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 Post subject: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:39 pm 
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So I've had a flat spot from around 2200 rpm to 3000rpm for quite a while, so today, after having my car on the gas bench and getting a efficancy % of 86% I decided its time for some maintenance.
So, new plugs, leads and o2 sensor straight up.
My old o2 sensor was RS, my plugs were the wrong ones! (From a eb series2) only differance is the electrode is about 3mm longer and they are a different heat rating.
The plug holes were so full of sand on cyl 3,4&5 that the plugs couldn't even go all the way in, no idea how I missed that when I put them in.
My old leads were topgun. So they were s**t anyway.
And now she starts like a champ, has a lot larger power band, no flat spot!! And even sounds slightly...throaty-er.
Not a bad out come for half a hours work and near $100.
6xplugs-$20.46
NTK o2 sensor-$55
NGK leads - $38.50
And of course some chemtech CT18 car wash for $8. So she can be shiney tomorro.

Sweet!
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:15 pm 
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how u check if ur o2 sensor has gone. check continunity/ohms, see if its open circuit or not?

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:48 pm 
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What's wrong with TopGuns? I haven't had any issues with them ever since I bought them...

Good to see you fixed your problem though. I'm pretty curious as to how you got sand in your plug holes in the first place :S

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:25 pm 
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I put my car on the gas bench at work and it was rich on idle, rich on cruise and lean on WOT so I just figured itd be that, the o2 sensor was already in the extractors when I bought them 2nd hand too...

The sand was cought in the recess into to the head, on the lip, so I got small amounts of rag, rolled them up, put them in the holes, loosened up the sand with a small screwdriver, put my face down near it, closed my eyes and blew.
I have no idea how the sand got there, but I never noticed it there before.

as for topgun leads, they are crapola.
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:27 pm 
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Actually when I first got the car I did some circles in a paddoc that was nearish to the beach. Probably from that.
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:57 am 
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phongus wrote:
What's wrong with TopGuns? I haven't had any issues with them ever since I bought them...

Good to see you fixed your problem though. I'm pretty curious as to how you got sand in your plug holes in the first place :S


I had Top Gun leads they died after about 50000km. Started to crossfire between leads etc.. Their resistance is very bad too compared with Champion Steel leads (Jim Mock uses) which are $25 cheaper.

The longest Top Gun lead when new measured 15Kohms and the same Champion STEEL lead I re-installed was 8.5Kohms. Every lead after that was a huge improvement over the top gun leads, car started better, went better at full gas( no hickups etc) can't go wrong...

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:25 am 
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EL___Fairmont wrote:
phongus wrote:
What's wrong with TopGuns? I haven't had any issues with them ever since I bought them...

Good to see you fixed your problem though. I'm pretty curious as to how you got sand in your plug holes in the first place :S


I had Top Gun leads they died after about 50000km. Started to crossfire between leads etc.. Their resistance is very bad too compared with Champion Steel leads (Jim Mock uses) which are $25 cheaper.

The longest Top Gun lead when new measured 15Kohms and the same Champion STEEL lead I re-installed was 8.5Kohms. Every lead after that was a huge improvement over the top gun leads, car started better, went better at full gas( no hickups etc) can't go wrong...


Never really measured the leads. I guess if they ain't broke, don't fix it. Once mine die I'll try another :).

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 2:06 pm 
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never had problems with topgun leads either..

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:43 pm 
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I was talking with the floorsupervisor/ main mechanic at work and he was telling me how he has seen many issues with topguns, crossfiring, plug contacts comming out, insulation braking down prematuraly.
He said he'd rather use the bulk pack leads we get that have no brand name.
But I guess they can't be s**t in every application otherwise they'd be out of business.

After the new leads,plugs and o2 my fuel efficancy at cruise has gone from 86% to 95% but at idle is still low. ~70%, "apparently" that's about the best youd be expecting from a 90s era straight 6. New tps may give me a few % increase but its about the norm.
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:50 pm 
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I use topguns alot or eagle ignition leads as so has dad for his whole life we never use anything but and never had any of the problems described u sure he isnt just a knob ? or just after better profit margins ?

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:52 pm 
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Well I had 2 of the problems with 1 set and id believe anything he says. He is certainly not a knob. Probably knows more about cars then anyone on this site.
So yea. Im sure he's not being a knob.
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:56 pm 
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87SIlude wrote:
And of course some chemtech CT18 car wash for $8. So she can be shiney tomorro.

Sweet!


would not use CT18 to save my life, s**t is straight up acid. May as well pour molten lava over it and be done.
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:38 pm 
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Yea? I love the sheet. Only thing that takes the tar off without having a bug and tar remover.
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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:16 pm 
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It also usually takes off any wax that is on your car so the paint isn't protected and will weather fairly quickly

 

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 Post subject: Re: Finally fixed my 2500rpm flatspot.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:24 pm 
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Actually. Would explain why my shine lastes only a couple washes.
Well ill use up this bottle. Wax again then use something softer.
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