Wierd Feeling - Honda Prelude Forum

Roush351R · 02-21-2002, 09:04 AM

Ok guys, with my new intake (aem cai) and suspension setup (neuspeed sport on stock shocks) im having a little wierd feeling. now it only happens in first gear, but when you run it hard in first gear, the rpms climb like they usually do, but for some reason the car feels light in the front, like its not going as fast as the rpms show that it should be going you know? kind of feels like the tires arent gripping the road all the way but theyre brand new. this may sound wierd, but when they put the intake in, theres a line that ran into the old intake (which im guessing is used for moving hot air) now instead of plugging that line into the cai, we just left it unhooked. could that be the cause of it for some reason?

i dont understand what it could be, it doesnt pull as hard as it did before..its not the loss in torque from the cai, it just feels like all the power isnt getting to the ground?

what could it be?

xtal · 02-21-2002, 09:22 AM

It could be torque loss.. I'm no fan of intakes, I trust the engineers at honda.. I just replace my air filters more often than they recommend.

However, the only thing I could see other than your torque loss would be if your clutch is slipping.. Watch your RPM guage under accelleration on a higher gear to see if you notice any odd behaviour. Or engage the clutch when idling and in 5th gear - it should stall almost instantly.

You could have a leak where the CAI connects up, maybe, too.. reset your ECU.. check your plugs for signs of running too rich..

Hope that helps.

Steve

xtal · 02-21-2002, 09:28 AM

Uuuuh.. that line you left unhooked should be plugged, eh. It's a vaccuum line for the intake runner if I remember right. That leads to a resevoir with a solenoid on it.. you're supposed to disconnect that and then cap the vaccuum at the intake manifold. I don't have a AEM intake but if you didn't to that you could get unpredictable results. There's a page someplace on the net detailing the install.

My bad for not reading your post through

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Steve

EDIT: I knew I wasn't crazy. http://www.lightningmotorsports.com/...ai_install.htm

That should get you on the right track.