ehhh not sure, but the rough roads could have indeed wiggled the sensor into place, but i would say your problem is solved! ahhaha

 

^lol, my issue was the clamp to the intake at the throttle body wasn't tightened down enough. I was running short ram though, and didn't get a CEL when it was disconnected from the throttle body while driving.

 

niiice. next time i have an issue with intakes, ill just go offroading. haha

 

Can you bring it over sometime? I've had a CEL for a while now, tried resetting the ECU but it comes back on. I also get horrible mpg about 25 highway.

 

I'd guess that your cars ECU just fixed itself. From what I understand, it probably adjusted the new fuel/air ratio. And now the cel is gone becuase the problem is solved. Id guess the maf code was from the increase in airflow because of the intake. Your ecu thought it was the maf. seems to have fixed itself. Im just guessing though.

 

I'm thinking this too. It had to adjust to the new amount of air being taken in.

 

so i have good news, and bad news. well, the bad news is waaay worse. good news is my short shifter came in the mail, but at this point, im not even excited for it. bad news is i blew a tire AGAIN on the DAMN 710 freeway. i hate that freeway. but its the only way to get home from school. im gonna sell the torques and possibly buy new wheels. hopefully before hellaflush on the 21st. anyone interested in my wheels? hit me up, they'll be posted in the classifieds by this week.

 

Sucks bout your tire! Did it blow or did it unbead?

 

i think it unbeaded. but when i was looking at it closer today, i saw a tiney hole at the side. idk if it goes all the way through, ill have to see once i dismount it. cuz i was planning on reusing the tires if it was still good.

 

Sucks, dude. But you're running a pretty aggressive tire size, aren't you? 215/35 x9.5 seems like it would be difficult to DD on. Or do you think you're just having bad luck?

 

yeah, thats my specs. i didnt think that was tooo agressive. its cuz that damn 710 freeway in l.a. is horrible. when ppl say roads are terrible, just wait till they drive in l.a. freeways. im hoping to have a 10 inch wide rim with 215 with my next setup. what do you think?

 

215/35? I personally think it's pushing it. I mean sure for a car you don't daily drive. But if you'll be on that freeway everyday - I think 215/40. Its just my personal opinion, but to run 215/35 on a 10 daily? You've got some ***** lol

 

I run 215/40 on a 10 daily. 215/35 would be possible, but would ride like sheeet.

 

I know this was posted a few days ago, but here's why it went off. Anytime you have a CEL in a vehicle it is stored. So the sensor tripped a couple days ago, its stored in the ECU. It does not always mean it is still present. Its more like a redundent system for people who don't want to figure out why the cars CEL is on. Anyways, it will stay on for "X" amount of ignition starts (car starting after being turned off) or "X" amount of miles once the problem is gone. This ensures that if the problem happens intermidently that the light will stay on notifing the user of the vehicle that something is wrong. This will always happen for all modern cars. The only light that once its on, will stay on will be something like an airbag light. As for why it came on, if pipe diameter is larger or smaller then the stock at the MAF point, it will flip the light on. All car's MAFs are designed to work for their specific intake. Or since the MAF was exposed to unfiltered air while changing intakes something could have gotten on it. If the new filter is oiled, a small bit of excess could have gotten on the maf and blown off after awhile.

 

So if you get rid of the torques, do you plan on going an inch lower on the rims or stick to 18's?

 

so i need help guys!!!

i found the shop where i can get my new rims at. my two options are 17x10 +25, or 18x10 +25.

these are my views on it.

if i were to get 17s;
tires would be cheaper
i would be able to get a tire with a thicker sidewall for a smoother ride
i wont have to worry about rubbing the lips of the rims on the fenders


now, if i were to get 18s;
i would be able to reuse the tires i currently have(which are almost bald, so i would need to replace them soon anyways)
fitment would be on point since the gap between the lip of the rim and the fender would be very small.
the biggest size tire i would be able to get would be 215/35, any bigger i would need to raise the car.

im leaning towards 17s. im probably gonna make that call tomorrow and place the order, so if anyone changes my mind by afternoonish. hahaha

 

looks like ill be getting 18x10 all around. the 17s wont be back in stock till july. and i cant really wait for that. so, 18s it is then. ima make a downpayment in like 20 mins, and possibly pick em up by frday.

 

I think the 18"s were a better choice anyways, how much did the rims run you?

 

*sniff sniff* I smell stp1's...

 

Haha, I was thinking the same, stp-1's also doc r u still going to run your spacer?