sudden power drop after intake install

ZOLE · 06-21-2011, 04:58 PM

I noticed the same thing after I installed my intakes and cbe. I didn't disconnect the battery when I installed them. After about a week I decided to disconnect the battery to reset the ECU completely. After about 100 miles or so, the power loss I experienced was gone and all was good again

I also have a theory that some of the power loss "felt" is somewhat in the mind. When you're used to the sound of your car at certain RPMs and all of a sudden you go install intake/exhaust, I think you need to give your brain some time to adjust as well to the new sound per RPMs if you get what I'm saying.

wstar · 06-21-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ZOLE

I also have a theory that some of the power loss "felt" is somewhat in the mind. When you're used to the sound of your car at certain RPMs and all of a sudden you go install intake/exhaust, I think you need to give your brain some time to adjust as well to the new sound per RPMs if you get what I'm saying.

Yeah most of the time the butt dyno is dead wrong, and the ear dyno is a big part of the equation. It always seems like I lose ~20hp in the upper range when I turn up Pandora in my car, because the music is deadening my ability to hear all the higher-pitch frequencies of the engine sound

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06-21-2011, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
ZOLE Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Reisterstown, MD Posts: 164 Drives: 370Z PG Touring MT Rep Power: 17	I noticed the same thing after I installed my intakes and cbe. I didn't disconnect the battery when I installed them. After about a week I decided to disconnect the battery to reset the ECU completely. After about 100 miles or so, the power loss I experienced was gone and all was good again I also have a theory that some of the power loss "felt" is somewhat in the mind. When you're used to the sound of your car at certain RPMs and all of a sudden you go install intake/exhaust, I think you need to give your brain some time to adjust as well to the new sound per RPMs if you get what I'm saying.