Hello HCF

I have a question, probably one of you would be able to guide me on the right direction. A little background...

Not too long ago I did a auto to manual conversion. I had broken my knock sensor and I did not change the intake manifold nor the throttle body therefore I had a jumpy idle from 1~2 I believe. I got to autozone to pull the codes and I had Knock, iacv, tps and map.

Long story short the car was still driveable, I was able to let off half clutch and have some power. Now I finally complete the conversion by repairing the knock and changing the manifold and throttle body. No Check engine Yay! and the iddle is beautiful somehwere in the 500.

The problem now is that if I let of the clutch like before the car turns off. When I play with it it doesnt have power at all. So little that it would roll back on a hill, if I let it go more then the car stalls.

PS: Civic 97 D16Y8

Is it supposed to be that way? What would be your recommendation? Is this due to the idle? Can I configure it so It would Idle so I would have a little more power to be able to take off and park without gasing it , etc.

Thanks in advance.

 

You have to press the gas to make any Civic move. It's a small engine. Idling is just for being, well, idle not in gear.

 

But how so before it had power when I let off the clutch a little bit? I mean not to like crazy to drive but at least to be able to park without gasing and to take of easier.

 

Because it was idling too high before. You don't want to be wasting gas at 1500 rpm at every stoplight.

 

Yeah you just got used to driving it with the high idle.

In a normal stick you have to give it gas as the clutch starts to grab. You'll get the hang of it, just takes practice.

 

I guess you are right. I been getting the hang of it. Still I stall the car a few times a day. I hate when it happens. If I don't stall it then I make burnout unwillingly. -_-