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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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Sup ht, I got a 97 civic ex n it's running naggy bad, my buddy has a 96 dx coupe also and when we run he beats me by 2 cars or more in the 1/4. Where do I start checking cause this is unbelievable
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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You can start by adding valuable info that we can use. Not naggy bad. wtf?
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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yeah what's it doing? maybe check timing, fuel pressure, spark plugs to name a few simple starting points.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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K the car like struggles in the lower rpm but around 5k it picks up. He has a clutch and mine is a stock clutch that's the only difference
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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That's yo vtak dawg!!!!!
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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This is imbarassing having a dx beat me n still pulling away.

Timing is good and spark plugs n wires are new.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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Have you checked the cap and rotor? Did you check the ignition timing with a timing gun?

Any CEL codes?
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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cap n rotor were bought brand new earlier this year n i dont have a timing gun to check it with
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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x2 on checking timing....
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