RETed, other RX7 gurus!! HELP PLZ!!!
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RETed, other RX7 gurus!! HELP PLZ!!!
I'm FLIPPING OUT about my stupid fc3s. I went racing today... the car is so bloody slow. But i noticed an alarming trend... it doesnt accelerate to the redline fast enough. I mean ... no joke... in third gear, starting from about 2,500RPM, it takes it about 20 seconds to get to redline if i drop the gas pedal to the floor. I mean come on, that's just ridiculous. (yes yes, i didnt shift at 2500, i always shift at the redline when racing). Anyways, when it gets to about 5.5, 6000 rpm... the car shakes a little... but in a good way... it sort of accelerates me... I'm thinking my ports are fucked up. I already re-did the ground to my ECU. What could this possibly be? How could i possibly resolve it?!
DRIVING ME NUTS!!!
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-Ross
DRIVING ME NUTS!!!
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-Ross
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Ports are screwed up?  You're talking about an NA, right?  I really can't help you here...
If I would hazard a guess, I would say check:
1) cats are clogged?
2) 6-port operating normally?
3) car has a tune-up recently?
-Ted
If I would hazard a guess, I would say check:
1) cats are clogged?
2) 6-port operating normally?
3) car has a tune-up recently?
-Ted
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well, it's a rebuilt engine, so count the tuneup out... it is N/A... 1987... I dont know if the ports are opening up properly or not!! Is it possible to check somehow? Thanks
-Ross
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To give you an idea of how desperate i am to fix this....
I LOST TO A CIVIC DX!!!! BY A CAR LENGTH.
I want to set fire to my own leg because of this.
Someone help me figure this **** out plz!!
I LOST TO A CIVIC DX!!!! BY A CAR LENGTH.
I want to set fire to my own leg because of this.
Someone help me figure this **** out plz!!
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Chill out bud... If your car is not operating to it's potential (as you think) why would you even go race it ? Find out what the problem is, fix it. Then have fun before you break something..
Did you break the engine in properly after the rebuild? Checked compression lately?
I'm leaning towards Cats as well,,, (assuming you HAVE cats
as for the ports, you can smear some grease on the acuator arms, and then go for some "spirited" driving, come back and park and take a look, if the grease has been smeared up and down, you can see if the acuators are opening the ports...
whatever you do PLEASE don't WIRE the ports open... Worthless...
while your at it, check for ECU codes... See if it finds anything acting out of the ordinary...
assuming the engine has STOCK ports.....
Did you break the engine in properly after the rebuild? Checked compression lately?
I'm leaning towards Cats as well,,, (assuming you HAVE cats
as for the ports, you can smear some grease on the acuator arms, and then go for some "spirited" driving, come back and park and take a look, if the grease has been smeared up and down, you can see if the acuators are opening the ports...
whatever you do PLEASE don't WIRE the ports open... Worthless...
while your at it, check for ECU codes... See if it finds anything acting out of the ordinary...
assuming the engine has STOCK ports.....
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Whats wrong with wiring the six-ports open ?? You dont want more power? The parastalic-loss taken buy the air-pump is a huge horsepower robber i would wire those ports open ASAP...
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by the sounds of it my little fiat uno 1000cc 4 speed could out drag you at the moment, i am giving it **** if i can hit 100kph from a standstill in under 16seconds hahahahaha
sounds like your car has serious issues, i suspect cat or muffler, something is clogging the flow somewhere
sounds like your car has serious issues, i suspect cat or muffler, something is clogging the flow somewhere
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Originally posted by fuzzi
Whats wrong with wiring the six-ports open ?? You dont want more power? The parastalic-loss taken buy the air-pump is a huge horsepower robber i would wire those ports open ASAP...
Whats wrong with wiring the six-ports open ?? You dont want more power? The parastalic-loss taken buy the air-pump is a huge horsepower robber i would wire those ports open ASAP...
Wiring the auxiliary ports open yeilds absolutely no increase in power, because at high rpm they're open anyway! However you will lose power/torque at lower rpm due to reduced port velocity and poorer fuel atomisation.
As for the air pump, for starters we're talking about an 87, so the air pump is irrelevant to aux port operation. Secondly, what scientific methods did you use to figure out it was a "huge horsepower robber"? They actually draw very little power from the engine. Spin one by hand, you'll feel the resistance is minimal.
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****. Alright... and just for reference... i have all stock exhaust components... the only thing that isnt stock is my k&n filtercharger
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-ross
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-ross
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Interestingly enough, I can see my ports move in the driveway after lubing the rods a little (no jokes, please). I can see them open a little ways just revving them in the garage. I still lose tons of power over 4K rpm in my 88 conv. So, this could be telling me that my cats are clogging, right?!
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see that's exactly it... i remember my car being alot faster than this. i mean, i've smoked a 97 accord ex. What does that tell me? That before the rebuild it was faster.
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Originally posted by JoelChicago
Interestingly enough, I can see my ports move in the driveway after lubing the rods a little (no jokes, please). I can see them open a little ways just revving them in the garage. I still lose tons of power over 4K rpm in my 88 conv. So, this could be telling me that my cats are clogging, right?!
Interestingly enough, I can see my ports move in the driveway after lubing the rods a little (no jokes, please). I can see them open a little ways just revving them in the garage. I still lose tons of power over 4K rpm in my 88 conv. So, this could be telling me that my cats are clogging, right?!
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Thanks for the advice cory well, i've set the TPS... the timing has been sent right because the car is running ALOT smoother than it was last year, and no more backfiring. The cats is a plausible explanation, however, why would the cats be THAT MUCH more clogged than last year? Could it be possible that my trailing coils don't fire?? possibly that's why i'm losing so much top end
how do i check?
how do i check?
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alright so here's the update... the ports were indeed quite hard to move... i have blisters all over my fingers because of it. I gave it a nice workout with some WD40. Should they go up and down easily??? they're still somewhat stiff... but much much better than I started with
-Ross
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