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sidewayzcraze · 01-22-2011, 12:25 AM

Hello, I have a 89 hatch single cam with three inch straight exhaust and a Toda racing cam. I recently have had a few issues with my car.

1. Car occasionally wont start and begins to small like gas. I wait about five min and it starts up perfectly.

2. Around 2-3k rpm the car lags and then quickly accelerates to about 5k and will not go any higher than that. I though it was just the cam that made it accelerate like that at first but I'm starting to think I'm wrong.

Any info will help!! thank you

93ka-t240sx · 01-27-2011, 06:31 PM

hey. check your ignition coil for the starting/smelling like gas problem.
my 240sx was doing the same thing. i changed the coil and she started everytime.
as for the second question. i honestly dont know. mine would drive fine until 5000rpm then it would be like it was hitting rev limiter. i found out that i had a massive boost leak and that fixed that problem.

sidewayzcraze · 01-27-2011, 09:54 PM

The reply man, that's kinda what I was thinking. What is a good coil to get?

nicho919 · 01-27-2011, 09:58 PM

One out of a junkyard. Alternative, OEM Nissans seem to last for 15 years. Or you could go with a blaster coil. The latter will take time and dismantling crap to get to work, apparently.

sidewayzcraze · 01-27-2011, 10:13 PM

What would I have to do to make a blaster coil work on my car?

nicho919 · 01-27-2011, 10:22 PM

MSD Blaster SS Coil Install for a KA24DE S13 - Nissan 240SX Forums

sidewayzcraze · 02-02-2011, 10:30 PM

Hey everyone thanks for the info but I got the problems fixed. I lead that a coil will never malfunction it will just stop working and that is very rare. My car wasn't starting well because I had about four vacuum lines disconnected and my timing was advanced all the way. My buddy was able to re align the distributor and correct the timing and now it's fixed. Thanks for the help everyone and I hope what I learned can help someone too.

RedSiBaron · 02-02-2011, 11:21 PM

stop reminding me i have engine crap to trace, sounds like my car without the starting problems...i have noticed a lot of vac hoses disconnected...i hate vacuum hoses on old cars

01-22-2011, 12:25 AM	#1
sidewayzcraze Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Woodland Hills, Ca Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	On-going problems! Hello, I have a 89 hatch single cam with three inch straight exhaust and a Toda racing cam. I recently have had a few issues with my car. 1. Car occasionally wont start and begins to small like gas. I wait about five min and it starts up perfectly. 2. Around 2-3k rpm the car lags and then quickly accelerates to about 5k and will not go any higher than that. I though it was just the cam that made it accelerate like that at first but I'm starting to think I'm wrong. Any info will help!! thank you

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01-27-2011, 06:31 PM	#2
93ka-t240sx Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: canada Posts: 10 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey. check your ignition coil for the starting/smelling like gas problem. my 240sx was doing the same thing. i changed the coil and she started everytime. as for the second question. i honestly dont know. mine would drive fine until 5000rpm then it would be like it was hitting rev limiter. i found out that i had a massive boost leak and that fixed that problem.

01-27-2011, 09:54 PM	#3
sidewayzcraze Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Woodland Hills, Ca Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	The reply man, that's kinda what I was thinking. What is a good coil to get?

01-27-2011, 09:58 PM	#4
nicho919 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 31 Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	One out of a junkyard. Alternative, OEM Nissans seem to last for 15 years. Or you could go with a blaster coil. The latter will take time and dismantling crap to get to work, apparently.

01-27-2011, 10:13 PM	#5
sidewayzcraze Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Woodland Hills, Ca Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	What would I have to do to make a blaster coil work on my car?

01-27-2011, 10:22 PM	#6
nicho919 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Age: 31 Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	MSD Blaster SS Coil Install for a KA24DE S13 - Nissan 240SX Forums

02-02-2011, 10:30 PM	#7
sidewayzcraze Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Woodland Hills, Ca Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Hey everyone thanks for the info but I got the problems fixed. I lead that a coil will never malfunction it will just stop working and that is very rare. My car wasn't starting well because I had about four vacuum lines disconnected and my timing was advanced all the way. My buddy was able to re align the distributor and correct the timing and now it's fixed. Thanks for the help everyone and I hope what I learned can help someone too.

02-02-2011, 11:21 PM	#8
RedSiBaron Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: cincinnati/dayton/columbus OH Posts: 448 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	stop reminding me i have engine crap to trace, sounds like my car without the starting problems...i have noticed a lot of vac hoses disconnected...i hate vacuum hoses on old cars