My Intake Pipe Design, Stalling Issue And Lean Popping

[SargeRX8]

Well I pulled off my old intake to measure up a newer new one. Attached are the pics below. The bends are two roughly 45 degree bends with some angling done to face the side of the car. Since these are two 45 degree straight cuts, will this pose an issue? I see some people using curvy bends while mine is a sharper bend. Ive attached some pics so you can see how it looks. It was awesome too, the pringles container is exactly 3" awesome piece of tube to have to measure up some piping, easy to cut, tape together and measure!

Anyway, after I measured it and put the car back together with the old pipe, 3 times today my car switch off when clutching in after coming on boost. To ensure I am on the right page, is this an indication of boost leak or a vacuum leak? If it was a leak under boost, I would be blowing smoke because I am not breathing enough air. But it stalls after clutching in... I do not run an atmo BOV and my current intake pipe never had any recirc issues where the BOV line affected the AFM(its facing the turbo on the return and is after a bend. I haven't pulled it apart again but everything looks tight. The car was not stalling before.... It was also not lean popping. Now it appears when I am on idle and try to hold say 2500rpm in neutral, it will splutter and pop. This is NOT evident when driving but when I clutch in and the engine revs down to idle it splutters. Could all these problems be related to a vacuum leak? I didn't have time to check it out as I just got back from work.

I hope my fuel pump isn't failing again. I am sick of going into that damn tank. I can hear it priming and under full boost the car drives brilliantly. It seems just under tiny tiny load(like the throttle JUST touched) when cruising, and more evident when in neutral.

In the pictures, the metal bottom of the pringles tube is facing the turbo.

[DVS JEZ]

What fuel pump did u fit again? Wasnt it a second hand gtr pump?

Maybe its starting to fail, it is a bit weird that its only happening since u made a new intake pipe.

Try earthing the fuel pump in the boot so that its not a variable earth. This may fix the lean pop issue at idle.

[boostn0199]

I see nothing wrong with the intake design itself as i run one with a 90 degree and 45 degree bend with no problem.

Why didnt you just put a decent new pump rathet then mucking around with 2nd hanf parts that are just as old.

[SargeRX8]

I see nothing wrong with the intake design itself as i run one with a 90 degree and 45 degree bend with no problem.

Why didnt you just put a decent new pump rathet then mucking around with 2nd hanf parts that are just as old.

I needed a pump asap. I ordered a 040 new but it took its time to come so I found a wrecker selling the gtr pump on saturday. I needed the car asap. I'll ground it today and see how she goes. I'll then adjust my intake setup double check for leaks then test the stalling. Luckily I'm on last quarter fuel.

[dynafit]

wow wtf? a pringles can??

im still laughing

[boostn0199]

I would still for piece of mind get the 040 and chuck it in now for piece of mind and be dOne with fuel punp issues.

[SargeRX8]

I'll be fitting the fuel pump in tonight if I can. Grounding this pump didn't fix it and it seems I'm stalling after boost and clutching in. I've even blanked off my bov incase I was having recirc issues and no luck. Also noticed my fuel cap was so pressurised it was hissing when closed... How do you pin point a intake leak?

[scotty nm35]

Pringles can will always pop, you need Bunnings pvc pipe at least.

[iamhe77]

GRWOAR!! TURBO HUNGRY!!!

NEED MORE PRINGLES!!!!!

[SargeRX8]

Haha the pringles pipe is not ny actual pipe, it is what I made the dummy fit pipe from as it is easy to cut and 3 inch in diameter. Now help me fix my stalling problems!

[paulr33]

the stock intake piping is accordian style to avoid reversion over the AFM hotwire signal

you might find using prefectly curved pipework with a smooth edge introduces reversion which makes the AFM tell the ECU you have whacko air flow meter load, thus it stalls

this is common when people change their intake pipe to nice smooth shiny finish pipework (like what you are doing)

[scotty nm35]

I have never had a customer complain of reversion with one of my intakes, as long as the bov points towards the compressor the two bends should stop any further reversion. I do use lobster bends though which may help a little.

[75coupe]

I have a smooth cast alloy HKS intake pipe with 90degree curved bend, no probs with reversion???

[GTSBoy]

the stock intake piping is accordian style to avoid reversion over the AFM hotwire signal

you might find using prefectly curved pipework with a smooth edge introduces reversion which makes the AFM tell the ECU you have whacko air flow meter load, thus it stalls

this is common when people change their intake pipe to nice smooth shiny finish pipework (like what you are doing)

Bullshit.

[Checkbuzz]

+1 with the Apexi super suction intake

I have a smooth cast alloy HKS intake pipe with 90degree curved bend, no probs with reversion???

[SargeRX8]

Those pipes are smooth but they do have some crazy angel on the return pipes., my old pipe on my old car just wasn't working. this pipe was fine. it probably isn't reversion because I did disable the bov. It seems like a leak somewhere. Anyhow I am installing a 040 now. Lets see how we go.

[DVS JEZ]

Sarge why are u putting the clutch in after boosting and letting revs drop.

Try boost then clutch then another gear

[GTScotT]

Woman driving lol.

Sarge are you off work today? I dont mind taking a look for you, am in Penshurst.

[wolverine]

I have never had a customer complain of reversion with one of my intakes, as long as the bov points towards the compressor the two bends should stop any further reversion.

I think this is the key reason for reversion.

[SargeRX8]

Woman driving lol.

Sarge are you off work today? I dont mind taking a look for you, am in Penshurst.

This would be very appreciated. Are you free this sunday? I can bring it to you then as I need help because I just fitted the new fuel pump and no luck. Issue seems evident (the popping issue) after the engine is above 45c. new spark plugs go in tomorrow as well as examining more vacuum lines