on my sr20, the iacv (idle air control valve) is on the driver side (passenger in the states) of the motor. it should be hidden behind the intake, in an impossibly retarded, hard-to-get-to place.here's a pic of what it looks like:
try this link too:
zerothread/145721
my o2 sensor is bad and my car's running a little rich and unsteady.
good luck!
oh, and for trouble-shooting the o2 sensor, there's some threads somewhere on nico that can help.