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komedy · 04-04-2007, 08:00 PM

hi i got a sr20det redtop. if one sparkplug wire is not sparking and the rest are can this cause sluggishness and misfiring?

anyone now where i can get new sparkplug wires for my SR? or any good after market ones?

I changed and check the sparkplug gap , Oil and still feels sluggish and misfires.

Nikeboy355 · 04-04-2007, 08:06 PM

SRs have coilpacks... If one is bad call companies that sell SRs and check the classifieds...

Yes the car will run on three cylinders but it isn't a good thing to do...

komedy · 04-04-2007, 08:09 PM

sweet. so ther called coil packs lol.

Wei240 · 04-04-2007, 08:12 PM

yes, and i believe they are being sold in the classifieds, 25 each or something...

and yes, i've ran on 3 cylinders before, sluggish/funny at the low end, but when it's running, can't tell the difference...

komedy · 04-04-2007, 08:29 PM

crap where in the classifieds? on zilvia ? i need one

komedy · 04-04-2007, 08:34 PM

thanks everyone. i called R&D Factory because there close to LA ,there selling me one for $30, awesome deal.

Casascacas · 04-04-2007, 08:41 PM

Before you go buying new coil packs test the one that isn't firing by switching it to a different cylinder...if it works then look at the igniter. I had the same problem last month. Good luck!

projectRDM · 04-04-2007, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by komedy

hi i got a sr20det redtop. if one sparkplug wire is not sparking and the rest are can this cause sluggishness and misfiring?

I changed and check the sparkplug gap , Oil and still feels sluggish and misfires.

Are you serious? It's a 4cylinder engine, dropping one cylinder essentially cuts 25% of the possible output. You don't think you'd notice that?

longdy · 04-04-2007, 11:04 PM

yes it still runs....lol

komedy · 04-13-2007, 01:32 AM

can you really tell if one coil packs not working?

Silverbullet · 04-13-2007, 07:37 AM

yes. your car will sound like a WRX and will shake 25% more.

I used to fuck with my friend and pull one of his spark plug connectors out of his KA. lolll

Anyways, it sounds like ur still not sure whats wrong with your car. Heres how to test if one of ur coilpacks are bad:
have the car running, pull one coilpack out at a time. If the engine all of a sudden runs different (you'll hear and see it being a little more rough, even more so if u rev it) then you know that coil pack was good. If you pull one of them and there is absolutly NO CHANGE, that means that coilpack or sparkplug or ign related for that cylinder is BAD.

If you find out all your coilpacks are good, i would def check the timing. There are several articles on most forums on how to time an SR motor. Its pretty simple.

driftsilvias13 · 04-13-2007, 09:42 AM

haha yea my KA ran on 3cyl. too. sounded like a boxer engine and it was stupid slow

04-04-2007, 08:00 PM	#1
komedy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Can the car run on 3 cylinders ? hi i got a sr20det redtop. if one sparkplug wire is not sparking and the rest are can this cause sluggishness and misfiring? anyone now where i can get new sparkplug wires for my SR? or any good after market ones? I changed and check the sparkplug gap , Oil and still feels sluggish and misfires.

04-04-2007, 11:04 PM	#9
longdy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Long Beach Posts: 747 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yes it still runs....lol __________________ Summer project: Rx-7 Vert

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04-04-2007, 08:06 PM	#2
Nikeboy355 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 45 Posts: 734 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	SRs have coilpacks... If one is bad call companies that sell SRs and check the classifieds... Yes the car will run on three cylinders but it isn't a good thing to do...

04-04-2007, 08:09 PM	#3
komedy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sweet. so ther called coil packs lol.

04-04-2007, 08:12 PM	#4
Wei240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: socal Posts: 1,778 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yes, and i believe they are being sold in the classifieds, 25 each or something... and yes, i've ran on 3 cylinders before, sluggish/funny at the low end, but when it's running, can't tell the difference...

04-04-2007, 08:29 PM	#5
komedy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	crap where in the classifieds? on zilvia ? i need one

04-04-2007, 08:34 PM	#6
komedy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks everyone. i called R&D Factory because there close to LA ,there selling me one for $30, awesome deal.

04-04-2007, 08:41 PM	#7
Casascacas Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cary NC Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Before you go buying new coil packs test the one that isn't firing by switching it to a different cylinder...if it works then look at the igniter. I had the same problem last month. Good luck!

04-13-2007, 01:32 AM	#10
komedy Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	can you really tell if one coil packs not working?

04-13-2007, 09:42 AM	#12
driftsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,297 Trader Rating: (54) Feedback Score: 54 reviews	haha yea my KA ran on 3cyl. too. sounded like a boxer engine and it was stupid slow