well i buy a filter for an ralliart 2006 and i just did what i need to do to make it fit the ralliart
i buy an adapter that can fit the maf sensor and it justs fits well

the filter is an spectre and it seems to be the best in the store were i live

the problem is the next

i disconnect the battery like 30 min
then i connect it and start the engine

it all going well but then the engine start like lowering the rpm to 500 and then get up and seems that the car wants to turn off
i just see other posts and they say that the car needs to be driven like 10 miles so the sensor can asimilate more air than usually
i did it and it doesnt works ....
when i acelerate the engine makes a sound like it starts to jingle i dunno is thats the word but it makes a sound just like it needs more air

the car power is gone :s i can acelerate the max and the car doesnt make the job its just doesnt acelerate

i check that the maf sensor doesnt moves and it doesnt have air filtering i dunno what to do :s

here are some pics









i dunno guys if some one can help me

thanks

 

you got the metal one huh

 

jup but i dunno what happens
the car rpm just going low and seems that the car wana die

 

mine did that for a while stalld for no apperent reason i changed the oil cleand the air filer and it was all good i have the same air filer but mine is the red one im shur you saw it wen you went to get that one its made buy the same company i was going to go with the metal one but i said like track use only or something like that so i just went with the high flow or whatever it is

 

it can be the filter?
should i need to change it?

 

id wait alittle 2 c what other ppl say but i think it is the filter mine always is at 500 wen im not giving it gas and it just chills their wen the filter gets dirty in mine my car starts messin up so idk maybe it is the filter

 

Are you getting a CEL?

 

nopp i am not getting the check engine light on its all fine

 

Three things come to mind:

1 does the filter actually allow air to flow through it?

2 maybe the maf adapter is too big?

3 do proper ecu relearning procedure of letting idle for 15 min then drive the car for another 10 keeping it under 3.5k rpm

 

what size is the piece that the sensor is in? i think if its bigger than 2 1/2 inches it wont read properly.

 

This is what I was referring to in #2

 

i think the adapter for the maf sensor is too big

in the original cage the hole is 2.5
and the adapter is 2.8-2.9
does that affects?

 

I think that may be too big. If you can try and find a 2.5 adapter.

 

i have an original air box and its totaled i think i will cut the maf sensor tube

that could work no?

 

Yeah, that should work. I used the stock MAF tube on my home made short ram for nearly a year before I got a CAI and I never had any problems with it.