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laserblazer

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Jan 10, 2010
chicago, Illinois
this is my first DSM and my first engine build. its a 1992 plymouth laser rs with a 6 bolt in it. i pulled the engine and had it machined. put evo 9 pistons in it, decked head and block, arp hardware, acl bearings, port/polished head. i put the thing together myself and it runs. it seems to idle fine and doesnt surge suprisingly because it did before the bulid. stock 14b turbo with a MBC. i have evo pink ttop injectors. i can start the car and it idles at 1500rpm with biss screw all the way in. when i put it in first gear to drive it goes but then immediatley loses all power and i cant go past 10 mph. it violently shakes back and forth and continues to do so into 2nd gear. when in third it doesnt shake but it goes super slow, hard to get over 30mph. im running an AFC and a 2G MAF. anyone with any advice is greatly appreciated. thanks to all.
 
well i just made a boost leak tester and it worked fine. lots of boost leaks. im gonna turn the engine though because i think the valves are open. it wouldnt even go past 5 psi. it was also leaking from the throttle body and i felt some air blow on my hand from another line. im guessing there is just a ton of boost leaks. any more ideas on the MAF like the other member said?

throttle body has multiple leaks: biss screw, vaccum lines, gasket. turbo outlet is leaking, MBC is leaking(normal right?)
 
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