Civic pride TSI R18 turbo! - Page 5

***Wreckless06si*** · 05-13-2008, 12:18 AM

vid would be nice. Hope its nothing serious man. I was just saying how nice it was to see you guys get these kits up and going! I doubt its anything serious since your revs never went past redline. I am crossin my fingers for you man!

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 12:25 AM

Well i reset my battery and started the car and everything was normal, no check engine light or nothing, i drove the car for about 10 minutes and everything fine.. so i am guessing there was this safety feature on the engine to do what it did.

Am still going to get a better tune soon and am going to try to stay of boost until i get the car tune better..

I would think if it was something major the car will not be drivable or the check engine light will still be flashing but is not.. so i think is nothing major.. the car drives as good as it did before..

am still going to post that video next time i have time, so that everyone can get a good

anavrin351 · 05-13-2008, 12:25 AM

yeah i would love to se that vid.

That sucks. i was looking forward to see what you were gonna do with 8psi. If it is anything big, i would rebuild the r18 stronger. i think that would be cooler than a k20 swap.

anavrin351 · 05-13-2008, 12:27 AM

Good to see reseting worked. i would definatly stay off it until you get a beter tune

PhantomSi · 05-13-2008, 12:32 AM

Thank god bro, glad to here its alright. It must have been the car going into limp mode just like some greddy si guys have been experiencing. I'm still wondering why your car did it though.

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 12:35 AM

^^ am guessing because of the misshift and all the air going into the engine and no gas.. am glad i din't hit redline..

So if the car drives fine and everything seems normal, i should not worrie right? i even boosted again doing the test drive to make sure everything was fine and everything was like it was before, the gauges where reading the correct numbers and all..

PhantomSi · 05-13-2008, 12:41 AM

if its fine now, I don't think you should worry. Just stay out of boost until you get it tuned. You're right though, it might have sensed too lean and threw the whole car into safe mode before it blew.

***Wreckless06si*** · 05-13-2008, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Civic Pride

^^ am guessing because of the misshift and all the air going into the engine and no gas.. am glad i din't hit redline..

So if the car drives fine and everything seems normal, i should not worrie right? i even boosted again doing the test drive to make sure everything was fine and everything was like it was before, the gauges where reading the correct numbers and all..

Lke you said I bet the MAF read a whole bunch of air going into the intake and really not having anywhere to go and the computer probably had a heart attack and went into limp mode.

bobby jayaram · 05-13-2008, 01:41 AM

My feeling is you had the drive by wire throttle close due to some unusual voltages. A datalog at full throttle should show this.

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bobby jayaram

My feeling is you had the drive by wire throttle close due to some unusual voltages. A datalog at full throttle should show this.

And is that a bad thing? and why will the voltages be close?

I think it just went into limp mode..

bobby jayaram · 05-13-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Civic Pride

And is that a bad thing? and why will the voltages be close?

I think it just went into limp mode..

The drive by wire throttle closes and puts the ECU into limp mode when it see's some unusal MAP or MAF voltages. You may possibly need to do some mapping to correct this if you have this problem recur everytime you go full throttle if it does not ...then there is no cause for any worry

NSPYR · 05-13-2008, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Civic Pride

Well i reset my battery and started the car and everything was normal, no check engine light or nothing, i drove the car for about 10 minutes and everything fine.. so i am guessing there was this safety feature on the engine to do what it did.

Am still going to get a better tune soon and am going to try to stay of boost until i get the car tune better..

I would think if it was something major the car will not be drivable or the check engine light will still be flashing but is not.. so i think is nothing major.. the car drives as good as it did before..

am still going to post that video next time i have time, so that everyone can get a good

Great thank god nothing happened... My car is currently getting tuned and by the 15th everything should be sorted out !!! don't u just love the boost !!! :)

ro.sniper · 05-13-2008, 09:25 AM

O thank god it's ok now, I think I would've flipped if that happened to me.

***OweNsi*** · 05-13-2008, 09:40 AM

more tq than hp .. IN A HONDA!

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 07:33 PM

Well i just got back from autozone and they pull my engine code number and it is PO401.. can the fact that am tune alittle rich be the problem?

PO401=Insufficient EGR Flow

blueroadster · 05-13-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Civic Pride

Well i just got back from autozone and they pull my engine code number and it is PO401.. can the fact that am tune alittle rich be the problem?

PO401=Insufficient EGR Flow

Hrm...I know for a fact that the K20Z3 does not have an EGR and thought that the R18 did not have one either. Did you try clearing the code to see if it came back?

