Huge Problem with Stillen Air Intake.. READ NOW!!!
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Huge Problem with Stillen Air Intake.. READ NOW!!!
OK......Like I said in my previous post, I installed the Stilllen airbox. I drove on the highway today and it feels quicker and sounds better today for some reason. BUT.....and here is the big BUT..... I wanted to experiment with the intake so I went up to 90mph and put the car in neutral........THE RPMs WENT STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE CAR TURNED OFF!!! What the hell is going on? I thought only the Injen had this problem. When I go to 80mph and do this, the RPMs go really close to zero and then bounce up a little bit. I notice that the faster I am going while in neutral, the lower the RPMs and I think 90mph is the danger zone. My friend knows a lot about cars and he says that this is probably NOT because of the intake. He claims it's the mass airflow sensor. Tonight I will reinstall the stock airbox and go back on the highway and try this experiment again. If the car turns off......then I know it's the car and not the intake and off to the dealership I will go. Can anyone please try this......on a straightaway with no cars and see if this happens? I am thinking that there is a batch of G35's with bad parts in them and only certain people have them.....Like for example.......not everyone with the Injen has the problem.....and now me with the Stillen. This is really freaking me out and I'm constantly looking at my RPMs to see if they go to zero. Please, anyone, give me some insight on this problem.
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by wreck on 09/30/03 01:36 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by wreck on 09/30/03 01:36 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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From: Mishigan
Re: HUGE PROBLEM WITH STILLEN... READ NOW!!!
MNDZA, sounds like the MAF sensor just like your friend said. I dont know what to tell you, that is why i stuck with the Z-tube only.
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Re: HUGE PROBLEM WITH STILLEN... READ NOW!!!
sup all??
i have the injen cai and it runs just fine. i have never been going 90 in neutral and rev'd it but i haven't had any problems with it.
just got the borla system installed, and i love it. yippie!!!!
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i have the injen cai and it runs just fine. i have never been going 90 in neutral and rev'd it but i haven't had any problems with it.
just got the borla system installed, and i love it. yippie!!!!
later
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Re: HUGE PROBLEM WITH STILLEN... READ NOW!!!
Me too man I have the Stillen Box and Z-tube and when I was going about 85-90 mph I put it in neutral and the car stalled. However when I tried to do it again I couldnt.
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I get my Stillen Air-box on Monday,.......where did you guys order your Z-tube and how much was it. How bigga diff does the Z-tubing make? ---Is it gonna be hard to install the Z-tube after the stillen box is already on?------thanx fer da help.
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I got my tube from a local nissan dealer. It cost me $100. It is worth it man. It makes a huge difference. The stillen by itself does not make a significant difference to justify its price. The Z tube is the easiest thing in the world to install. It takes 5 mins. at the most.
I got my tube from a local nissan dealer. It cost me $100. It is worth it man. It makes a huge difference. The stillen by itself does not make a significant difference to justify its price. The Z tube is the easiest thing in the world to install. It takes 5 mins. at the most.
Re: HUGE PROBLEM WITH STILLEN... READ NOW!!!
it dont matter if he put it on neutral or not, the point is that it stalled/ turned off... and its NOT spos to do that...
shouldnt the needle be at the around 1000 like when its idle? n the car is just spos to roll, i hope some1 finds answer for this fast...
shouldnt the needle be at the around 1000 like when its idle? n the car is just spos to roll, i hope some1 finds answer for this fast...
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From: Mishigan
Re: HUGE PROBLEM WITH STILLEN... READ NOW!!!
Mo18t....you are absolutely correct. Whats underneath the hood in a G35 and 350Z is exactly the same, except for the strut bar and 350Z-intake tube. The g35's intake tube has a resonator in there, makes it quieter and feeds a little tiny bit less air in. Like someone said, realistically its about a 15-20 minute install. Most people bought theirs from grubbs (their nissan one not the infiniti dealership) for $75
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