SRT Intake Incident
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SRT Intake Incident
The first time this happened to me I chalked it off to a rear occurence but it just happened to me again to it's time to see if anyone else has had this problem. A few weeks ago I installed the SRT Intake and ECU. After everything was connected and soldered the car started right away. A good thing. I guess a week or so went by and under heavy throttle, not full, the car bucked and stalled. It started right back up again but the Check Engine, VSC and VSC Off buttons remained lit on the dashboard. After I got home I disconnected the negative battery cable and reconnected it. That took care of the lights on the dash. Now today the same thing happened. I was at a complete stop ready to make a left turn. Gave the car more than average throttle, it bucked like it was starved for air or fuel and stalled. I pulled off on the side of the road and tried to restart it. The engine cranked and started but immediately stalled again. Opened the hood to make sure none of the vacuum lines had come off. Nope, everything looked good there. After about five minutes of waiting I was able to get the car to start and make my way home. Has this happened to anyone else? The engine was not cold when this happened as I had driven over 20 miles on the highway prior to the incident. If I was to guess I'd say the engine wasn't getting the right air-fuel mixture.
bro
did you recheck the wiring conn recheck to make sure wires are not touching each other also i hope you individually wrapped each conn with elect tape securly also when you were fitting the race ecu inside the cover make sure you did not strain any other wire in their
i had the same set up a couple of weeks ago and installed it myself had no problems but i checked and rechecked everything before securing the cover
did you recheck the wiring conn recheck to make sure wires are not touching each other also i hope you individually wrapped each conn with elect tape securly also when you were fitting the race ecu inside the cover make sure you did not strain any other wire in their
i had the same set up a couple of weeks ago and installed it myself had no problems but i checked and rechecked everything before securing the cover
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Re: SRT Intake Incident
Originally posted by Slytimus
The first time this happened to me I chalked it off to a rear occurence but it just happened to me again to it's time to see if anyone else has had this problem. A few weeks ago I installed the SRT Intake and ECU. After everything was connected and soldered the car started right away. A good thing. I guess a week or so went by and under heavy throttle, not full, the car bucked and stalled. It started right back up again but the Check Engine, VSC and VSC Off buttons remained lit on the dashboard. After I got home I disconnected the negative battery cable and reconnected it. That took care of the lights on the dash. Now today the same thing happened. I was at a complete stop ready to make a left turn. Gave the car more than average throttle, it bucked like it was starved for air or fuel and stalled. I pulled off on the side of the road and tried to restart it. The engine cranked and started but immediately stalled again. Opened the hood to make sure none of the vacuum lines had come off. Nope, everything looked good there. After about five minutes of waiting I was able to get the car to start and make my way home. Has this happened to anyone else? The engine was not cold when this happened as I had driven over 20 miles on the highway prior to the incident. If I was to guess I'd say the engine wasn't getting the right air-fuel mixture.
The first time this happened to me I chalked it off to a rear occurence but it just happened to me again to it's time to see if anyone else has had this problem. A few weeks ago I installed the SRT Intake and ECU. After everything was connected and soldered the car started right away. A good thing. I guess a week or so went by and under heavy throttle, not full, the car bucked and stalled. It started right back up again but the Check Engine, VSC and VSC Off buttons remained lit on the dashboard. After I got home I disconnected the negative battery cable and reconnected it. That took care of the lights on the dash. Now today the same thing happened. I was at a complete stop ready to make a left turn. Gave the car more than average throttle, it bucked like it was starved for air or fuel and stalled. I pulled off on the side of the road and tried to restart it. The engine cranked and started but immediately stalled again. Opened the hood to make sure none of the vacuum lines had come off. Nope, everything looked good there. After about five minutes of waiting I was able to get the car to start and make my way home. Has this happened to anyone else? The engine was not cold when this happened as I had driven over 20 miles on the highway prior to the incident. If I was to guess I'd say the engine wasn't getting the right air-fuel mixture.
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Last edited by BLiu; Sep 8, 2003 at 05:05 PM.
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Yes I bought the correct intake. When I get a chance I will take another look at the wiring to make sure everything is still intact. Hopefully it's something simple. Worse case scenario, put the stock intake back in.
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Originally posted by Slytimus
Yes I bought the correct intake. When I get a chance I will take another look at the wiring to make sure everything is still intact. Hopefully it's something simple. Worse case scenario, put the stock intake back in.
Yes I bought the correct intake. When I get a chance I will take another look at the wiring to make sure everything is still intact. Hopefully it's something simple. Worse case scenario, put the stock intake back in.
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Originally posted by Slytimus
Yes I bought the correct intake. When I get a chance I will take another look at the wiring to make sure everything is still intact. Hopefully it's something simple. Worse case scenario, put the stock intake back in.
Yes I bought the correct intake. When I get a chance I will take another look at the wiring to make sure everything is still intact. Hopefully it's something simple. Worse case scenario, put the stock intake back in.
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If everything is connected properly, this problem sounds like the traction control is the problem. What is happening is that the ecu thinks the tires are slipping so it shuts off the throttle plates not allowing any fuel or air into the combustion chambers. Didn't you say the traction control light and engine lights came on?
Suggestion-- take it to the dealer and get the codes read. $20 says that is the problem..
Suggestion-- take it to the dealer and get the codes read. $20 says that is the problem..
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For those of you interested, I rechecked the soldering of the ECU and it looked like I need to hone my soldering skills just a bit. Anyway I resoldered all the connections and it looks a lot better now. We'll see how it holds up. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and a special thanks to BLiu, who suggested it might be a soldering problem.
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Originally posted by Slytimus
For those of you interested, I rechecked the soldering of the ECU and it looked like I need to hone my soldering skills just a bit. Anyway I resoldered all the connections and it looks a lot better now. We'll see how it holds up. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and a special thanks to BLiu, who suggested it might be a soldering problem.
For those of you interested, I rechecked the soldering of the ECU and it looked like I need to hone my soldering skills just a bit. Anyway I resoldered all the connections and it looks a lot better now. We'll see how it holds up. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and a special thanks to BLiu, who suggested it might be a soldering problem.
Happy motoring and let us know how it goes! 
Brent
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I haven't checked the gas mileage. The car definitely feels more powerful. You don't feel the power off the line. It's when your cruising down the highway and floor it you feel the power come on. Good luck with the installation and make sure you solder your connections well!