So i just finished installing my new Rebal 3'' intake, and when i go oturn on the car it starts to sputter going from 1000 RPM to 300 then back up. WTF did i do WRONG!!! HELP PLEASE

 

Did you disconnect the battery?

 

ya i did that and it still did the same thing

you put it in gear and it stalls

 

did you plug in your sensor and put the sensor in the right way?

 

MAF sensor in correctly?

 

which way is the right way?

i thought there was only one way to put it in? the other way doesnt fit

 

Check the maf and harness going to the maf. Did you disconnect any of the other connectors for clearance?

I still have to laugh when people have problems with installing an intake...I did mine with a broken back and a six pack in me and no issues!

 

do you have the same intake? i only took off the headlight, thats it

anyone else have any thoughts? what if one of the rubber connectors was letting out air? could that be the cause of the problem?

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its gotta be something with the maf...thats all i could think of

 

did u put the maf back in the right way?

..haha any one else?

my RAW CAI is fudgin sick!

 

im going to switch it the other way around tomorrow. Im hoping that will fix everything

 

there should be an arrow on the maf itself i know the 2.2s have an arrow

 

Did you upgrade to the LS4 throttle body without tuning it? Check all hoses in the engine bay and your CAI coupler clamps for loose connections cuz it sounds like a vacuum leak.

 

Well...the maf is only going to fit in the pipe one way and the harness as well.

I don't think a vac leak would do that...I had the vac line COMPLETELY off my intake and didn't have any power problems except a sucking sound that wasn't there before.

 

did you get dirt on the maf at all. that could be some of it. i didnt have any problems with mine.

 

It's the MAF sensor man, make sure you have it in the right way else it'll do that and bog your car out if you try to drive it.

 

So i figured it out thanks to all of you. it WAS the MAF sensor, had it upside down. But the thing is that the bolts would only fit it you put it in the wrong way. i mean is that normal? WTF Rebal

 

um, you might have that piece of intake pipe backwards then

 

that makes a whole lot of sense. God all this could have been avoided if rebel gave me some damn instructions with the intake!!! thanks RooTBeeR. Ill change it when i get my new headlights in.

is the chripping noise normal, or is that the intake sucking up air? sounds like i have a turbo, makes that sound when i change gears sometimes

 

its not rebels fault you installed it incorectly lol. i had no trouble with my raw 3" and i used the how to's on here

its a sick intake

 

hey man i never said i didnt like it, its sick im just a moron when it come to things like this lol.

 

Eh man, no prob...HIGH FIVE TO ME FOR FIGURING IT OUT!!! lol Glad I could help out. Yeah I had to use the RAW "how to" help hints for mine lol but its SICK for sure!

by "chirping" do you mean that noise that sounds like air getting sucked through a straw? cuz just off idle mine doses that. and cruising with the windows down it also has a kinda "sucking" noise.

 

ok so that sucking noise is normal. I was worried something was wrong. Can I leave the pipe upside down? Will something go wrong down the road?

 

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what do u mean "upside down"? do u hav a pic?