2.2 turbo need sum help please

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Originally Posted by hickskalem18 well i recently purchased a 89 daytona turbo car its not the nicest but i gave a guy 200 bucks for it and it fired up and showed psi so needless to say the car was mine. the car sorta has a rough idle to it and when i driv it it sorta about dies as soon as i take off the all of a sudden it comes to life but its not runnin rigt it turns like 7-8 psi from the factory guage and it feels as if the turbo is pushing the car AT ALL! i have a 2.0 neon dohc that could pass this car right now its all factory please lend me sum helf if you read.. thanks KALEM

I read this masterpiece of writing to an advanced writing class in a large university-the majority guessed that the oil should be changed...

[Screamin4banger]

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Originally Posted by sittn86 When I buy a $200 car, I EXPECT it to run like total garbage. After driving and/or towing it home I drive directly to my favorite auto parts store & buy all the necessary parts/chemicals needed for a complete tune-up, regardless of when the PO said it was done last. Common sense tells me that it would have cost more if a tune-up had been done recently. While performing the tune-up, I check everything under the hood & go from there. Other than that, no WAG's from me. The SWAG (Scientific Wild-Ass Guess) system rarely, if ever, works.

As one who regularly buys $200 cars for fun, I agree with everything you just said.

The OP didn't give any real info - like he wanted us to guess

Guessing is fun though - Whenever I "venture a guess" on here, It should be taken as "here's some stuff to think about / look at 'cause enough info hasn't been provided"

If everyone had knowledge, tools, and resources this would be a very boring place

[hickskalem18]

ok well just so u all know im from the great state of nc we dont use punctuation. and second it was a vacume leak and later since im kinda new with the 4 cylinder stuff because i run a rail with a 632 bbc ive never really messed with turbos i found a couple cracked hoses, and well the car actually needed to b ran a little the turbos FINE and it turned 15 lbs of boost with the factory guages i had the bitch turned down before i hurt sumthin it needed back pressure so i got a high flow cat and new exhaust from jegs and that fixed the problem since it was open from someone cut the cat off. but thank u guys who actually PLAYED THE GAME!? and gave me some information i preciate it

kalem hicks

[Sittn86]

Yeah, from my experience, no punctuation is normal down there. Let me guess, you don't use your blinker, either. I lived in Asheboro, NC for 10 years & I swear the only time I saw a turn signal was because it was on when the car was purchased & the owner didn't know how to turn it off. I'm glad you figured it out! Don't let us crabby TD'ers scare you off, we're kind of a bunch of smart asses. Stick around & this place will kinda grow on you.... LIKE MOLD So, welcome!
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[crusty shadow]

before you buy any parts for the car id do a compression test. verify mechanical integrity first. tune up wont do shyt for a blown head gasket! sounds like you may have found some of the problems already. vacuum lines are a curse on these cars. search "vacuum block" on here. that little mod gets rid of a lot if not all the vacuum headaches. after that do a tune up, replace all the filters, pcv valve, new plugs(champions-no platinum!) wires, cap , rotor ,fuel filter, etc. change out all the fluids- engine,trans, coolant, and a fresh t-stat. dump a bottle of good fuel system cleaner in the first couple tanks of gas -sea foam works great! if it still runs like crap after all that then report back here and tell us exactly what you did and what its doing. the more info we have the better we're gonna be able to help you.

no blinkers in N.C.? huh, i guess thats were all asian women learn to drive in this country. sure would explain a lot.....

[rush6432]

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Originally Posted by hickskalem18 it needed back pressure so i got a high flow cat and new exhaust from jegs and that fixed the problem since it was open from someone cut the cat off.

needing back pressure eh. wow you've got alot to learn.....

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I don't know if it's because he's from "Noth Klina" or that he races a Cheby that he has issues. It'll all work out fine if/when he finds out that the substitute for cubic inches is called "BIG BOOST & FAT FUEL".
Welcome to Turbo Dodge!!!

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Next time check for Fault Codes.