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    I just bought a 89 RB20 swapped 240...when I bought it, I had to pop the clutch to start it, it died on me, I replaced the battery, turns on and it smokes black smoke, and then it shuts off in like 10 seconds, or if you give it gas, it turns off right away. what can it be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    I just bought a 89 RB20 swapped 240...when I bought it, I had to pop the clutch to start it, it died on me, I replaced the battery, turns on and it smokes black smoke, and then it shuts off in like 10 seconds, or if you give it gas, it turns off right away. what can it be?
    need a lot more info then it smokes for ten seconds and dies. Could be a number of things....
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    lol man fuck RB's


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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    need a lot more info then it smokes for ten seconds and dies. Could be a number of things....
    If I step on the gas, it shuts off right away. It smokes black, white and blue smoke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    If I step on the gas, it shuts off right away. It smokes black, white and blue smoke.
    lol, sounds like you have major problems, have someone look at it for you...
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    Quote Originally Posted by punkr6 View Post
    lol, sounds like you have major problems, have someone look at it for you...
    Man it was running perfectly fine, I just got the car too, like a few hours ago. Didn't even hit boost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    Man it was running perfectly fine, I just got the car too, like a few hours ago. Didn't even hit boost.
    damn, that does suck. But seriously man, have someone look at it that you trust, before you wast anymore money...
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    sounds like a misfire to me. pull your spark plugs, check for vacuum leak, check to see if your maf is plugged up, try another ecu. etc.


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    Really stupid question, but where is the MAF on a rb20? first non honda..lol. i think its the maf. It sounds like it releases alot of air when I start it up.

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    anyone?

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    should be near the air filter

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    Really stupid question, but where is the MAF on a rb20? first non honda..lol. i think its the maf. It sounds like it releases alot of air when I start it up.
    lmao, i said check for vacuum leaks. that should be your culprit. also check to see if you fouled any plugs.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenkiCam View Post
    lmao, i said check for vacuum leaks. that should be your culprit. also check to see if you fouled any plugs.
    http://i42.tinypic.com/huhbvs.jpg

    oil catch can, correct? The lines won't stay on it, they fall off everytime, and its leaking. the car will start up, smoke and shuts off.

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    Someone point out the MAF to me, lol...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    Didn't even hit boost.
    You mean VTAK, right? The only boost I ever hit comes from a set of cables.
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    it should be off the intake between the turbo inlet and the intake. if there is no maf there it is either on the intercooler piping, or lacking one.

    a maf looks like this...



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    To be a little more helpful, I would suggest this guy's suggestion ^^
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    Edit* double post. sorry.


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    I don't one of those in my engine bay...lol.

    Will a bad/dirty MAF cause smoking and cause it to turn off?

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    better yet, if you want to save your self some headaches and get it fixed real quick, take it to Dave at Pro Auto Care in Marietta, he got my RB running right in 30 minutes. It wasnt firing on all cylinders and he got it running like a champ.

    here is his info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenDB7 View Post
    I don't one of those in my engine bay...lol.

    Will a bad/dirty MAF cause smoking and cause it to turn off?

    LOL well if there isnt a maf on your car then that is the reason its not running right, unless you have an aftermarket ECU tuned with MAP... what ecu are you on..?

    more specifically what 240 dumbass did you buy that car from?


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenkiCam View Post
    LOL well if there isnt a maf on your car then that is the reason its not running right, unless you have an aftermarket ECU tuned with MAP... what ecu are you on..?

    more specifically what 240 dumbass did you buy that car from?
    It's got a greddy blue emmange for tuning, idk what ecu.

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    from the pic it looks to not have a MAF
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    ok, so more than likely you are using a map sensor with the emanage, dude just call dave and set up an appt and i promise you he will have your car fixed within an hour.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenkiCam View Post
    ok, so more than likely you are using a map sensor with the emanage, dude just call dave and set up an appt and i promise you he will have your car fixed within an hour.
    I'm gonna clean the MAF, if it doesn't fix it, I'm gonna talk to the guy I got it from and trade back cars. How much does dave charge? I'm not looking to put much money into this piece of shit.

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    If I don't have a MAF, if i'm running a map sensor, what is the problem them?

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    lol. well that gets rid of one variable... check for vacuum leaks, pull the plugs to see if you fouled any, is it running on stock injectors? has the car been tuned?


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenkiCam View Post
    lol. well that gets rid of one variable... check for vacuum leaks, pull the plugs to see if you fouled any, is it running on stock injectors? has the car been tuned?
    not stock injectors, 900cc, i think. And yeah its been tuned.

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    900cc....? yes, definitely see if you fouled a plug LMAO.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenkiCam View Post
    900cc....? yes, definitely see if you fouled a plug LMAO.
    Thats what he told me, lol. You think it'll be fine if I put stock injectors on it? It's a basically stock RB20, different turbo, 15psi, blitz BOV

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    So I should put stock injectors in it, and new plugs?

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    DUDE. you should listen to what i said and call dave the RB guru at pro auto care...


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    http://i40.tinypic.com/5af1ah.jpg

    Do the seals on the turbo look bad?

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    the seals are internal on turbos theres no way just to look at one and tell.


    dude i hate to say it but it looks like you got your self into something that you are not ready for yet. do your homework on RB engines please.


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