if i shift into any gear except first and start flooring it at around 1K rpms, it stays at 1K rpms for about 5 seconds before picking up any sort of speed. not the normal "honda's dont have torque" answer, cuz my other d16a6 does not behave like this at all. kinda annoying when i start in second gear or if im trying to save gas, and i have to keep downshifting to actually get anywhere.

what could cause this bogging?

 

check your cam timing or your CAS. is it throwing codes?

 

its throwing a code, but didnt check what it is yet. the code only comes on when im in gear, get off the gas, and cost for a lil bit. im guessing its the speedo sensor cuz my CRX did that when it had the VSS code.

whats the CAS?

 

if you ask me every SOHC honda 1.6 with or without vtec "struggles" at low rpms

sorry for the smart *** comment i just had to

 

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CAS= Crank Angle Sensor.
Code: 9, 8, and 4 could all have something to do with this

when the wires got disconnected on my car it had no low end power. i was slipping the clutch at 3000 just to get anywhere. i understand what your saying about not the normal dont have torque answer. for you the sensor should be on the cam gear side although i dont know where because mine is in the Dist.

 

wow, thnx i used to have the same problam. so i said screw it and went JDM&gt;)
vtec is much nicer with some boost

 

What is with the 2nd gear starts? Just curious.

Find out what that code is, because I would imagine that is where the problem is. I would think that should be the first step. I'm also going to guess crank or cam sensor, cam timing, ignitor/distributor issues as my first choices.

 

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besides trying to save gas? when im rolling to a stop, and say a light turns green, i usually try to stay away from shifting back into first while im rolling. even if i rev-match, the first gear synchro likes to go quickly on these trannies.

 

d15b1 (std),, had blown gasket, head gasket, cracked valve cover, no exhaust, cracked raditor,leaked oil, and grinded, ans ping'ed the pycro's.. bogged down, spuddered like a ****.. the 1 week later put in a jdm swap..lol