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  1. General Tech
    Hello everyone! I have this problem on a D16Y5 Civic. When you accelerate in while under load (on a hill or something), it starts making a weird noise like an spark or electric noise, it sounds around 20% of the pedal travel and increases intensity with it. Other symptoms that I was able to...
  2. Engine Management
    So this is my setup: D16Y7 stock block turbo with all the supporting mods (injectors, etc...) ~10 psi p28 93 octane My current ignition map that im messing with: Does anyone have any pointers? it seems to be running and driving fine. Is it too much timing? I was trying to make the turbo...
  3. Forced Induction
    Hi, I have a pretty phantom problem appearing with my turbo'd D16. Let's start from the setup: - Fully build D16 block (eagle rods, wiseco pistons, block guard, headstuds, etc.) - stock Z6 head (not from D16Z6, but from european D15Z6 VTEC-E). This has the same casting as D16Y8 head, but...
  4. Forced Induction
    Hello i have a 96 ek coupe with a d16y8 turbo, running 8psi... Problem just recently started.. First it was my plugs were wore out causing the gap to be too large(or so I thought). Replaced the plugs and properly gapped and it seemed fine for a while. Week or so later it started doing it...
  5. Naturally Aspirated
    Hey everybody. I did a search and couldn't find anything that could really help. I've got a 91 hatch with a D15B7 running on dual point injection. Stock everything. I failed my smog (stupid strict california emissions) because the car's ignition timing is reading 30 degrees BTDC. I was like...
  6. General Tech
    Hello! I don't post here often because I usually don't have problems with my Honda and I am too broke to put money into it. But now I have purchased a new (to me anyways) 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback. The car shifts great, runs great, minimal rust and I got it for a very cheap price from a guy I...
  7. New Member Introductions
    Ok, so I'm searching for all this info that I just love to find. I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. Accepted premise: A. The accords had external coils. The preludes had external coils B. The early 90s prelude distributor cap fits perfectly onto my d-series civic dizzy C...
  8. General Tech
    Hey guys quick question. I've been noticing something odd for a couple months now. When my pull out normal between 1100-2600 range rougly my car will bog in a way then in a flash just gain its normal torque i assume while steady 1/4 throttle. After 3 grand it seems to run fine. It wont do it...
  9. DOHC ZC
    Please post your ignition improvements that you have done to your DOHC motor plugs, wires, caps, rotors, msd, etc...
  10. General Tech
    D15z1 engine in a 98 civic. Me and my buddy has came to the conclusion that in the civic they have kept the obd2 wiring harness and changed hook ups to the on the dizzy and put a ecu obd2 to obd1 conversion harness. We've sodered the dizzy so it plugs straight into the wiring harness (because we...
  11. New Member Introductions
    hi guys, so. yes im a n00b and i was hoping for some information from the pros. i would like to switch to a coil over plug setup on my 1991 civic dx d15b2, i would be using the AEM engine position module to replace the distributor. i would like to know: whats involved, has anybody tried this...
  12. General Tech
    So: 1) car was sitting for 2.5 months while I was away at school 2) car was started, ran just fine, and everything was peachy 3) over the course of 45 minutes, the engine started missing more and more, until it finally died and would not restart(cold or warm). Towed it home, currently in...
  13. Engine Management
    dont know too much about boosting my car. I am young and new to the honda scene. I have a d16y7 with a jrsc. Was wondering how I should time my car and my ignition. Spark Plug gaps? Do I need a new MAP sensor, ECU? My car is running like sh**. I just cant get it tuned right just yet. Keeps...
  14. Forced Induction
    dont know too much about boosting my car. I am young and new to the honda scene. I have a d16y7 with a jrsc. Was wondering how I should time my car and my ignition. Spark Plug gaps? Do I need a new MAP sensor, ECU? My car is running like sh**. I just cant get it tuned right just yet. Keeps...
  15. Engine Management
    Heres my setup: d16z6 vitara/ eagle build d15 head vtec bisimoto 2.4 turbo cam greddy 15g w/ 2.5in back Neptune rtp huckstorf 690cc injectors blox IM Here are snapshot of right before Vtec engages (4800rpm) And right after vtec engages (5000rpm) It seems like my low cam ignition map is way off...
  16. Engine Management
    I have a D16Y7, My car recently broke down. Before it broke down the engine would start to cut out, and lose power. It became more and more frequent until it finally broke down. I used to be able to drive it for a 1/4 mile or so before it would act up and break down again but now it is broke...
  17. Engine Management
    Whatsup everyone? I just purchased my second honda after falling in love with my first one and decided to join a forum instead of searching for hours. Any way I picked up a 91 awd wagon with a d16z6 swap in it. It started up and ran fine when I got it with lots of power, just needed an exhaust...
  18. Engine Management
    I was wondering if someone could give me a hand with my tune.... I have a zc with a y8 head 8:5:1 comp with a .63/50 turbo as seen in pic I never run with less then 94octane its supposed to be my track car. i used the base map for y8s and started from there i got the car to idle properly with...
  19. Forced Induction
    So I've been searching for a while now and have read mixed results and want some new present day input. Is the msd ss blaster external ignition coil and modified cap and rotor worth getting? I posted about a month ago with problems with my car not running right and it turned out to be a bad...
  20. General Tech
    1996 civic ex. sohc nothing fancy but some dc headers and k&n fliter. It had been havin ruff start ups in the mornings for a week or so, then one day i drove it to work, and it would not start up anymore after i had gotten there and was about to drive again. when it was hard to start in the...
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