Need Help - Air Filter Disaster

[Silvarh]

Hi there guys, so as the title and description state, iv'e tried to replace my pod filter with a carbon fiber closed pod filter, a Monza one. Along with this i also replaced the intake tube with an aluminium 5 piece adjustable one. I put mini breathers on the two hoses that were connected to main air pipe as well. So everything was connected properly as the guy from Autobarn told me to, i kept the air flow sensor and connected that to the adjustable pipe as well, how it was connected previously, but when i tried to start my car it simply kicked over a few times then died out.

I have tried to trouble shoot the problem but iv'e come up with nothing. Iv'e taken off the carbon filter and put the old one on yet to no avail. Iv'e taken off the mini breathers one by one and yet nothing, so now iv'e restored everything to how it was and I am currently waiting for the super glue to dry... i had to cut off a little pipe outlet thingy to connect a mini breather only to realize that i could take off the hose and connect it to the metal connector inside =.=" stupid, yes i know.

So guys, please if anybody has gone through this at all or if they have any input to help me i'd be greatly appreciative... so please help!!

Car type: 1993 Skyline R33 GTS

[Char]

some cars i know ie commodores will sometimes not want to start if u put on a pod filter, or they take longer to crank over.

did u take off your AFM/MAF? if u did your car wont start.

put everything back the way it was previous and reset the ecu, see how that goes

[Silvarh]

The car originally had a Drift cylinder pod filter on it with a makeshift heat shield... the heat shield was scratching the engine bay so thats my reason for wanting to change it. I had the AFM connected when i put everything together and now when I restored everything. How do i reset the ECU though?

[Nanogrip]

"...mini breathers on the two hoses that were connected to main air pipe..."

Aren't the mini breathers supposed to be on the valve cover and the two hoses on the main pipe blocked?  Can you post a photo?  It should be an easy fix if it ran before the change of air filter. 

[Silvarh]

Hey theres guys, sorry for not updating this thread... i sort of forgot haha! Well I did manage to fix this problem, I put everything back together how it was and that worked great so instead of replacing all the pipe work i returned all the parts i bought and bought a K&N cold air intake instead. It is a VERY tight squeeze but hey... it suits the engine bay all nice and black and seems to be working quite well.

All in all I think some advice I can offer to people is to invest in a more expensive product as they work better!! xD

[Touge Kyousou]

There are hardly any shortcuts with cars...you get what you pay for yep.

[zebra]

Standard Airbox > any pod filter

[66yostagea]

There are hardly any shortcuts with cars...you get what you pay for yep.

Pay peanuts, you get monkeys.