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Jan 25, 2010 | 10:39 PM

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evo 9 rpm drop

got a 06 evo,30k miles, had a turbo gasket leak ,put a new gasket in and when i started it ran good took it for a spin and the rpm kept dropping to like 400 alsmost dying anyone had this problem

Jan 25, 2010 | 11:00 PM

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any mods on the car?

Jan 26, 2010 | 09:03 AM

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its got an exhaust,after market header,aem, intake

Jan 26, 2010 | 01:13 PM

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could it be due to having no cat and the 02 sensor are going crazy, just got the car fixed the header leak and now its doing this

Jan 26, 2010 | 10:48 PM

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From: Sowth Dakohta

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its got an exhaust,after market header,aem, intake

AEM what?
what kind of header? maybe its cracked?
what kind of intake? dirty MAF sensor?

make sure you tightened all the bolts you took off

Jan 27, 2010 | 07:39 AM

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aem ecu, got a cheap header, its got some after market air filter

Jan 27, 2010 | 10:49 PM

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From: Sowth Dakohta

id say its your header. push the throttle and feels for leaks around the welds or take it off and look for cracks.

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