cold air intake

[pimpstiva1]

I built a cold air intake for my car, with the cone filter. NOt my car seems to sputter and sometimes it falls on it's face when i hit the gas. Also it smells really bad. what could cause this and how can i fix it? My car is a 1990 with the stock 1.3 in it.

[Pu241]

My guess is you didn't seal the CAI good enough.
So you are getting un-metered air into your intake which screws-up your AF ratio, resulting in the behavior you are having.
Check the CAI over for openings and bad sealing.

[M3NTAL]

X2 ^^ and check your vaccuum lines to make sure they are Hooked up properly And not leaking

[pimpstiva1]

thankx. i'll check that later today. i know this is going to be a stupid question once i hear the answer but what's the cai

[Pu241]

It's OK, I'll just cry quietly to myself and shake my head knowing we, as a species, do not have much longer at the top of the food chain.

CAI = Cold Air Intake

[91_festy_Gl]

Also make sure your VAF isnt un goddly tilted in one direction.

[pimpstiva1]

BAHAHA i feel like such a fool. i'll check everything out very closely later on today. thankx for all the help guys.

[pimpstiva1]

finally got to look at the car tonight. by the looks of it my VAF is sticking open. i replaced it all with the stock air box from my parts car and it runs good again. now just gotta clean and try to get the other one working again

[perucho]

Where is the valve cover breather tube (pcv) going?

[pimpstiva1]

the tube from my pvc is going into the back of my intake, right up top. I assume thats where it's suppose to go since i have never touched it before. Also i changed my valve cover gasket cause i noticed it was leaking. Hope this will all help out a little bit.