got sr20 running good, slow as hell!

[91240sxhatch]

i just got my sr20 redtop in and running pretty smooth, but it does not pull hard. it feels like it wants to, but does not. it is getting 7 lbs. do you think it could just be restricted. i have every thing stock on it, exhaust fuel pump intercooler.... please let me know what you think. it gets to about 4k rmps and does not pull any harder after that, feels like the ka

[nrcooled]

Check your timing. That seems to be the problem with most installs. Make sure that you are running the 15degs as persribed.

Sorry I can't be more help but that is the main error when doing the instal

[Machine]

i have the same problem...my car does feel fast when its cold and first starts up.. ive got a minor boost leak though, so i just bought a front mount, i think thatll fix a bunch of stuff :o

[runyun]

ck clutch also... if it accelerates and then feels like its boggin a little.. could be a clutch going bad

[UsedToOwn240SX]

Yeah, it maybe the timing. Make sure you got the base timing right (read S14 SR FSM), then adjust it to 15 BTDC on 1st cylinder compression cycle.

[Phax]

The stock exhaust is your bottle neck. I had the exact same experience that you did. The car pulled alright, but the curve felt pretty flat from 4000 on up. Once I put the 3inch exhaust on, the car really came alive. It's an entirely new experience. Trust me, get a good exhaust, and pretty soon you'll be surprised how quickly you find yourself flying toward redline.

[Zaxx84]

What everyone needs to realize is that the SR is only 205 flywheel HP. I think that everyone's overexpectations are what kills that first ride.

[Touchdown038]

Just like Phax said... get yourself about a 3" exhaust, Walbro fuel pump, and possibly a bigger FMIC. Fuel and exhaust itself would cut it off big time. Are you also running stock injectors?

[sxse]

My first drive wasn't killed IT was awesome.

[bob marley]

What everyone needs to realize is that the SR is only 205 flywheel HP. I think that everyone's overexpectations are what kills that first ride.

Except for me because I hooked up my greddy bov wrong and the wastegate never got a signal. I was really surprised at how fast it was, then I installed a boost gauge and suddenly 8 psi felt so slow.

[SpeedRacer1]

What everyone needs to realize is that the SR is only 205 flywheel HP. I think that everyone's overexpectations are what kills that first ride.

:Werd

This is so true.

Though I will tell you to ditch that exhaust and it will feel alot quicker.

[Phax]

My first drive wasn't killed IT was awesome.

Mine was. After my first drive with the SR and a stock exhaust, I was ready to come on these boards and tell all perspective swappers to not even bother. To me, the SR and stock exhaust felt like a waste of money. I felt that I could have just strapped a bottle onto the KA and gotten the same sort of power increase, and I probably could have.

Once I got an exhaust on there though, it's a whole different car. Now I can comfortably drive in 45mph zones while still in 3rd gear. There's something great about a car that can drive along legally at the speed limit with everyone else, yet at the same time, with a couple seconds worth of gas peddle and no downshift, you can be right into "Pull me over and take my car away" speeds. =)

[bob marley]

Mine was. After my first drive with the SR and a stock exhaust, I was ready to come on these boards and tell all perspective swappers to not even bother. To me, the SR and stock exhaust felt like a waste of money. I felt that I could have just strapped a bottle onto the KA and gotten the same sort of power increase, and I probably could have.

Once I got an exhaust on there though, it's a whole different car. Now I can comfortably drive in 45mph zones while still in 3rd gear. There's something great about a car that can drive along legally at the speed limit with everyone else, yet at the same time, with a couple seconds worth of gas peddle and no downshift, you can be right into "Pull me over and take my car away" speeds. =)

So true.

[91240sxhatch]

thanks everyone, i will try to do the timing and am looking forward to exhuast and fmic. fuel pump, all the goodies. what is 15 btdc mean, or should i just follow the s14 fsm. thanks again

[SpeedRacer1]

15 degrees Before top dead center. The instructions on how to set timing for the SR are on page EC-35 through EC-40. Or 173 to 178 in regular page form.

[Touchdown038]

Pardon my ignorance, but how can you not know what btdc means?

I just figured that if you can figure out how to swap in an SR, you should know what that means.

[91240sxhatch]

i just didnt know what the abreviations meant, but now i do, thanks, i will try to time it soon

[Hijacker]

My first drive wasn't killed IT was awesome.

after driving a beater tempo for 3 years that could barely get 90 crank HP, the SR on 2 1/2 inch exhaust felt wonderful. if it wasn't for the fact that the timing was off, i would have bought it that day