shane.emc

Put the stock intake back in and the car runs fine now. I drove it for 30 minutes without going into limp mode. Prior to this I could never get the car to last more than 5 minutes before going into limp mode. While removing the intake I checked everything to make sure it was tight iand nstalled correctly. I was really hoping something was installed wrong but nothing was. I have now removed the intake at least 3 times checking and double checking everything. There really isn't much you can do wrong when installing the intake.

Time to throw in the towel and return the thing. That was a huge waste of time and now I have a check engine light that I need to get cleared. Guess you all know how I'm going to vote on the poll I created ( EVO Intake Issues !?!?).

By the way anybody know which fuse to pull to refresh the ECU and clear the check engine light?

ltc

There are some CEL's which can/will clear after 3-5 normal 'drive cycles'.
There are others that will require a PST2/PIWIS in order to be reset.
5 minute job at the dealer, and you might be interested in knowing the exact code(s) that are present and attributed to the intake modification.

KPG

You might consider investing a few hundred dollars in Durametric software. I have it and can read and clear codes myself. It is an invaluable tool in the tuning processs. It will data log as well as read out ECU info like type 1 and 2 ignitions(over revs), engine hours and other neat info, Worth a look. Kevin

Woodster

Kevin,
please advise what exact hardware/software do we need to accomplish this?

Marty

KPG

Marty, here you go http://www.durametric.com/ For the money, I am totally satisfied. It will even clear the deaded airbag code when doing seat changes, Ask me how I know. When Kevin and I were tuning the final 1.25+ bar file, I would keep it in the car incase of a TB shutdown, which never happened, but could be cleared in a parking lot. During the turbo breakin in my garage i used it to monitor oil temps as well. Good luck, Kevin

Kaizu

Have had similar problems... (the car had V-Flow on too...)
No ABS/PSM lights but it went to limp mode (0.5 bars).
After changing MAF, plugs and DV's the problem was found...there was a leak in a boost hose.

Dock

So far, the only thing I get out of your experience is that either - #1, there are some variables in your set up that are causing the problem with the V-Flow installed, or #2, there is some single underlying problem that's still there but not triggered by the OEM air box.

There are just too many V-Flows installed on ECU modded/unmodded cars - that are running without any problems - to assign the fault to the intake. If the V-Flow was the sole problem, then *none* of these cars would be running normally.

John D II

I agree with Dock. I suspect something else is wrong.

Oak

it's just a coincidence. docs gone over this many times.

shane.emc

Ya, I did my homework read all the threads and decided to give it a chance. Unfortunatly my car does not like the intake This really blows because there was a really big difference in performance when it was working on my car.

Oak

yah, you'll get over it. more to life than evo intakes.

Dock

Your case is a great example why the poll thread doesn't provide potential V-Flow buyers with any good information. It's not realistic to assign "problems" to the V-Flow when the root cause(s) have never been nailed down.

Oak

it's the cars fault.

shane.emc

I'm going to take my car to the dealer and have them check everything for hose leaks next week. Since switching back to the stock box and driving the car many times I've had no issues.

Shark

No, there are too many failures for this to be considered a reliable product.

Very seldom (ever?) does any product that has passed some testing prior to introduction have a 100% failure rate. The inventor tries it on a car or two, then a potential distributor may do the same thing. But the testing pool was statistically too small.

Look at the Ford Exploder issues. Not every car flipped over and killed its occupants......but enough did for it to become a huge issue. This is the same thing......other than the loss of life differences......but I'm hearing of several V-flow owners who killed themselves on the side of the road after seeing the CEL for the bizillionth time.....sad really