Stagea Intercooler

[stag777]

hi guys,

my partner and i are new to stagea ownership its great.. i have recently fitted an intercooler kit and pod filter and noticed tonite when driving home when i put my foot down and car came on full boost it started splutring and had a hiccup.. will having the new intercooler and pod filter cause the air-fuel ratio to be out.. smells a little rich.. have checked clamps on hoses are fine and tight.. car idles and drives fine only when u put your foot down to come on full boost gets a bit of a hiccup but still holds boost on the guage.. any info would be great guys as i want to get the problem fixed as my wife drives the car and dont like having something wrong with a good car..

cheers chris

Edited September 21, 2011 by stag777

[Daleo]

Could the car be hitting the boost Rich/Retard due to the lack of restriction; thus higher boost?

Not a C34 expert by any means; just throwing it out there?

Maybe slip the OEM airbox back on to eliminate one thing? Not a fan of Pod filters anyway.

Edited September 21, 2011 by Daleo

[wolverine]

Almost certainly R&R but usually this will be hit with an increase in boost as well. Have you got a boost controller on there?

Coils can break down on load as well (due to age and heat) so this is another possibility.

[Bronx]

if you run too high boost, it will hit boost limiter and cuts out the entire engine for a split second, my stagea did that when i bypassed the solenoid, and connected both hoses without the solenoid. it hit 14.8psi and the boost cut kicked in.

check your boost gauge (if it has a stock one) if it reaches the +7 mark, its hitting high boost, it should on stock stay half way to 3/4 way towards the +7.

cant see how it would over boost though from just a pod and intercooler.

[Dingus]

Yeah sounds like too many boosts or coilpacks. I had a similar issue when I did what Bronx has mentioned.

[KiwiRS4T]

Put a new set of copper plugs in your car NGK BCPR6ES gapped down to 0.8mm. While you have your coils out inspect them carefully for signs of shorting and anyway spray them with some insulating stuff.

All RBs run rich from stock. Look at getting a Nistune chip to make your car fully tuneable and it will go better (more power, more smooothly) all round and will eliminate the Rich and Retard if that is what you are experiencing.

(and yes, get rid of your pod and get a high flow filter for your stock airbox!)

[Zorro]

Pod & IC wont cause that problem (nothing wrong with pods btw)! It will most likely be plugs! BCPR6ES are 0.8mm gap out the box, but BCPR7EY are better & IRIWAY7 are the best!