I got a 88 crx dx I changed water pump headgasket did tune up and changed fuel filter and car still runs like it did with the bad headgasket. I torqued the head rite timings dead on I cleaned primary and secondary injectors.it idles perfect but as soon as u punch it to the floor it dogs down and has no power till about 3500 rpm then revs up fine past that could it be a bad tps? I can't figure it out anybody no what's wrong with it?

 

you are positive you have the cam lined up correctly and the dizzy timing set right?

 

I put the head at TDC before I pulled it and duble checked the timing and it's dead on...I just dnt under stand it the car idles perfect no skip or hessatation till u punch it to the floor then has no power from 1200 to 3500 rpms then after 3500 it runs fine

 

And I didn't even move the dizzy it's still in the factory position.

 

try changing the plugs and wires or atleast make sure they are pushed all the way down on the plugs so they arent loose
that would be my next step

 

Ok I'll try that tmm...but the only other thing I could think of the guy I got the car off of used junk eBay plug wires there 10.5mm wires I was think that they were to big and were restricting the spark maybe?

 

i only would use ngk wires and plugs. They arent expensive. might be moisture in your cap and rotor? i had heard of someone having that problem before but never saw it first hand. I have had a cracked wire insulation before though and at different speeds or when it was raining out it would short out on the valve cover

 

Yea that's all I ever run is NGK I'm gunna do another set of plugs and wires and try a cap and rotor I guess...do u think it could be any sensors bad or need to be cleaned

 

i doubt it, really id just stick with the basics first and see where you get from there

 

So I think it is the junk eBay plug wires bc I pulled emm off one by one when it was running and they were barley sparking and then the one f**ked my hand up so I'm gunna try new cap rotor and plugs and wires and they will be NGK

 

How many miles on it? It could also be a distributor issue.

 

I would put money on it being a TPS.

not to downplay your automotive prowess, but are you sure it is plugged in?

 

if it was a tps, wouldnt it throw a cel code?

 

There's around 163000 miles.I was also thinking it could be tps but I'm not 100% if that's the problem

 

How could u tell if it was bad a couple people said to unplug it while it was running and see if the idle jump around or if it stays the same but it jumps around and I don't have an ohm or volt meter witch everyone u use to see if it's getting the correct juice