So I've been trying to install my Weapon - R short ram since last night and I've
been having a lot of problems it's giving me a headache.

Problem was that start the car and it would idle really low and the car would just
sputter and die after a minute or so idling. All the clamps were tight and I
assumed it was the piping not correctly aligned with the throttle body
using the rubber hose thingy majig adapter that connects the intake.

Too tired to attempt again, I tried this morning. This time I held down the intake
my hardest and moved it around in a circular motion trying to feel if it was touching
the throttle body. It came to a point where I was pretty confident that it was in direct
contact so I tightened the clamp with a ratched as tight as I could.

I reconnect the negative on the battery and start the car.

IT IDLED PERFECTLY.

But then I noticed a CEL light on my dash. Then I remembered that I didn't clip
back in the MAF censor. So I turned off my car, clipped it back in, and started it.

The car was doing exactly what was happening the night before. Idling really low,
sputtering, and eventually dying after a period of time.

What;s going on here? I'm starting to get frustrated because I've never been
faced with this kind of problem before. Can someone please help me out?



Sparknotes:
- MAF censor unclipped = car idles fine.
- MAF censor clipped = car rough idles, low rpm's, and eventually dies.

 

After you reconnected the MAF, did you disconnect the battery and then reconnect it and let it idle?

 

what year is your car, and what year is the intake for?

 

Come to think of it, I didn't.

I just turned off the car, clipped it on, turned it back on.

Also, it's for the 05-06's and my car is an 06.

 

Try that out then and let it idle for about 10 min after you reconnect it.

 

Will do after I eat my late lunch and let you know how it goes.

 

No mas ):

 

u make sure that your MAF sensor is on tight enough and that there are not leaks or gaps where it connects to your new intake. when i first installed my trd CAI it did this but i just started it back up and kinda put my foot on the gas a lil and after that i guess that the ecu learned it and its been fine eversince.

 

I had the same problem. Basically, the hole that the maf fits into is bored too large and air is leaking in throwing off the MAF. I contacted them and they told me to send it back so they could check it out and if it was wrong they would send me another one. I already had the car apart so no time for that. Here's what I did.

Go to your local Autozone and buy an Misc. sized Oring kit. Slip a larger O ring on the maf where it goes into the hole and this helps keep the air from leaking. That helped me a ton, but for extra safety, I put some gasket maker really thin on the bottom of the maf only where it sits on top of the intake. No problems since.