b20 swap problems... car will not pass 2500 RPM

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Dec 16, 2002 | 02:12 PM

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bzyrice

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b20 swap problems... car will not pass 2500 RPM

I just swapped my 1996 b20 into my 2000 civic hatchback... I'm using the stock DX ecu ... only one O2 sensor is hooked up... what could be the cause of this ... car idles perfect... car is nice till 2500rpm then the car just stops pushing.. its like hitting red line! ... ? please help me!!!

Dec 16, 2002 | 02:40 PM

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do you have a check engine light on?code 8-9?

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Dec 16, 2002 | 04:23 PM

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do you have a check engine light on?code 8-9?

yes the engine light is on... but I was not able to check the actual code number...

Dec 16, 2002 | 06:44 PM

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well you should probably do that then.

Dec 16, 2002 | 09:34 PM

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well you should probably do that then.

yeah i agree. when you do this and get it fixed take that beast to the track i have always wanted to know what that set-up would run. good luck.

Dec 17, 2002 | 09:42 AM

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what car does the b20 come from??

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Dec 17, 2002 | 09:56 AM

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It comes from the stork.

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Dec 17, 2002 | 09:59 AM

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I am a fucking dork.

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To answer the question... the B20 comes from a CRV.

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Dec 17, 2002 | 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by "2qk4u"

well you should probably do that then.

woa that was really constructive.. thanks for the help bro

anyways.. I had a final today and did not have time to do anything new to the car... weird thing happened tho.. one of my buddies was trying it out for a test drive while i was at work today... and it went over 2500!! then he stopped at a light and woosh it was doing it again!! loose wiring?! dangit that sux.. whats an easy way to find a problm in loose wiring? another thing..i tried reading the ecu codes, but I can't figure out how to read morse code heh.. I know I'm stoopid and I know I will get made fun of.. but any question is better than no questions!! thanks anyonehere live in west palm to help me with this?