88 civic si hesitating

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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 04:26 PM
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I did an mpfi swap on my d15b2 with a ps9 ecu. Then I found out my no1 injector wire was bad so I fixed it. Now all of my injectors are working. I pulled each spark plug wire and it bogs down like it should. But the problem is that it hesitates when I accelerate and my exhaust sputters and is black. I pulled my spark plugs to find no1 and no4 plugs were completely black and no2 and no3 were pinkish. It has a brand new dizzy with cap and rotor and all of my injectors work. What is going on?
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Old Sep 20, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 07:20 AM
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Is the ps9 ecu a manual or auto? Is your car manual or auto?

Any check engine lights?
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 07:44 AM
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Is it an si like the title says? If so then why mpfi swap? I would be double checking all injector and distributor wiring
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Sorry for the confusion. I had a stock d15b2 in my 88 manual civic sedan. I did an mpfi swap initially with a ps9 but I recently got the right pm6 ecu. I have a code 14 for the iacv and a 16 for the fuel injector. I checked all of my injectors and they all have the right resistance. I double and triple checked my timing and it is perfect. I got a brand new distributor and it still did the same thing. Additionally, I have burned through half a tank of gas without driving more than 20 miles and I have no leaks. I can smell extremely rich exhaust. I am completely stumped. Any clues?
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Old Oct 9, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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Also I pulled the vacuum line off of my fuel pressure regulator and it almost dies but I put my finger on the line and it runs again. Is the pressure regulator bad?
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Old Nov 14, 2015 | 09:07 PM
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So i have been through everything with a haynes manual. I have checked the resistor box, main relay, compression, fuel pressure, etc. I have come to a stump. I am getting 13 volts at injectors 2 and 4 but .5 volts at 1 and 3. The funny thing about that is the haynes manual says that i am supposed to have between 0 and 2 volts not 12 or 13. I have 13 volts at all 4 injectors wires at the ecu, the resistor box has 6.2 ohms for each wire, and there is perfect continuity and resistance through every wire in between. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 03:19 PM
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checked tps?

https://honda-tech.com/honda-crx-ef-...hread-2830131/
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Old Nov 15, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Changed the tps and it is getting the right voltages and resistance. Is there a ground under the dash that I don't know about. I rewired everything from the connectors to the injectors. Still getting the same voltage readings. Injector wires for 1 and 3 are the stock dpfi wires so they run through under the cluster. They only get .5 volts and make very little difference in rim when disconnected from the injector.
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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 11:43 AM
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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When you did the MPFI swap, did you use a new intake manifold gasket? Also, did you thoroughly clean the surfaces of the intake manifold and the engine block? When I did my swap originally I reused my gasket since it looked ok and was still flexible, since I had changed my DPFI intake manifold gasket 6 months prior, and the DPFI and MPFI gaskets were pretty much the same. I had bogging issues and my plugs were black. Also, black stuff was coming out of my exhaust, it was really running rich, and would barely go over 2,000 rpms. I changed my manifold gasket to a new one and the problem was solved. Been running on 2 years now.
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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i dunno didn't the si trim comeout in 89', are you sure it isn't a dx
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