simota, from kargoboy

 

REALLY!!! I haven't had a single problem with my simota. Do you have the twin charger?

 

yep

 

I ran into similar issues with what I THOUGHT was my MAF being too close to turbulent air(inhibitting a proper reading) as I tried a custom short ram intake.....ran rough gross stalled all the same **** you'll read about on this forum about M3's and CAI's. Had an engine code pulled and it read "system too lean" ...so I assumed it would not work at first...but I wasn't about to give up!!!! Converted short ram to a CAI w/ extra length of pipe and gaskets. I bought a tube of silicone and took my entire custom setup apart ....doused ALL POSSIBLE SITES where air may have been able to leak into my system, took it for a test run last night...AND HOLY ****! My CEL shut itself off on my way to work this morning.
Hope this helps. And YES EVEN A MINOR LEAK WILL TRIP YOUR CEL ON!!!!!!

 

Hey guys I'm having a problem with my cheap built Sri.
Ok well I used the stock hose that has te breather tube because I didn't hve enough to but a pipe. I bought a coupler that had the maf sensor on it n an spectra air filter. Hooked it all up and my cel came on an it would bogg down at 2k to 35k. Then I put everything back to stock and nothing hAppend.
I had te cel tested n the codes said I was runnin to lean and I had a vaccine leak I check my hoses and nothing. Hopefully u guys can help me?

 

A few things you should check.

1. Be sure to be VERY GENTLE with your main aif flow sensor(MAF) wires when moving the MAF as a minor disconnect will throw a code and throw your engines ecu off as well as performance if the cel is on, on some models
2. make sure there is enough length of pipe where you put the MAF coupler.
If there is not enough room for the air to organize where the MAF sensor is then it will get a sour reading and your car may not idle at all (in my case w/ short ram)
3. Be sure you match your pipe ratios to the stock ratios. EXAMPLE: My mazda 3 2.3L has a 2.5-2.75" hose. I used a 2.5"-3" converter and it triggered my CEL on BUT ONLY WHEN I DROVE LIKE AN *******. the sensors are designed (in my car) to take a reading with 2.75" pipe air pressure vs. 3" may or may not go lean. ALSO if your system has just a minor tiny leak it will throw the CEL.
4. When you do throw your stick filter on your car be sure to fasten it down tightly in all cases where there may be movement. I was running into a CEL issue with my CAI and threw my stock box in and it crunched the 2007 old wires back into their original position - no cel. I found when I hit bumps and punched it that my cel would get tripped on because my MAF wires were being yanked all over the place.
5. AS FOR THE BOG DOWN. My CAI was horrendous at first. Then I added about 10 more inches of pipe and all was well and fine. You can expect a shift in the power band of your car. You may notice more punch on the take off and areas of bog down are going to happen especially if you don't take your car to a specialist to calibrate for more oxygen in the engine. You may need to get tekky and reprogram some stuff (esp. in the BENZ!) However, a mechanic friend of mine advised that the engine has a separate oil reserve and that there may not be too much danger of running too lean. In some cars you can just slap these things in them....but with a Mazda or a Benz there's a lot more that is monitored in the engine. (*******!)
4. Expect to see your CEL. Is all I can say. Mine would stay off for a week at a time and then I'd punch it or hit a large pot hole. Basically the whole thing has been a huge pain in the ***....and with my stock box back in my cel hasn't gone on, my car doesn't have the same growl as it used to : ( but I haven't really noticed a lapse in horsepower.....Gonna give it another try later when I have time to make a custom mount...

OR

you could just get a K & N air box drop in filter. NO it's not going to give you the same sound, YES you may have to clean your MAF sensor a few times but that's an air filter for life bra!

GOOD LUCK!

 

thanks i think you have helped me ouy alot. my sri is very short and i need to do way more research before just jumping in on something like this. what i have done now was i took out all the stock air box an all that other plastic tubing that the air goes through. an i just put the stock box back on n i see a difference. but i want more. lol
is there anything else i can do to my 3 thats not alot of money but will add money or style to me 3. i have replace the stock muffler with a glasspack n love the sound but i did not get bigger pipe or anything. should i upgrade to bigger pipe. will that add enough hp to feel a difference? i just sit at home on the weekends reading this fourm to see what else i can do to my 3 lol. well thank u guys for the info

 

NEED HELP! my 05 MazDa3 ac system acts up all the time when i have it on 2,3, or 4 but when i have it on fan speed 1 it acts completelty fine! When its on higher the engine feels so sluggish and like it wants to die when im letting the clutch out from a stop light. Also when im driving down the road and throw it in neutral the rpm's slowly go down to 2,000 than when i stop they slightly decrease to 1500 than finally after about 20 seconds it drops down to ideal "750." I

 

i bought my 2007 3 with the intek CAI. The car was jerky near idle and really bad when cold. I put the original intake back on and the car ran way better.

Scott