Fuel Problems with sr swap - Please Help!

[UselessEngineer]

I'm two months into my sr swap - I'm putting a s14 motor in a s13 car - so far EVERYTHING has been a pain in my a$$ from the hood not closing because the hot pipe comes up to far, to a gashed oil pan to wiring issues that would make a Kid Rock roadie faint. Right now I'm stuck on a fuel issue. Namely, there is way too much of it. I went with the 550cc injectors and upgraded fuel pump (Walbro), and yes, new Z32 MAFS and remapped ECU. Everytime I try and start the car I get a growl and maybe a sputter but then nothing...just like I had flooded the engine. I know the injectors are firing, I have spark, compression is good, the fuel pressure is good - essentially, I'm all out of ideas! What should I be checking? Help!

[sr20det]

i havent installed a s14 into a s13 before but i have that problems too on my s13 sr. Guess what all i did was the timing and charge my batery in full at autozong than it fired rite up. try that if you havent.

[Hijacker]

sounds like a timing issue maybe. check it and see if it's at 16 BTDC (second mark from the right IIRC)

[charlotte240]

OK, stupid, but I don't have a SR manual. Where do you hook the timing light on the SR? I know how to do it on an engine with a distributor but.......

[Hijacker]

distroless engines are fun.

ok, you'll need an extra coilpack for this method. take an extra coilpack and thread some spark plug wire into the pack to effectively lengthen it. Tape it up so it doesn't fall out and replace your number one coil pack with the new makeshift one. hook your timing light up to the pplug wire and you can check your timing that way.

[VERGE]

On the wiring harness that goes to the coil-packs there is a loop of wire, usually located at the rear of the engine near the fire wall.This is there to use an inductive timing light on, Just hook up the light to your battery and ground...then clip the lights clamp around this loop. Saves messing around with extra lengths of HT cable etc.Also if you replaced your timing chain check the marks match on the cams, from your description sounds like youre more than a few degrees out.Good Luck.

[navysnail]

your engine may be getting too much fuel because the high flow injectors can only flow so little. once you get to that point, the ecu is putting pulse at minimum length but still too much fuel getting to your engine, so it is always running rich. i may be totaly wrong on this, and if the timing changes it, then great, but if not, try adjusting fuel pressure. this is just what i have heard from various people and mechanics that i have talked to.-hope this helps you with your problem

[extheflow]

check your plugs if you haven't done so already.