metal intake pipe question?

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

I just bought this aluminum intake on ebay and put it on my car today. It seems as though my car runs sluggish with it. I checked all the fitttings and everything seems to be tight. My autometer boost guage is maxing at 15 just as before but it seems slower and my blow-off valve is muck quieter with this intake. Is this normal is ther something that I could be missing. My bov is a turbo xs type h and I made no adjustments to it after putting the intake on. The intake is made of all aluminum and is listed as a 144 intake on Ebay. Any help would be appreciated because at this point I'm thinking about going back stock.

 

[Coldandafraid]

hmm... strange. Not really anything could have changed, its just an intake... hows the MAS, everything air tight after it?

Umm... is this an intake mani, or just intake pipe?

 

[Coldandafraid]

ok... I found it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...tem=7912168788&category=42604&sspagename=WDVW

Did you stick the MAS on the end? Are you recirculating, or venting, and if venting, is the vent line completely plugged?

 

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...&item=7910166468&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT
This is the link for the intake.

 

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

I am still recirculating and everything seems to be tight.

 

[midnght]

Umm... is this an intake mani, or just intake pipe?

Damn, I should have read more into it. When I did the ebay check I got this.

 

[Coldandafraid]

plug the mas back in electrically?

 

[Defiant]

The only difference you should notice is a slightly louder intake.

 

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

Yes the MAS is plugged back in and no the intake is atually quieter. The spool sound is much quieter with the new intake.

 

[Coldandafraid]

hmm.... when it was shpped to you, they had it filled with newpaper, and you forgot to take it out? (grasping at straws here... your problem makes no sense)

 

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

I checked inside and it was clear and trust me I know. I'm going to work now so I'm gonna drive it and see how it does.

 

[speedytalon]

maybe its just a mind trick and you feel like its sluggish.. If everything is boosting the same and the car is still running fine, then I cant see why it would cause a problem.

 

[halik008]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...&item=7910166468&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT
This is the link for the intake.

BTW that's not aluminum intake it's 2 regular 3" steel elbows welded together. I bought one a year ago and sold it immediately...

halik

 

[1997TALONTSIAWD]

Well I was coming home from work today and decided to really get into the boost and when I shifted my car died. I popped the hood only to find that my bov was sitting on top of my manifold. OOPS! I guess that wasn't so tight. After adjusting that it sounds much better. Go figure.

 

[defaced]

BTW that's not aluminum intake it's 2 regular 3" steel elbows welded together. I bought one a year ago and sold it immediately...

halik

Why did you sell it? Just curious bec/ I have one kinda like that and mine works fine. My bov isn't very loud anymore either, but I'm making my car a sleeper so I don't want it very loud. Just curious to why you sold it.

 

[halik008]

Why did you sell it? Just curious bec/ I have one kinda like that and mine works fine. My bov isn't very loud anymore either, but I'm making my car a sleeper so I don't want it very loud. Just curious to why you sold it.

Sold it because the quality was non existant, just plain old cheap. I tried to put is on but it was such a PITA that i said screw it, and sold it. It was also quite heavy. :thumbdown

I paid $60 for it, for around $10-$20 more you can pick up nice used injen.....


halik

 

[Dieselboy]

BTW that's not aluminum intake it's 2 regular 3" steel elbows welded together. I bought one a year ago and sold it immediately...

halik

Steel will resonate the spool and BOV sound quite a bit compared to an aluminum pipe, just FYI. I made my own 3" aluminum intake very similar to that design, and its pretty damn loud. If it is actually made out of steel, thats the reason its just as quiet (if not quieter) that your stock intake.