hay guys i think i have a problem with my car. after i installed my skunk2 5/8 plenum spacer i feal the car starts weird its not the same sound as before and i hear this low puffing sound i put my hand on the exhaust and i feal puffs of air coming out. the engine noise keeps going up and down and feels like the car is fighting to stay on. any thoughts?

 

yea, you shouldn't have cut corners and tried to save a few $$$ withe skunk2 instead of the MD - skunk2 is notorious for having bad fitment problems. better take it off.

 

i got it for free so i just put it on. now i know why it was free

 

I don't know why everyone knocks the Skunk2. I have had mine for 2 months have no problems. Most of the problems are probably from install error and not manufacturer error. I didn't even use silicone as suggested. I cut a factory gasket (the middle section) and use it for the install and even torqued it by hand. My car runs great. Maybe you didn't torque it properly or didn't do a proper torque sequence (like you would do when changing tires). Whatever you did wrong, it sounds like you have a vacuum leak. Retorque it with a proper sequence and use a torque wrench.

 

ya i went and got a torqe wrench last night im ganna take it apart and do it again. and i did the same thing as you i got a factory gasket and cut the middle.

 

You have a major leak on that plenum no air puff should be present at all. Retorque all the screws be careful not to snap the bolts. Reset the ECU when you're done with the adjustments.

 

One more thing you might want to check. Some people have accidentally tightened the rubber thing around the oil fill location inside the plenum causing a vacuum leak.

 

That's what happened to me at first.. but it went away after a few days.. BUT I was still not convinced so I re-did the install. The car idles fine now.


Goodluck,
Jeff

 

hay guys thanx for all ur replys. i am a kind of guy that will not stop until its perfect i just went down and re-did the install and this time used the torqe wrench. wow who knew 7lb was so lil, i probebly did it like 50 with my hand. everything seams to be fine now, ill just do a ECU reset too and just wait and see i guess.

 

Good going slikster......you might want to check those bolts after a week or so since there's so little torque on them.
Enjoy
C.