 Need Help with 5SFE! |
 Aug 18, 2011 - 8:26 PM
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Hey guys, I just changed out my head gasket not too long ago. After everything was put back together I drove it around a bit and the ride was good as I expected. But a few days after I tried to just floor it to see what it would sound like(just got my exhaust done 2.5" catback and custom intake). Yeah it sounded really nice but I noticed the more the RPM rose the more power was loss, but the engine got louder at 4500RPM and it reminded me of the VTEC that Honda has. I know its a 5SFE and they are like boat anchors, but it sounds to me that my timing may be off. Heres a video of what I was trying to describe, sorry for the poor quality it was hard to try to record, steer, and shift at the same time
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Aug 20, 2011 - 5:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I believe you'll lose low end power from the exhaust upgrade anyway, maybe that's the loss you are experiencing compared to when you had it stock before? If it were head gasket related, you'd prolly have symptoms relative to it still. How many miles you got on it?
How well does it start up when you turn it on? Climb a hill (if you can) under good acceleration and see if it hesitates or pings at all. Plus I think your idle would be a bit rough too if timing was off. |
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Scosh Need Help with 5SFE! Aug 18, 2011 - 8:26 PM
199celica sounds to me like your distributor isn't being... Aug 19, 2011 - 9:36 PM Scosh It has close to 180k miles and it struggles to sta... Aug 20, 2011 - 5:40 PM 199celica Might sound dumb but most cars do misfire under lo... Aug 21, 2011 - 12:12 AM hatchy_gt-s Does your battery light always turn off when you a... Aug 21, 2011 - 11:40 AM 199celica You kno i just got to talking to my girlfriend and... Aug 21, 2011 - 12:21 PM
hatchy_gt-s QUOTE (199celica @ Aug 21, 2011 - 1... Aug 21, 2011 - 5:09 PM stephen_lee actually this generation of engine DOES same small... Aug 21, 2011 - 5:14 PM hatchy_gt-s QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 21, 2011 - 6... Aug 21, 2011 - 5:25 PM samir0189 QUOTE (hatchy_gt-s @ Aug 21, 2011 ... Aug 21, 2011 - 8:30 PM hatchy_gt-s QUOTE (samir0189 @ Aug 21, 2011 - 9... Aug 22, 2011 - 7:24 AM stephen_lee but pulling relays = no point Aug 21, 2011 - 5:17 PM stephen_lee as stated, SMALL CHANGES in the fuel map. not huge... Aug 21, 2011 - 8:24 PM stephen_lee and again, this doesnt sound like it will help in ... Aug 21, 2011 - 8:29 PM Scosh Update:
I changed my alternator( it was garbage),... Aug 21, 2011 - 9:27 PM hatchy_gt-s QUOTE (Scosh @ Aug 21, 2011 - 10:27 ... Aug 22, 2011 - 7:29 AM stephen_lee QUOTE (hatchy_gt-s @ Aug 22, 2011 ... Aug 22, 2011 - 8:45 AM stephen_lee i would rather replace the spark plugs than clean ... Aug 21, 2011 - 9:58 PM Scosh UPDATE:
I have found my problem! It was my T... Aug 27, 2011 - 3:55 PM hatchy_gt-s QUOTE (Scosh @ Aug 27, 2011 - 4:55 P... Aug 28, 2011 - 7:12 PM |
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