ok so i just finished my h22 head f23 block build. i am running 6 psi on a decent peiced together turbo kit. my timing is dead on. the car runs good but when i punch it, it has no ***** at all. it boost up but goes nowheere. it wont even chirp second. what could be the problem. my compression after checking was 184 in every cylinder accept number 2 was 182. haynes says that 184 is perfect for h and f series engines. could i be loseing power because i have no exhaust just open downpipe or is the car not getting fuel or what. any ideas please let me know. also when i give it gas it idles down really low then comes back up

 

What is it tuned with? Is it even tuned at all?

 

/\/\ I'm with him.

What's you A/F ratio look like?

 

tuning?
plug gap?

and no, not having an exhaust is not hurting your power.

 

Heck, is VTEC even engaging?

 

yes vtec is engageing. i am only running 5 psi. the gap on the plugs are .37 and no i just finished it yestrerday. so it is not tuned yet. i plan on a tune thursday. i only have a walbro 255 high output and my regulator is turned up to 65 i should feel something but i dont

 

stay off the gas.

 

why do people think they can drive untuned cars? No wonder you are not getting any power.

 

I would not even try tuning with a regulator without at least a wide-band O2... For the sake of your engine, please don't give it any throttle until you get a decent base map tuned. You could easily grenade your motor.

 

wait so you think that running 65 psi of fuel is going to help you do what?

 

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yeah you are gonna feel something tick tick tick tick .......

 

ok so i am getting dsm 450's tomorrow and a tune thursday. i should definitly feel some power out of the setup correct!!

 

just one question. if i am driving it but babying it and it drives fine and then sputters when it cracks boost, that is because i dont have enough fuel management correct????

 

you shouldn't be driving it period.....

 

lol you dont have enough management? How much do u need??

Get a P28, have someone experienced socket it. And have an experienced Tuner tune the car on a dyno, with a wideband. What Map sensor are you using? or are u cheating with a missing link?

 

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lol...

 

threads like this make me go

 

make sure ur clutch is not slipping

 

i am already running a socketed p28 base mapped for a h22. the 02 has been disabled so i dont believe i am gonna need a wideband 02. but i am gonna take the advice and not drive it til the tune. also i am running open downpipe. this is not my daily driver.

 

no clutch isnt slipping. its a brand new stage 5 ACT. i ran it for 2 weeks on my h22 and it grabbed awesome

 

"the 02 has been disabled so i dont believe i am gonna need a wideband 02"

...im out.

 

yea, im trying to figure out what having the o2 disabled has to do with having a wideband....

bet money that the car is A)
so little timing that its shooting the charge straight out the exhaust and causing extremely high EGT

B) its running so lean that it just cant make any power

i'm sure it will be fine to drive. Just stay out of boost until it is tuned.

 

it could also be running really super rich down low though, 65 psi on 345s is nearly double what stock pressure is....

 

If i remember correctly stock is 43 on a Prelude regulator. Civics i think have 32 or 36