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Dont know if anyone else has had this problem with induction.
Got myself a BMC pod fillter 100mm flange, used a 100x100mm ss pipe to join it straght to the standard induction pipe, plus home made bracket, but since fitted got loss of power and flat spots everywhere, plus engine management light comes on if it sucks to much air. light goes of after 5mins of easy driving. Whats that all about, does anyone know [/b]

GR or GPX?

GPX Mivec,
I would put a pic of the engine on to show whats done, but haven't figured how yet, bit of a nooob when it comes to computers.

u can use photobucket.com to upload pictures off your computer and then you just copy the IMG code it gives you onto here

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looks like mine man i dunno y your having problems buddy

Yes its crazy, standard air box, it ran fine, but now runs pants.
The only other mod it's had, is one of those chips you wire in to air intake senser to fool the injection system that its running cold so gives it a fuel boost.
But that was fitted way before and worked a treat.

Gramon wrote: is one of those chips you wire in to air intake senser to fool the injection system that its running cold so gives it a fuel boost.

Guarantee thats the problem right there. Can you disconnect the chip easily?

Gramon wrote:Yes its crazy, standard air box, it ran fine, but now runs pants.
The only other mod it's had, is one of those chips you wire in to air intake senser to fool the injection system that its running cold so gives it a fuel boost.
But that was fitted way before and worked a treat.

Is this one of those chips you get for a bargain price off ebay?

yeah, get rid of the 50bhp bonus chip and you will regain your power.
Might help to reset the ecu and all to, disconnect battery for 15mins once the power chip, is removed.

Oh and my favourite....... CHECK ERROR CODES

Yes, chip is one of those cheap ebay gizmo's. And yes, its a 10second job to take it off.
And yes, It will be coming off tomorrow, reset everything and trying again.
Thanks everybody for your input, will take it for a wupping and let you know how things go, Cheers.

Exellent. disconected battery, binned the chip, cleaned battery terminals to kill time then reconected.
Took her for a spin and thanks to you guys, it was back to being a pocket rocket.
Nothing pisses you of more than when ya car dosen't run right.
Thanks for ya help again.
Gramon

Sweet man, hows the induction noise now?

Sound superb, (yes very happy) before it was suck and no go, it did not want to go past 7500rpm unless you were going down hill with the wind behind ya.
Just some new struts and springs, new wheels, body kit, spray job, brakes, exaust system and I'll be really really happy.
All in good time.

Gramon wrote:Sound superb, (yes very happy) before it was suck and no go, it did not want to go past 7500rpm unless you were going down hill with the wind behind ya.
Just some new struts and springs, new wheels, body kit, spray job, brakes, exaust system and I'll be really really happy.
All in good time.

Yeah man it all takes time....actually it really never ends. There's always something more you want to do

Not doing to bad.
Only had the car two months and already done;
Tappets, plugs, 3 oil changes, trans flush; the transfusion way, tierod ends, all front end bushes replaced with super flex polyurethanes, timming belt, ebay power chip, off comes ebay power chip, blue LED dash lights, in aircon also, centre console replaced, kenwood, amp, sub, and the BMC air pod, plus a few things like sealing bonet and boot re-enforsing so the car does not sound like a bean tin when you slam em shut .
All done myself with the help of my brother-in-law ,who's qualifyed.
Good job really as I would have had to sell my ass to pay to get all that done

...And someone who has a self-professed semi-decent knowledge of mechanics etc. installed a '+20HP RACING TUNE CHIP!!!' you purchased off eBay for 50c, without doing any research at all in relation to long term side-effects or how it actually works?

No doubt you'll be posting up some details on a proposed electric supercharger project in the near future...

FYI: http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110350/artic ... larArticle

Fell for the ebay trap and looked at the feedback of the supplyer, it was all good.
Did not know anybody how had one, and wasen't an FTO member, and wasen't experianced on FTO's, I can't be the only one been court out can I
Anyway, stop making me squerm.