LsX Intake Issues In Terms of Tuning??

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Apr 28, 2004 | 11:29 AM

SilverGhost

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LsX Intake Issues In Terms of Tuning??

Well I'm having a buttload of issues with my car right now that are keeping it from running right, making power, and being dyno tuned.

I have been going through the car with a fine toothed comb and am trying to nail it down. I am basically going and putting back any changes I nade since October when the car ran well right after I put my new motor in.

Only thing left really is the LsX intake vs the Ls6 i had on before.

What I'm looking for is any experiences from others that put this intake on and had things come up..what did your car do if anything i.e--lean way out, go way rich? Any other problems like that. My car is running very fat and can't be leaned out until I can get everythign to behave itself so it can be properly tuned. I have lsX intake, custom 78mm ported Tb, stock MAF with screen.

Any experiences/challenges from other LsX users would be appreciated, as I just need more ideas here.

I may stick a bone stock LS1 intake on it this weekend to see what happens and see if they LsX is to blame at all.

Apr 28, 2004 | 11:32 AM

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mine seemed pretty dead on using a descreened 85mm SLP maf (with cal resistor cut out) and the descreened 85mm MAF tables I found on here

I'm running the 90mm LSX and TPIS 90mm TB

Apr 28, 2004 | 11:35 AM

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I haven't had any problems with the last 6 I installed.Tuning needed minor richening.

Apr 28, 2004 | 11:51 AM

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I'd say do it, it doesnt take that long to make a swap.

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I may stick a bone stock LS1 intake on it this weekend to see what happens and see if they LsX is to blame at all.

Apr 28, 2004 | 12:02 PM

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yeah i think it'll be worth the 20 min of my time as well so i'm gonna try it.

i dunno, the car is all goofed up right now, just trying to get it figured out

Apr 28, 2004 | 01:16 PM

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understand if your intake isn't sealing for some reason that can be your who problem and you may not be able to hear the leak. Also check your MAF, a maf can fail -- it doesn't happen often but it can I suggest before you go to too much trouble you borrow someones known to be good STOCK maf and see how it performs.

Apr 28, 2004 | 01:18 PM

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as mentioned in my post the maf is bonestock, right down to the screen. i got rid of the ported one so i could have the car tuned properly.

i've done all i can to eliminate a vacuum leak possibility, there is no way its leaking to the best of my knowledge/experience, but i'm still afraid there might be something up with the intake and its leaking somewhere..putting a stock one on should clarify that