Cold Air Intake on a 93 LS 400
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so i have an LS 400 and the stock intake was messed up , hose connectors were broken along with the boot and a lot of other stuff. So i spent 50 bucks on a cheap chrome plated plastic cold air intake from oriley's, drilled holes for the hose connectors and everything is air tight and sounds good but my problem is when the car is under load like going up a steep hill or accelerating fast it looses power for not even half of a second then keeps going does anyone know what this is? i reset the ecu but i couldn't tell a difference. also can you guys show me some pics of cold air intakes on a 1993 LS400 because i cant find any pictures at all...
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the stock air cleaner is a a cold air intake. so hook that part back up. also double check you didnt mess up the conection to the MAF. also you might want to make another hole in that new intake pipe for that big plastic box you removed. under load is has reserved air in it to help with suden bursts of throttle. its there for a purpose.
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I know what you mean but i paid 500 bucks for the car and the original intake is really messed up if i put the original back on ill loose 50% of my air from all the holes and cracks
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I've never personally seen a BNIB K&N filter screw up a MAF.
89-97 LS400s have karman vortex AFMs, and work differently than a hot-wire MAF.
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Would the alcohol based type cleaners not pose as much a risk of damage when spraying the MAF sensors then?
Thinking of K&N, the people who oil them must go crazy with the sprayer.
The times I used the K&N, I don't recollect seeing an oil trail on the intake piping of my cars.
Thinking of K&N, the people who oil them must go crazy with the sprayer.
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Doesn't it take some time for an ECU to relearn after you change something like this? I know its one of the biggest downfalls for putting them on certain cars, especially if it was not specifically engineered and tested for that make and model. I was under the impression CAI's can produce lean A/F ratios initially, and depending on the vehicle and ecu learning capability, it may not adapt?
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so im probably gonna sound like a dumb A** but i looked at the MAF and there's no wires just plastic?? the sensor its self is just plastic, i didn't touch it I lust cleaned the small gasket that holds it in place. Its gonna be a week or two before i get plugs cause there a little more than i thought. $106 for the wires and $58 for plugs... but i found something out, when I turn on the etc power beside the shifter it doesn't surge or jerk like it did before. i know the etc power is for driving up mountains or for high speed driving but what does it really change? wouldn't that allow more air and adjust the tps differently?
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iirc power mode raises shift points, increases the cars likelyhood to downshift, and raises the transmission fluid pressure.