Car doesn't feel good at times

What year is the car?

Mine just picks a random day to feel like a turd.

Most of the time when it rains is when it feels like it will run the best, its like a sick joke.


To help your problem though... I assume your BBK intake goes into the fenderwell, correct?

Is the splash guard/wheel lining fully in tact? Any holes in it? Anything missing infront of it that will expose the filter to water? If its missing or not aligned there will be alot of water up in that area, and if your filter gets wet it can suck in water (a little, or alot, depending) and that would not sit well with the MAF, or the engine itself.

If youve ever had watery gas in a vehicle you will notice it runs like chit, sputters, hesitates, so on... pretty much the same story with SMALL amounts of water coming through the intake. Large enough amounts and the motor can and will hydrolock.

your problem is ignition related...stop posting and start fixing..then start modding.

importrx7 said:

Yah, i've got a little bit of front damage on my car, the wheelwell liner isn't completely in there in other words there are some gaps that i could see water getting through to the intake, i imagine that might be it, because when i've popped the hood when it does it and the top of the engine looks as dry as can be

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I almost garuntee you that is your problem. Either ditch the fenderwell intake or set that thing tight so no water gets in.

Jbauer said:

your problem is ignition related...stop posting and start fixing..then start modding.

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I wouldnt jump to any conclusions like that. How often does your car run like crap when it rains because some electronics got wet?

His wheel liner is gapped, he has a fenderwell intake, he is sucking water into the motor...

I can vouch from personal experience on mutiple occasions that water getting sucked into the intake causes the EXACT same symptoms he is explaining.

how many electrical problems have i had with cars having electrical issues in the rain? EVERY DAY. I see this at work all the time.

Jbauer said:

how many electrical problems have i had with cars having electrical issues in the rain? EVERY DAY. I see this at work all the time.

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Well I cant argue with that then, but I still feel that the intake is the problem. Just based soley on the fact his liner is not aligned and letting water get up in there.

possibly..i've seen a lot of weird stuff.
the easiest way to find out..get a water hose and spray ignition components in one pass..if the car wont start afterwards you know why. cleans your engine while your at it so your killing to birds with one stone

Jbauer said:

possibly..i've seen a lot of weird stuff.
the easiest way to find out..get a water hose and spray ignition components in one pass..if the car wont start afterwards you know why. cleans your engine while your at it so your killing to birds with one stone

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hahaha, yeah.

I went under the hood with some simple green, water, and a toothbrush to clean the engine once...