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by blueroadster

Hrm...I know for a fact that the K20Z3 does not have an EGR and thought that the R18 did not have one either. Did you try clearing the code to see if it came back?

Well it got clear last night when i unplug the battery for 20 minutes. but it came back this morning.. and the guy at autozone clear the code for me.. but am sure it is going to be back.. he told me to add one of those fuel cleaners into the gas and that should fix the code.. but am not so sure beacause i think this has something to do with the turbo..

txgriff · 05-13-2008, 08:22 PM

did you change out your spark plugs for colder ones?

Civic Pride · 05-13-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by txgriff

did you change out your spark plugs for colder ones?

Yes, BTW guys i have some more videos.. one doing 80mph drive by and another in car where you guys can see the speedo.. the speedo jumps from 30to35to40to45to50to55to60 and so on.. i stop at around 71mph.. and started at around 24mph.. i don't know when i will be able to upload this ones. but i will..

blueroadster · 05-13-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Civic Pride

Well it got clear last night when i unplug the battery for 20 minutes. but it came back this morning.. and the guy at autozone clear the code for me.. but am sure it is going to be back.. he told me to add one of those fuel cleaners into the gas and that should fix the code.. but am not so sure beacause i think this has something to do with the turbo..

I would not heed the advice from an Autozone worker (no offense to those that work there and actually know stuff though).

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*Wreckless06si* VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newport, Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 892 iTrader: 2 / 100%	vid would be nice. Hope its nothing serious man. I was just saying how nice it was to see you guys get these kits up and going! I doubt its anything serious since your revs never went past redline. I am crossin my fingers for you man! __________________

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bobby jayaram Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore India Posts: 39 Bobby Jayaram iTrader: 0 / 0%	My feeling is you had the drive by wire throttle close due to some unusual voltages. A datalog at full throttle should show this. Last edited by bobby jayaram; 05-13-2008 at 01:44 AM.

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Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 3,354 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Well i just got back from autozone and they pull my engine code number and it is PO401.. can the fact that am tune alittle rich be the problem? PO401=Insufficient EGR Flow Last edited by Civic Pride; 05-13-2008 at 07:41 PM.

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05-13-2008, 12:25 AM	#82 (permalink)
Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 3,354 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Well i reset my battery and started the car and everything was normal, no check engine light or nothing, i drove the car for about 10 minutes and everything fine.. so i am guessing there was this safety feature on the engine to do what it did. Am still going to get a better tune soon and am going to try to stay of boost until i get the car tune better.. I would think if it was something major the car will not be drivable or the check engine light will still be flashing but is not.. so i think is nothing major.. the car drives as good as it did before.. am still going to post that video next time i have time, so that everyone can get a good

05-13-2008, 12:25 AM	#83 (permalink)
anavrin351 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 23 Posts: 2,010 Tyler iTrader: 3 / 100%	yeah i would love to se that vid. That sucks. i was looking forward to see what you were gonna do with 8psi. If it is anything big, i would rebuild the r18 stronger. i think that would be cooler than a k20 swap.

05-13-2008, 12:27 AM	#84 (permalink)
anavrin351 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle Age: 23 Posts: 2,010 Tyler iTrader: 3 / 100%	Good to see reseting worked. i would definatly stay off it until you get a beter tune

05-13-2008, 12:32 AM	#85 (permalink)
PhantomSi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 18 Posts: 352 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Thank god bro, glad to here its alright. It must have been the car going into limp mode just like some greddy si guys have been experiencing. I'm still wondering why your car did it though.

05-13-2008, 12:35 AM	#86 (permalink)
Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 3,354 iTrader: 5 / 100%	^^ am guessing because of the misshift and all the air going into the engine and no gas.. am glad i din't hit redline.. So if the car drives fine and everything seems normal, i should not worrie right? i even boosted again doing the test drive to make sure everything was fine and everything was like it was before, the gauges where reading the correct numbers and all..

05-13-2008, 12:41 AM	#87 (permalink)
PhantomSi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 18 Posts: 352 iTrader: 1 / 100%	if its fine now, I don't think you should worry. Just stay out of boost until you get it tuned. You're right though, it might have sensed too lean and threw the whole car into safe mode before it blew.

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ro.sniper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: T.O. Age: 23 Posts: 183 Razvan iTrader: 0 / 0%	O thank god it's ok now, I think I would've flipped if that happened to me.

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txgriff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, TX Age: 21 Posts: 201 Griffin iTrader: 0 / 0%	did you change out your spark plugs for colder ones?