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Having troubles with an engine conversion i am doing. I've got a holden rodeo minitruck which I have

installed an rb20det silvertop from an r32 using the skyline 5spd box and custom tailshaft.

The only bits that aren't factory are the s/s top mount turbo exh manifold with 38mm ext wastegate.

T3/T4 hybrid turbo (i think), 3" dump pipe & 3" exhaust and exceedy h/d clutch.

It's all hooked up, plumbed up, ready to go..... the problem i'm having is that ran rather well when I

had the garden hose shoved into it and cold water circulating through the engine. Revved freely and

sounded really good. I put the radiator and 16" thermo fan on it and straight away running like shit,

hesitates, coughs, farts and is hard to start!? :P

I've pulled a fair bit of shit apart and can't find anything, any help would be greatly appreciated :domokun:

Oh, also i dont have an o2 sensor yet, doubt that's the problem, but i've been wrong b4

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I installed an o2 sensor and it slightly improved things, still far from good. All connections are good, thermo fan is not the problem.

Checked fuel pressure? You haven't inadvertantly fouled your plugs when trying to get the motor going? Checked the ECU for fault codes?

Cheers

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