aftermarket parts and problems!!

[Tony]

am i the only one that finds most aftermarket parts for these cars end up causing issues down the road? i'm sure i prolly am cause...well cause thats just my kind of luck, lol. heres a list of aftermarket parts i've installed and took right back off because of FAIL!

accufab plenum=crazy high idle

70 mm spacer=also high idle...i think??

Jegs off road X-pipe=white smoke

dorman pi intake=overheated asap...that is actually something i can figure out. i'm going to put it back on soon i have the aluminum crossover




i thought maybe i needed to replace my intake gasket because of white smoke i was having...so i did...still smoked a little. then put my stock hpipe back on and no smoke whatsoever!!!!

bought a SR plenum off CL for $50 and idles perfect. the plenum looks like a stock plenum kinda, lol. idk really.

came with a new ford throttle body too. works perfect and made the car respond great!!!

just weird that it seems like all these bolt ons fail!! makes me want to just swap the motor one day for one that requires no boltons simply cuse its bad ass outta the box, lol.

in short...boltons are a waste of $$. at least have been for me

 

[ProKiller]

you installed aftermarket parts that allow more air into the engine and then didn't tune anything and are angry that it didn't just work? come on man, i'll put it terms more close to your passion; It's like putting a body kit on the car then not painting it.

 

[rz5.0]

Lsx swap...

 

[Ferocious]

I have all those bolton's on mine and I the only problem I have is a slight RPM hang but i'll be making a restrictor plate soon.
My car doesn't smoke, my idle is 500-600, and the car runs great.

You just don't have the best of luck Tony.

 

[95opal]

you installed aftermarket parts that allow more air into the engine and then didn't tune anything and are angry that it didn't just work? come on man, i'll put it terms more close to your passion; It's like putting a body kit on the car then not painting it.

lolol thats some good stuff right there.

 

[Venom351R]

Ever think of adjusting your idle screw to correct the high idle lol.....just a crazy idea that's all.

 

[Tony]

you installed aftermarket parts that allow more air into the engine and then didn't tune anything and are angry that it didn't just work? come on man, i'll put it terms more close to your passion; It's like putting a body kit on the car then not painting it.

lolol thats some good stuff right there.

Ever think of adjusting your idle screw to correct the high idle lol.....just a crazy idea that's all.

all reasons i dont talk or post tech shit...cause the douchery is outstanding, lol!!! i can see you all typing your comments with this look on your face

lol, yea [MENTION=8095]ProKiller[/MENTION] i put some bolt on shit w/o getting a tune...so fuukin what, lol. yea prokiller and opal i know how to put on body kits and i like them so fuukin what. yea venom, prokiller, and opal i know how to adjust my fuukin idle screw. dont get shit twisted that because i have a body kit that i'm some fuukin idiot that doesnt even know how to do shit besides what you mustangers would call "rice" out a car, lol.

 

[Venom351R]

has nothing to do w/ whats done to your car just that any aftermart part just cant be thrown on w/ out some type of adjustment, its not OEM factory stuff. Lots of cars out there that have a ton of mods and run just fine just b/c your having a few issues does not mean the parts are crap.

 

[Tony]

has nothing to do w/ whats done to your car just that any aftermart part just cant be thrown on w/ out some type of adjustment, its not OEM factory stuff. Lots of cars out there that have a ton of mods and run just fine just b/c your having a few issues does not mean the parts are crap.

my accufab plenum is sold. sold to my cousin and he put it on his intake...same thing, lol. idled high. ****ed around with his idle screw JUST LIKE I DID and still idles shitty.

the white smoke i was getting def went away after i put my oem hpipe back on. could it be something else...most likely IS something else. prolly valve seals or a small crack in my plastic intake that i'm not seeing. i do know that the car runs perfect now w/o those aftermarket parts i installed, lol. just a fact my dude. tune may help some stuff but i dont think in my case it will do much in conjuction with these particular parts.

 

[Venom351R]

Never had issues w/ my accufab.

 

[Tony]

Lsx swap...

and i sooooo would do that just to piss off mustang penis warts, lolol.

 

[ProKiller]

come on man, i was just messin' with you, you should know that by now. Travis summed it up though, the parts themselves aren't to blame, just takes some adjustments. I remember you saying that the cervinis kit didn't fit all that well and you had to massage it to get it line up, same thing applies to all aftermarket parts. it's the whole thing associated with hot-rodding.

the SR stuff you bought doesn't change enough from the stock stuff to really throw the computer for a loop.

 

[joekd]

The h-pipe likely did not cause the white smoke, you are just seeing it now because the cats aren't there burning off everything

So far every bolt on piece on my car has worked fine (except for a defective PI manifold which was replaced by the vendor immediatly) the car is as dependable now as it was when it was all OEM. Starts right up, idles solid, etc.

 

[Tony]

come on man, i was just messin' with you, you should know that by now. Travis summed it up though, the parts themselves aren't to blame, just takes some adjustments. I remember you saying that the cervinis kit didn't fit all that well and you had to massage it to get it line up, same thing applies to all aftermarket parts. it's the whole thing associated with hot-rodding.

the SR stuff you bought doesn't change enough from the stock stuff to really throw the computer for a loop.

lol, the body kit comments have just ran its course my dude, lol. i think you guys do get the wrong impression though. lately i've been going through this battle with performance shit and if i really wanna take that route or leave it alone. cause its nice that its so dependable right now. so i post little feeler threads in hopes to get solid advice with a smile i guess. but me being me i guess it comes with the territory to get comments about my wheels or body kit, lol. just not always in the mood.

as for getting a tune...mmmm, idk. hard to see that helping these issues. well maybe the idle i guess huh? be nice to put the expensive ass plenum i had back on. its sitting at my uncles house collecting dust right now haha.

 

[Tony]

The h-pipe likely did not cause the white smoke, you are just seeing it now because the cats aren't there burning off everything

So far every bolt on piece on my car has worked fine (except for a defective PI manifold which was replaced by the vendor immediatly) the car is as dependable now as it was when it was all OEM. Starts right up, idles solid, etc.

when you say deffective what was wrong? what did it do? overheat by any chance, lol?

 

[joekd]

when you say deffective what was wrong? what did it do? overheat by any chance, lol?

Nope, had a crack in the back. Couldn't see it until the intake had some pressure going then it was a huge vacuum leak.

Also the manifold was an actual Ford Racing PI piece, not a Dorman

 

[Tony]

Nope, had a crack in the back. Couldn't see it until the intake had some pressure going then it was a huge vacuum leak.

Also the manifold was an actual Ford Racing PI piece, not a Dorman

aahh, yea that would suck!

 

[g36 monkey]

Dorman intakes aren't great, people have a slew of problems with them. Not surprised at that one.


As noted about the exhaust, because there are no cats, you are going to see more chit blowing out the back, that's no surprise there.

The plenum, sucking a lot more air in can raise the idle. Did you try to reset idle through the computer? I walked Jeremy95gt through it on the facebook page this morning.

 

[Twista]

Dunno on most of the parts, but i agree with the midpipe. Doubt that caused any smoke for a bad reason. Probably oil from manufacturing plus nothing restricted the engine flow.

 

[Ferocious]

My dorman intake has a leak on the front that's causing my car to run lean. I siliconed most of it up for the time being.
I'll be getting my money back soon and ordering a real FRPP piece.


I guess I learned my lesson on that.