Is my car slow or is it me ????

[sonic-jdm]

Its been a long time since ive driven one of these r5 gt turbo's, and not sure if its the car or just me. the engine is running sweet with standard boost.

Is there anyone local to me that can come and drive my car for me and tell me if it me or the car im in Rochdale.

Cheers Mark

[Misky]

Come mine and take me out in it! you see mine looking all sorry for itself :P

[BriC]

I presume it's road legal?

[sonic-jdm]

where abouts do you live? pm me.
yes all taxed and mot'd

[royz]

Come mine and take me out in it! you see mine looking all sorry for itself :P

misky is it not finished yet. on another note sonic give us a shout im in stockport

[sonic-jdm]

misky is it not finished yet. on another note sonic give us a shout im in stockport

not sure to chance it and take it to stockport mate, only just put the engine back in so it early days unless you fancy a drive to my area

[Philclubman]

Hi Mark, Im also in Rochdale, I can have a look if you want sometime
Phil

[sonic-jdm]

cool, any of you free tomo? as ive got a day off work tomo

[Philclubman]

im free in the evenin if it helps mate

[royz]

ill have a drive out whethers nice so it wold be rude not to

[sonic-jdm]

ill have a drive out whethers nice so it wold be rude not to

feel free fella, going to pop over to oldham laters aswel when i give misky a text. if so drop me a pm and give you my address

[djinuk]

my r5 is running standard boost, and i certainly wouldnt call it quick, i think they feel very slow at standard setup.

[sonic-jdm]

UPDATE

following from above.
right, when i drive the car with the accelerator 3/4 of the way down the car pulls and boosts fine running 11psi carb top.
when the car is pulling and the turbo is boosting every thing seems fine but when i put my foot to the floor the other 1/4 to the floor the car seems to struggle then not struggle, struggle then not you get the picture.

i just thought a spark plug or lead was breaking down on full load. so i changed the leads, spark plugs,checked fuel pressure (all good), the problem was still there, so i put my other spare carb on and the problem was still there again
I also dissconnected a turbo pipe to run it as a 1.4 and the problem was gone!! no sign of the engine struggling but was very slow and smooth
soo......
the cab is ok
the leads ok
spark plugs ok
fuel pressure ok


do you think my coil is playing up when its on full boost???? is there any way of testing it.
Need your help guys

[sonic-jdm]

any one got some suggestion on the above update??

[Junglist]

do a search mate , someone mentioned putting a bulb over the coil connectors

[IANMM]

have you checked your dizzy and rotary arm?

[James5]

do a search mate , someone mentioned putting a bulb over the coil connectors

Remove the coil pack that bolts onto the AEI 2 x torx screw, get a 12v bulb or spare rear light holder with bulb and just connect it direct to the 2 x connection points on the AEI once the coil pack removed. It should flash with the crank signal.

Or if you can get hold of another AEI and test that out and see if prob still there, be even better if you can borrow one of a working car that has not probs.

[Rob@Backyardracing]

Try closing your plug gaps slightly..

[sonic-jdm]

The problem is gone!!!!
it either one or the other?

i took the dizzy off and cleaned connectors, to be honest they looked clean already, also took the timing sensor off and cleaned the tip as it was capped in crap!

well happy with it!! pulls like a train now!

Thanks again fella's