SomeoneWhoIsntMe
02-03-2013, 09:42 PM
so, my roommate bought an s13 with a dual cam KA that's had the hot-cam swap done... 240 duration exhaust cam used as an intake cam. judging by the previous owners' other workmanship and by the gnarly idle, they didn't use adjustable gears, they just advanced it 4 teeth.
this car runs balls dick ass rich, all of the time. like, spits gas out the exhaust, 12mpg, black bumper rich. it's not in limp mode because it revs out fine, it just runs terrible in general. stalls on warm-up and occasionally at idle, sputters at cruise, all types of fun stuff.
the O2 sensor was bad so I replaced/rewired it, and replaced the CLT sensor and did the plugs, as well as used cleaner on the MAF and IAC. about a month later it won't even start in the cold, so I'm about to do the plugs again since they're probably fouled already, as well as wires, cap, rotor, and PCV.
before I keep throwing tune-up parts at it, my question is, is it going to keep running like trash no matter what I do since it's untuned? I'm beginning to feel like just getting an SAFC and trying to tune the richness out would get me further than messing with all this mechanical stuff, because it's running FAR worse than a KA otherwise would, weak spark or not.
this car runs balls dick ass rich, all of the time. like, spits gas out the exhaust, 12mpg, black bumper rich. it's not in limp mode because it revs out fine, it just runs terrible in general. stalls on warm-up and occasionally at idle, sputters at cruise, all types of fun stuff.
the O2 sensor was bad so I replaced/rewired it, and replaced the CLT sensor and did the plugs, as well as used cleaner on the MAF and IAC. about a month later it won't even start in the cold, so I'm about to do the plugs again since they're probably fouled already, as well as wires, cap, rotor, and PCV.
before I keep throwing tune-up parts at it, my question is, is it going to keep running like trash no matter what I do since it's untuned? I'm beginning to feel like just getting an SAFC and trying to tune the richness out would get me further than messing with all this mechanical stuff, because it's running FAR worse than a KA otherwise would, weak spark or not.