My Cars health

[joh21m]

How can i tell if my car is running healthy, i've got a feeling its not putting out as much power as it should be....how did i come to that feeling, I had a little run with a s15 (think it was JDM) and he absolutely left me for dead, i had no chance what so ever. Had a talk with the guy and all hes running is fuel pump and 15psi! Me, i got rb20det, turbo back zorst, fmic, fuel pump, pod and 12psi in an s13...

does this sound weird to anyone? anyone else think i shoulda at least kept up!!!!

Joh

[pentae]

How can i tell if my car is running healthy, i've got a feeling its not putting out as much power as it should be....how did i come to that feeling, I had a little run with a s15 (think it was JDM) and he absolutely left me for dead, i had no chance what so ever.  Had a talk with the guy and all hes running is fuel pump and 15psi!  Me, i got rb20det, turbo back zorst, fmic, fuel pump, pod and 12psi in an s13...

does this sound weird to anyone? anyone else think i shoulda at least kept up!!!!

Joh

Maybe he was a better driver? Ie faster gearchanges etc..

Dont underestimate the blacktop Sr20det

When was the last time you had your car tuned?

[Fly_With_Sky]

if you think its sluggish, put her on the dyno

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

yeah get it dyno tuned it should be the money then

[Driver]

compression test wouldnt hurt?

[nmcmahon83]

Black top SR probably has more power than an RB20 in stock form... They seem to respond better to mods, so I'd say he'd probably win. But if you're concerned get it dynoed...

[joh21m]

forgot to mention he had an exhaust also... this might sound dumb but do i just ask for a dyno tune or something specific to be done on the dyno?

[R32Skyliner]

I'd say just get the car dynoed, and if anything looks wrong with the graph, then you should look into it. If you wanted to, you could get the A/F ratios checked while the car is on the dyno. Might be pinging, but if this is the case, your engine is probably already dead. Have you heard any pinging? Have you checked all of your hoses for leaks (all of the air intake, intercooler turbo piping etc.)? Is your clutch slipping, any smell? Just a couple of ideas off the top of my head.

[joh21m]

dont think its pinging or any leaks, im guessing the clucth is fine and if it is slipping it would be very minimal, no smell....

i guess i gotta chuck it on the dyno then....

[joh21m]

oh btw, how do i check for leaks? like how do i know its leaking?