Okay so i just put in a new intake that i bought off of ebay in my Civic LX. Even though I didn't really know what i was doing, you guys were right-- it is fairly easy to put in. I ran into a few problems cuz the one ring wouldn't fit tightly over the seal so I had to manage with some metal wiring... I'll buy the right ring tomorrow.

But anyway-- I was test driving the car and I was at a redlight and as it turned green i took off into first. Then suddenly as I ran up to 4-5k RPM I heard a sucking/popping sound and my engine immediately lost power. That FREAKED me out. I pulled to the side, inspected everything and all the seals were still tight. Even the one that I had to rig with the twine.

Then I took off again, and the car was running fine like before. Any ideas of what could've happened.

Also my RPMs are running higher than usual-- but I'm guessing that's normal since more air means more fuel intake and therefore the engine has to over work. Am I right?

 

Are you running a filter? Could have been that you sucked up some water? Could have been anything

 

go and buy a k&n filter and be a little more assured...i think you're being way **** about this situation

 

yea i definately had the filter on-- but i didn't spray any of that oil that's supposed to go on the filter cuz i have no effing clue where to pick it up. I went to pepboys and they sell it only in the package with a new performance filter.

 

<<go and buy a k&n filter and be a little more assured...i think you're being way **** about this situation >>

haha i tend to like ****, thanks--

no but i'll definately pick up a K&N cone

 

WTH you mean by rpms running higher than usual? lol Intake doesn't change your rev limiter...

 

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You mean idle?

Take off the filter and look at it. Is part of it missing or is it still intact?

The sucking sound was probably just the air going through the intake. As for the popping sound, I have no idea as to what that was.

 

maybe you left something in the intake pipe, or a ghetto ebay sticker was inside and is now inside your motor

just take it off an inspect it, basically common sense bro