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Just installed Cobra intake and NOW HAVE BIG PROBLEM

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  • Start date Start date Feb 23, 2004

Slow5.0

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Same day when I installed Cobra intake I take test drive
I can feel little bit power at higher RPMs BUT I think something is wrong with low end torque , don't have that much push from low rpms like before ,thats like If I driving in 2nd around 2k (like when you slow down on red lights then you give gas) before I have too much torque at low RPMs but not any more , and idle is some kinda weird ,idle before I installed Cobra intake was 850rpms now is 750rpms ,and if I give just little bit gas on idle it's booged down just little bit than rpms go fast up ,and sometime engine stall on red lights, meybe this one is because idle is too low but I didn't have time to play with idle screw,Today I try fixed idle and now is F*** ** , when I give gas rpms going normal down to 1500rpms than stay a few second and going slow down 850rpms, I test drive again and I don't feel more power than before , no power from low rpms
Did any body know what's wrong, did anybody who installed Cobra intake havd same problem or something else , I'm pissed off realy bad, spend $450 for everything and car is f*** ** now so PLEASE HELP
I appreciate any help
 

TrueBlue95GT

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Check for vacuum leaks and also timing. Do you have any check engine lights?
 

Slow5.0

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No check engine lights , I adjusted timing on 14 like I have before
I just can't understang why when I put together Cobra intake , my idle is low 750rpms , and why I dont have power at low rpms
 

VIPERn94Five-0

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you can adjust the idle with the adjustment screw on the TB....and what are we talking about...like its a dog down low?? or just a little bit less jump down low???.....



Anthony
 

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VIPERn94Five-0 said:
....and what are we talking about...like its a dog down low?? or just a little bit less jump down low???.....



Anthony
Click to expand...

It is liike dog down low and meybe up too
 

S/CBlack95GT

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When the car is idling unplug the IAC and see if the car dies. If it does die send me a PM and I will tell you how to reset the idle. My car died all the time when I installed the Cobra intake and after I reset the idle it was perfect.
 

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Sounds like you may have missed a vacuum line somewhere. This happened when I installed my GT40 intake, and I didn't get a check engine light even though I had a vacuum line that wasn't hooked up.
 
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check the two small vacuum hoses on the botom side of the upper intake, i ran into this myself a few weeks ago
 

Slow5.0

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Both vacum lines under upper intake are plug
 

Slow5.0

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I find timing too far of , I find distr rotor 90* or 180* off , tomorrow I gonna try fixed that
 
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