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RS1800 problem

Postby essexrsturbo on Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:35 pm

my RS1800's got a problem, in first and second its got a power loss over 3k.. it still revs to the limiter but not pulling properly, in 3rd to 5th its fine.. any ideas lads?
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Postby heeman10 on Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:42 pm

Sounds possibly cat/MAF-related...any idea when the cat was last changed? It should reeeally be holding it back in all gears.
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Postby Jay on Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:04 pm

sounds like the cat...

I run an ashley tubular.. not the best in the world I know.. but I had to put the Cat back on for the mot with the standard manifold and omg.. the difference is unreal... it revs so much smoother and accelerates so so so much quicker.
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Postby essexrsturbo on Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:08 pm

so you reckon its the cat? shall i stick a decat onit, i aint buying a new cat...

but thought it would do it in more then just 1st and 2nd
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Postby Jay on Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:24 am

tbh mate, I'd agree with James... I'd start with the cat and go from there.. removing the cat is a great upgrade so you cant go wrong either way.

If the MAF is dodgy then it will automatically cause the engine to run on base settings which are overly rich as this is safer than running the engine lean... this will make the engine feel lazy and bog down abit until higher in the rev range.
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Postby essexrsturbo on Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:28 pm

are the MAF sensors different on the RS1800 to the XR2i 16v?

where can i get a decat from
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Postby wildheart on Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:33 am

essexrsturbo :are the MAF sensors different on the RS1800 to the XR2i 16v?

where can i get a decat from


baxterboy on the rsoc forum had a nearly new 2nd hand magnex decat pipe for sale,Dont know wether he sold it or not so worth asking :wink:
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Postby essexrsturbo on Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:31 pm

i will do
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Postby essexrsturbo on Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:37 pm

i will do
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Postby rauri on Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:06 pm

how about you read and reply to my pm's :rolleyes:
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