Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

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Sarac
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Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

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Hello, so I have a '93 Subaru Legacy SS that I had the 2.2 rebuilt with forged internals along with a new water pump and timing belt. I then had the EJ20G ECU swap done. All done by 2 different shops. I have replaced the plugs, wires, coil pack, ignitor module, had the injectors flow tested and all Ohm read at 11.8. The injectors are grey side feeds, which I believe are 440 or 480's. The problem I am having started off intermittently and is now constant. I am having a misfire in cylinder 2, which I have narrowed down by the looks of the spark plug and no change in idle when I pull injector clip. Cylinder 2 does have spark and when I pulled the plug out it was wet which has me confused. Does anybody have any ideas? :shock: :|
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Re: Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

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Hi
How did the shop wire in the EJ20 ECU?
If you still have your stock coil pack AND ignitor and didn't use the RobTune converter that's likely problem #1.
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Re: Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

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Thanks for your reply.
I do not know how the shop installed the ECU but has done several already, according to what they're saying. I did not use a Rob Tune setup. I used a Enduring Solutions ECU setup. As far as I know I did not need a converter for the coil pack or module cuz the ESL ECU eliminated the need for that if I understand it correctly. The shop has done 5 ESL swaps, including his own car, and has never had this problem before.
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Re: Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

Post by Pntaste4evr99 »

Check the ground wire on the back of the intake, and the ECU if it's getting a good ground
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Post by Sarac »

Ok, will do. Thank you.
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Re: Clueless on lack of power and rough driving...

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Sarac,

Any update/feedback whether you are still having this issue or not?
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