Ok, so I swapped out my IC piping for some hardpiping. I wasnt planning on keeping it in there, just testing things out. So I take out the hardpiping, and put back in my stock stuff. With the stock piping back on, my car is like, struggling to stay on. It will either Struggle for a little while, and maybe eventually die. Or it will idle surge for a little while. Yet when I normally drive, it rides like normal. No big loss in boost pressure either. Any ideas? thanks everyone. :)

check for a leak after your MAF. thats all I got. :goodluck:

Rick, check all your connections of the stock IC piping. And check to make sure you don't have a vacuum line off somewhere. Sounds to me like you have a boost leak somewhere, or something isn't connected.

CRAIG

I would say boost leak or MAS plug is disconnected.

Would a shitty throttle body gasket cause all this? I can also hear a small hiss, coming somewhere around the tb and stuff.

Do a boost leak test, might be easier to locate the leak with the engine off.

Ok, I checked my connectors and shit. I dont think I'm missing any. It must be a boost leak somewhere. I'll have to hit up QPR and get it worked out. Thanks a lot guys, if you come up with anything else, lemme know.

yeah i'm going to be doing a boost leak test on my car tonight.. just to make sure ....

-E

E, you have your own kit for that?

I think a lot of us do.... http://www.vfaq.com/index-main.html --> Intake --> Intake leak tester. Good luck.

Oh yeah, not sure if this info helps at all either, but ever since i put the stock stuff back on, my gas pedal is a little bit stiffer. Does this make any sense either?

you either twisted one of the cables... or are puting preasure on it...


or somethings getting in the way on the throtle body? deformed? or maybe the mat is stuck under the pedal? maybe some pron got under there?

-E