1996 Honda Civic engine shake/rev limiter

Tiny
TUSANE
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  • 1996 HONDA CIVIC
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 114,000 MILES
I recently bought a project car from a buddy when he PCS'd to korea. We both routinly worked on the car and the last few parts we upgraded were a new turbo, greddy multi display E-01 and a new rear axel, intake and intercooler. The problem the car seems to have now is that in first gear befor I even reach 1000 rpms the car starts to shake and the engine cutts into a kind of rev limiter motion and wont stop untill shifted to secound or returned to idle rpms, is does this in every gear 2nd at about 1500 rpms 3rd at about 2500 rpms and 4th and 5th at about 5000 rpms, the car will not go past 90 mph. I have no idea why this is happening and since I live I germany help is far and few between, just to look at my car and give me an estimate of what is wrong the local honda dealer ship wants to charge me 1000 euro just to look at it. Any help that can be give nwould be greatly apreciated

Thanks Willie
Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 11:37 AM

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Tiny
JAMES W.
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Sounds to me like your ign timing "advance" is not keeping up with your rpms. You should be able to check advance with a timing light.
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Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 12:46 PM
Tiny
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Ok so on a scale of 1-10 my mechanic skills are probly a 2-3, to kindergarden this up for me let me see if I got it. Basicly my timing is ahead of itself and I need to readjust the timing to normal with a timing light, and this should aliviate the problem? I know there are more steps to timing an engine but this being the retard versio nsound about right?
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Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 8:22 PM
Tiny
JAMES W.
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I'm not going to say this will alleviate your problem but, it's a step in the process of elimination. Mark the dist position so you have a reference point. Lossen the dist hold down bolt enough so you can turn the dist. Holding the throttle at a fast idle, turn the dist clockwise a little and see if it makes any difference in rev's. Then try turning it the other way and see what happens. Set the dist at where it runs the best and see where you're at from your reference point.
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Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 10:53 PM

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