Hey i just sold my 1991 3kgt sl and bought my 1991 3kgt vr4 last week. The vr4 is quick but it doesn't seem to be as fast as i thought it would be. For some reason, my sl almost seemed to feel faster and it also seemed to pull a lot more...Any ideas or thoughts?

Theres no wheel spin all go.

Do a pressure test of your intake system. Check for boost leaks

Plugs wires

Compression test.

In short the only way that it is slower is if something is wrong.

175 hp vs 300 hp ?
There is no way, something is wrong with your car for sure.
1 or both turbos dead, engine problem.
pray to god it's not something major

222hp.

The Vr4's don't feel much faster due to the AWD system.. but they are.

well i know the turbos arent dead because i can hear them whistle when they wind up and they register good on the boost gauge

The boost gauge is junk.

In all seriousness find a v6 accord if you lose theres something wrong.

i have 2..the stock one and one that the guy who had the car before me put in..and they both show the same thing

my other friend has a gto and one of his friends has a turbod integra, he keps losing to the integra, he found one of of his turbos was gone, changed the 1 turbo and beat it.

if you feel semi-fast than one of your turbos might need replacement, you will still hear the whining turbo sound with 1 turbo, i don't think there is a way to tell if both are spooling or just one.

Pull the intake pipes off and see if you have any shaftplay.

Any smoke?

no, no smoke
and i have a '93 motor in my car and the guy gave me 2 spare turbos from his old '91 motor that he had in it so i guess i can get the turbos checked and if one is bad then i can just get it swapped out....btw how would you check if a turbo is working or not?

The wheel that spinns should spin freely, It should NOT move side to side or in and out.

what? can i check it without taking anything apart?

no,

Refer to post 9

try to pull the intake pipes off

There is no try.

Get a 8mm wrench take the clamp off the hose on the intake of the turbo, stick finger in hole spin wheel, push wheel, move side to side.

If it does anything other then spin you have a problem.

The front turbo is cake. 30 minutes tops. The rear turbo can take up to 2 hours.

what wheel is that?

go get this done professionally.

vr4 is not a car to own and not know anything about, especially turbos, you have money get it done professionally then you will find your answer

Better yet where do you live, if your close I'll do it.

oh EMC your so sweet offering work on a set of VR4 turbo's, or is it just that you love working on the VR4's? you sick sick bastaard!LOL