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So, the car’s running a bit rich. It’s a turbo 1 2.2L, and it’s been sitting for 20+ Years (estimated guess) When it finally got running again, it’s not running super great. Timing is spot on, so that’s not the issue. Again the car has been sitting and just now started running again so I...

Hey! I am having some issues that I am trying to sort out and could use some experience on the matter. This will be a bit of a read, but I tried to search out all probable causes and am just reviewing them here. I am currently running a 2.5 stage 5 tune, +40's, 3 bar, etc... Right now, when i...

hi, I am having a problem with the timing on my 85 Omni 2.2l turbo. i just installed a new timing belt and i double checked that lined up all the marks on the gears and i was positive it was at top dead center on cylinder #1. I started it up and did a full ignition timing check and made sure it...

Hey, Three firsts, I am new to the forum, owning a Dodge, and owning a Turbo. Ive rebuilt many engines in the past, but they were NA and carbureted. Problems are coming up and im having trouble working through them. Currently I own a 1990 Dakota with a 92 2.5 Turbo Daytona engine in it. This...

In my 89 tona I run very rich on a normal day in arizona. 100 degrees plus outside, WOT and 13lbs of boost and I'm getting in the low 11's on my wideband. Mid to low 90 degree weather I get down to as low as 10.8 afr... I also did a run this past night at about 92 degrees outside, testing out...

I was on the way home one night, hit about 14lbs of boost and then it felt like my pcv valve came loose so when I got home I checked everything, and all hoses were connected. I sarted pulling plug wires...i found that the engine was not running on cylinders 1 & 2. I had this "same" problem a...

I am having a issue that just started three days ago. When the engine is cold it wants to hesitate and stumble. When you take off from a start the car bucks. Once the car gets to operating temp the engine runs great. A month or so ago I had a new engine installed. Following is a list of work...

I've been lurking the last few months, reading posts and learning how to diagnose circuits, timing, vacuum leaks, & fuel pressure. Today I may have found a problem that could cause the issue. I hooked up a Tek 285 oscilloscope to the coil primary negative terminal, and saw the spark jump by...

ok im still in the process of figuring this out so mabey someone experienced this before and can help..? ok it started off just surging at a light throttle with no smoke or rough idle :). the next few days the surging increased a bit. def. a little bit more noticable..then the next day..like day...

i have a 89 daytona 2.5tbi and it has a rough idle and as you rev it up it smooths out and runs perfect, it back fires out of the exhaust at idle but not at higher rpm, it seems to run rich at idle and lean at high rpm, i have installed new fuel pump, new fuel lines, new fuel filter, cleaned...

I just acquired this car last week, its not in the best of shape but isnt the worst either (my shelby z was rotten). needs to be resprayed and have some new door and window rubbers installed which i cannot find!!! It has +20 injectors, VNT block and head rebuilt out of a '90 lebaron matched...

Hi guy i havea 88 dodge omniihooked up a fuel air ratio gauge a long time a go and i when i started my car the car was idling spratictcaly then bounced up to 2000 rpm and stayed also i could smell the fuel when i drove it the car wld run weired i wld be riding staying at a constant speed and...