Trying to start SR... need help

[siks13sr]

alright... i have everything hooked up except intercooler piping and maf, it turns over but wont start. does the maf an piping need to be hooked up or should it start?

[9240sx]

Yes!

[SR20DETPoweredS14]

That has to be one of the dumbest questions ive ever read... No ofense

[slow s13]

Actually the car should start without it, as long as its not hooked up at all. But it wont rev over 2.5k Another thing you can try if you dont have your pipes is put the air meter right on the throtle body just dont drive the car like that or I think you could damage the turbo.

[ETTInnov04]

The car won't start without the intercooler piping connected, it's a pressurized system . You'll understand it a little better when you blow your first coupling off. Your MAFS doesnt have to be plugged up but if you don't plug it up it won't rev past 2.5k rpm's.

[siks13sr]

SR20DETPoweredS14i dont think so there pal.. you prolly didnt even know, i didnt see your answer to my question.. I didnt ask for a smart comment...

Thanks to the rest of you guys for the help.
Modified by siks13sr at 12:00 AM 12/19/2004

[HailtotheSilvia]

yes, you need to hook up yout IC piping and you MAFS... Also make sure you check your fuel lines too (from The Filter to the FPR) most people tend to have the line backward (I did)......

[robbbby]

i didnt see your answer to my question.. I didnt ask for a smart comment...

Modified by siks13sr at 12:00 AM 12/19/2004

If you ask a question like that be prepared for smart *** answers.

On another note, don't jump the gun on your project. I don't know your reasoning for wanting to start it, without an IC. Maybe you haven't got it yet? Regardless just wait till you have everything all finished up and you have checked everything over multiple times. I know it is tempting to try and start it up but just hold off till you have everything finished up.

[SR20DETPoweredS14]

SR20DETPoweredS14i dont think so there pal.. you prolly didnt even know, i didnt see your answer to my question.. I didnt ask for a smart comment...

Thanks to the rest of you guys for the help.

Modified by siks13sr at 12:00 AM 12/19/2004

Sorry but I wasent going to answer the question again since you had the answer in the 2nd reply. I dident mean to be a smart *** but people take things diffrent ways.

[siks13sr]

its kool sr20detpowerds14..... an for Robbbby thats great...

[RMiller]

My car starts without the maf hooked up. It also starts if I disconnect my intercooler pipes. Don't be so harsh on the guy, you didn't necessarily give a right answer. And it's especially irritating to hear a bunch of guys giving bad or at best misleading tips with such certainty and in such a condescending manner.

[haydns]

I fully endorse RMiller's sentiments. It is really amazing the confidence with which incorrect advice is offered.

[240dreams]

No ofense

[RMiller]

[QUOTE=240dreams][/QUOTE]

That was nice of him to say, but PEOPLE GAVE THE WRONG ANSWER so I guess it wasn't such a dumb question.

[siks13sr]

THANK YOU... RMiller and haydns

[Gold Digger]

The car won't start without the intercooler piping connected, it's a pressurized system . You'll understand it a little better when you blow your first coupling off. Your MAFS doesnt have to be plugged up but if you don't plug it up it won't rev past 2.5k rpm's.

Isn't it only presurized when you are reving? At idle, you should be at a vacum...thats why a boost gauge reads below 0.0 psi...

[boost_creep]

i totally agree with rmiller too....my car runs with no i/c piping or maf....maybe its just me??

[RMiller]

i totally agree with rmiller too....my car runs with no i/c piping or maf....maybe its just me??

It should be everyone. That's what happens.

C33LaurelRacer-positive pressure happens because of the turbo. But a hole between the maf and the throttle body, or really engine, will cause screwy air:fuel ratios under vacuum and boost. Still, it won't get bad enough off boost to cause the engine to not start unless there is another problem.

[ETTInnov04]

I just posted from my expirience. I waited unitil everything was hooked up on my car to start it, so I don't know. The first few times I blew off a coupling I tried to crawl to a better spot, you know they never come off in a good place to fix them, so when I come to a stop, most of the time before I stop, the car dies. Try to start it the car won't start. So I figured with a link missing in the intercooler piping it wouldn't start either. But if he's trying to start it for the first time wouldn't you recomend that he hook up everything first?