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i have just fitted my new apexi power pod filter to my 2002 lancer (4G93) and it doesnt seem to have recalibrated the air flow meter properly in the computer and it idles very low, lower than normal, and it doesnt seem to be feeding in the appropriate fule supply and it handles very strangely. could someone please help me out a bit with this issue as it is very frustrating and i dont particualry want to go back to my stock air box.

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if you are going to bother with a pod on the lancer you should make sure it is heat shielded or you will lose power. your best bet is to ditch the pod and use a k&n panel filter in the stock box, and just make up a cold air intake for it.

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i will get some heat shielding for it. and im thinking that it is not the pod at all. i swaped them back with the air box now on it and same deal. crappy idle and non responsive. a dino tune might help me out to figure what is wrong with it.

if anyone else might have some idea about it please let me know.

thanks

Zurlox

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i will get some heat shielding for it. and im thinking that it is not the pod at all. i swaped them back with the air box now on it and same deal. crappy idle and non responsive. a dino tune might help me out to figure what is wrong with it.

if anyone else might have some idea about it please let me know.

thanks

Zurlox

Make sure everything is connected properly in the area you were working. A 'dyno tune' is a waste of time with a car that hasnt got a tunable ecu. One thing you can try is resetting the ECU by disconnecting the battery for a few mins then reconnecting it.

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i have tryed resetting the ecu and with no possitive effect. as far as i can see everything i was working with has been reconnected properly. i have still no idea of what it could be that is wrong with it :D very sadening

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Some Lancer AFM is very sensitive. Did you remove the honeycomb looking thing from your afm, because that does make a difference.

I know in some kits you get steel plate that sits between the filter and afm which blocks the direct air flow to the sensor.

Liberty GT has similar problem.

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the honeycomb grill in front of the AFM is still in place, ill be getting some cleaner today and see if that has any improvement. and it does stall, offten.

thanks for all your help fellers, apreciate it.

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i gave the AFM a blast with some brake cleaner and it fixed the problem with the stock air box on. then i put the pod on and alot better response from fule, still running a bit rich and idleing low still. stalls when i stop :S aswell. its going in today to get a dyno tune to fix the air to fule ratio.

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iced Apprentice

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if you have an air filter with a 3inch neck.

alot of people will have problems.

the adaptor and filter you are using is not providing proper coverage of the MAF sensor.

the proper filter to use for this which is trivial is oval type k&n filter designed for MAF.

alternatively you can just use an air filter with a 4inch neck with suitable adaptor. this is clear up any restriction there is on the MAF sensor.

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