Alright a couple of days ago i put on my aem cai. i already had it cut for the bypass valve but i decided i didn't want to use it so i ordered the aem silicon connector. for the time being since it was already cut i used just one piece of it so it was basically a short ram. well today i got the connector and put it on so now i have the cai. when i went to drive it it drove like ****. had less power than the stock airbox and when i came to a stop my car died. i had no problem with the short ram though. what do you think is going on and how to i fix it. thanks

 

Okay -- It definitely sounds like you have a problem other than your CAI. Switching from a short ram to cold air will have nothing to do with your car dying....Id check other things before the CAI. How many miles are on the car...when did you have your last maintenence etc....were you sure that you didnt...eek... drop anything into the throttle body when you did it?

 

maintenance was done not that long ago, i didn't drop any thing in it, 70,000 miles
what could it be?

 

anyone? what else could be wrong?

 

did you make sure to clean off any metal shavings from the piping after u cut and before you went ahead and put the intake on? That problem ur having is not something remotely normal from switchin from short ram to cai like the other guy said...

 

yep cleaned them off

 

what should i do next?

 

I might try a compression test, and Id probably check the plugs...What all is done to the car?

This is not an intake problem.

 

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This is not an intake problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

none of this stuff is neccessary. Look around. Use your eyes. Does something look out of place? Did you by chance loosen or have your TPS come upplugged or break? Are there any harnesses you moved or unplugged to make the install easier??? Just look around.

 

no i just checked em. i cant see any thing out of place. the only other mods i have at this point is a 5zigen fireball axle back. and now it is starting to make a popping, crackling noise. this only happens when i accelerate. it does not happen when i down shift or let off the gas?

 

I would take the cold air extension off and drive it and see if it is fine now. Then youll know if its from the cold air or not I dont know how it could be but

 

i just did its better but definetly still not right!

 

Are you blind or just stupid? This is not an intake problem.

 

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Yes I am well aware of that. But anyways what's wrong with you man was your mom not as good as usual last night or what?

 

another thread gone bad. . .yea doesn't sounds like an intake problem, do a compression test and see what she gets. . sounds like its its not breathing but if u took off the intake and it ran the same way, then its not the intake, unless u got sumthin sucked up into your intake mani. ro sumthin. . BTW. . . IBTL

 

Im not sure if this would cause it but you do have the sensor plugged into the intake right?

 

Throwing any cel codes?....I thought you were having a problem like a week ago and it was throwing some codes, related?

 

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yeah its throwing code 73-random misfire??????????????

 

that sucks man. maybe you did suck something up into your intake manifold...either that or maybe you unplugged wires / connectors related to ignition??

 

reset ecu?

 

yeah, i reset it

 

Did you do a full reset on the ECU or the 'Time-Saver' style. What I mean is, did you pull the negative cable, pull the ECU and back-up fuse in the box, and let it sit for 10-20 mins? (Not sure how long the Helms calls for, someone borrowed mine and hasn't returned it... 20 mins works though)

After that, replace fuses, reconnect battery and start the car. Don't forget to let it idle for 10 minutes.

Random misfires are a real *** pain - I've had a code 74 since I installed my AEM CAI... it comes and goes. Doesn't seem to affect power in my case though.

 

hmm yea reset the ecu i would do that never happened to me tho. hopefully it wont *knocks on wood*

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B-Tuning.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you do a full reset on the ECU or the 'Time-Saver' style. What I mean is, did you pull the negative cable, pull the ECU and back-up fuse in the box, and let it sit for 10-20 mins? (Not sure how long the Helms calls for, someone borrowed mine and hasn't returned it... 20 mins works though)

After that, replace fuses, reconnect battery and start the car. Don't forget to let it idle for 10 minutes.

Random misfires are a real *** pain - I've had a code 74 since I installed my AEM CAI... it comes and goes. Doesn't seem to affect power in my case though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

no i just disconnected the neg on the battery. hopefully this is it. ill go try it now