whats your guys top speeds in second gear

[danny nr crew]

i was wondering what your guys top speed is at 5500 rpm in second gear cause i seen my friend go 60 and my top speed is only 40 i was jus wondering:confused:

[lostforawhile]

i was wondering what your guys top speed is at 5500 rpm in second gear cause i seen my friend go 60 and my top speed is only 40 i was jus wondering:confused:70

['A20A3']

i dunno at 5500. at 6800 its like 67 mph

[danny nr crew]

shit i think theres something wrong with my motor then damn it

[fijisac]

well b4 when my timing was fucked up, i could go 50mph at 5500RPM, but ever since i fixed it, i can go but to 60-65 mph at 6000-6200 RPM:thumbup:

[danny nr crew]

well the thing is my timing belt snapped on me while driving and it felt the same after i replaced it but do u think the belt snapping fucked something up in my engine like a bent vavle or something like that :confused:

[fijisac]

well the thing is my timing belt snapped on me while driving and it felt the same after i replaced it but do u think the belt snapping fucked something up in my engine like a bent vavle or something like that :confused:

did u line up ur timing marks properly cause i had the same after replacing my head gasket.

[danny nr crew]

not sure cause a mechanic did it for me but ima check it out this week and see wats goin on because i know i can go more then freakin 40

[fijisac]

not sure cause a mechanic did it for me but ima check it out this week and see wats goin on because i know i can go more then freakin 40

well that's ur first problem, you paid someone do for you. i used to do that until my old mechanic fucked up the wiring in my old 89 toyota cressida and cause it to catch on fire:chainsaw: since then, i have done every thing myself and i have not did a single major error:thumbup:

[danny nr crew]

but yea he did it for free because i helped him out so yea but yea ima try and fix or take a look at it

[russiankid]

http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/russian03rustler/Videos/?action=view&current=S6302325.flv

[fijisac]

but yea he did it for free because i helped him out so yea but yea ima try and fix or take a look at it

oh well there is no better deal then free, lol but yea u should get it checked out

[MessyHonda]

yeah get the timming right...my top speed is like 50mph because i have integera gears in my trans

[danny nr crew]

yea thanks and also i know this makes a difference but i have 175/70R13 and stock tires are 185/70r13 right and as im driving normally im 5 miles off so that would make a difference as well right

[MessyHonda]

yeah your speedo will be off

[danny nr crew]

well guys i just checked my timing and its fine but just to make sure is the flywheel mark supposed to be on the little cross or plus symbol or is it supposed to be on the 15 mark

[russiankid]

Off by 5 miles? Thats quite a bit for such a small tire size difference.

And timing is suppose to be on the T.

['A20A3']

sounds like a problem.

[danny nr crew]

yea i was driving next to this one newer civic with a digi dash and looked at its speed and mine as well and saw mine was lower by 5 and i guess theres notin wrong with my timing so wat u guys think could make me hit the 55 or 60 mile mark in second gear but no upgrades cause im flat broke right now and do u guys think its worth it to port out an intake manifold for about 30 bucks

['A20A3']

thats a good price

[danny nr crew]

and power wise?

['A20A3']

a few horsies i'd bet, definitely a smoother powerband.

i'm getting ready to put a LS manifold on mine, to get rid of the secondary butterflies. plus i get a slightly bigger throttle body.

[Tdurr]

^^ wut throttle body? I was looking to use a legond, or a vigor's tb....

[russiankid]

I just don't see how your RPM's can be up so high but speed be so low.

['A20A3']

^^ wut throttle body? I was looking to use a legond, or a vigor's tb....


ported LS 60mm on a ported and polished LS manifold

[danny nr crew]

yea i dont fuckin get it either i mean i just tested it this morning and only got to 45 its so gay
about the throttle bodies is it true that a TB from an old school tegra years 88 or 89 would just bolt onto my stock manifold for my a20a3?

[russiankid]

I have a strange feeling your clutch is slipping pretty bad.

[danny nr crew]

no my clutch is fine i grabs on good and doesnt slip at all i just changed it 1.5 months ago so thats fine

[russiankid]

Is it adjusted correctly?

['A20A3']

yea i dont fuckin get it either i mean i just tested it this morning and only got to 45 its so gay
about the throttle bodies is it true that a TB from an old school tegra years 88 or 89 would just bolt onto my stock manifold for my a20a3?

no. i doubt it.

im swapping a entire manifold as well. to eliminate the butterfly setup the stock one has.



Originally posted by russiankid
Is it adjusted correctly?

^^^you might wanna check that tho danny. whats the car feel like?

[lostforawhile]

just because the clutch grabs at low speed doesn't mean it's adjusted right and isn't slipping at high speed. you need to go to the basics, fuel pressure, timing,cam timing,compression,ignition. the basics. chances are you will find the problem. didn't you say a timing belt was just installed? it''s very easy for someone not used to these old cars to time it wrong. maby it was timed to the other mark on the flywheel,it's very possible. if cam timing is off,you might have plenty of power at low rpms,but none at high rpms.

['A20A3']

^^if the cam is advanced then yes it will do exactly that

[danny nr crew]

i just checked it right now and the fly wheel is alligned with the cam gear
ima probably sound like a noob but is the cam gear the part that the timing belt connects to right next to the vavle cover?
and my car feels fine just rough idle but how would i adjust it so it wouldnt do that now more and also i dont really have lots of power at low rpms between 2nd gear and 5th gear is that also a prob?

[russiankid]

My timing is advanced a tooth and still pulls.

['A20A3']

sounds like she needs a tune up danny.

[danny nr crew]

but if ur advanced wouldnt that mess with it at all?
and i want a tune up but no cash it sucks

[fijisac]

but if ur advanced wouldnt that mess with it at all?
and i want a tune up but no cash it sucks

well wut u could do is buy everything online or go 2 a part store (auto zone or napa auto parts) and buy a cheap-o brand if u want 2 save a few bucks

[-$MOKIN-]

Might be ignition timing. Adjust the distributer while its running

[Civic Accord Honda]

yeah mine was around the 70s. never paid to much attention to it though and haven't driving a 3g to fuel cut in 2nd in a year :lol:

[danny nr crew]

how do u adjust the distributor?