car has power in 2-3-4th gears (relative to before) so buy a EX/Si tranny and swap back to the CX tranny when your going on a huge roadtrip (passing people on the highway in 2nd owns)

 

i wouldnt waste my time modding the cx engine imo,but i swapped a b16a and b16a tranny in my cx and it might be "the torqueless wonder"but its a world of difference from the stock engine and tranny and i couldnt be happier with it.oh and when i bought my cx it also had an intake,full catback exhaust,and short throw shifter and it was still slow.swap