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Old 06-17-2019, 09:34 AM
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AEM has it’s own issues too, not really a fan myself. The SR is an ok intake performance wise, but the housing is a bit heavy and prone to heat soaking. I had my own lightweight version that pulled 220 rwhp on the Cobb dyno. Sounds to me like you either have a bad accordion tube or bad clamps. It was fine until you messed with it, so go figure ...
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
AEM has it’s own issues too, not really a fan myself. The SR is an ok intake performance wise, but the housing is a bit heavy and prone to heat soaking. I had my own lightweight version that pulled 220 rwhp on the Cobb dyno. Sounds to me like you either have a bad accordion tube or bad clamps. It was fine until you messed with it, so go figure ...
What kinda issues? Curious to hear it, though I am not considering an intake mod.

And I mean, it's an old piece of rubber, so things can get brittle and plastic over the years.
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AEM/MS has too many joints and restrictions. Seen the air screen mess up plenty in them if not perfectly installed. The fact that it actually needs one to have a halfway decent idle says plenty imo.

still have my original accordion and it’s fine, he even has less years and miles on his than I do. I did put better aftermarket clamps on both ends quite a few years ago. My solution to getting rid of it for the current makeover was to modify the UIM ...

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alright nevermind, car back to normal idling issue and staling lol im just cursed or i pissed god off for something so im just baffled
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It was fine until you messed with it; the source of the problem seems obvious, lol.
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Hey don’t get discouraged. Just stick to a logical path and you’ll get it figured out eventually.
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Yes ive addressed everything ive "messed" with and tried trouble shooting from the standpoint of what ive touched, just seems like it might have been a unfortunate coincidence as to something else malfunctioning at the same time i happened to start touching things :P
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Hey don’t get discouraged. Just stick to a logical path and you’ll get it figured out eventually.
Couldn't say it better myself. And remember even the small things can make a difference. I'm in the same boat right now but I've touched literally everything haha. Replaced engine. Good luck.
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