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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Well I went to dinner in the beast and all was well, come out to go home and seems OK get a block a way and it starts bucking like a wild bronco. Push the clutch in and revs drop to 500 and it stalls, starts right up get a mile a way and same thing. Could keep the revs up and luckily I hit the lights green and got home.

Now it starts but goes to 500 rpms and I can not keep it running.

Guess it goes to the dealer on Monday if they are open on labor day.

Car is stock except for a WCC hurricane CAI, no trouble codes either.

2007 w/9000 miles.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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No CEL or anything huh?
Did you check to make sure there are no lose clamps on the intake-to-throttle body? Does it only have problems idling? Do the RPMs climb with no issues?
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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No CEL or anything huh?
Did you check to make sure there are no lose clamps on the intake-to-throttle body? Does it only have problems idling? Do the RPMs climb with no issues?
Yep checked to make sure everything was tight, Can not get the rpms up, just dies.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by OSKVETTE
Well I went to dinner in the beast and all was well, come out to go home and seems OK get a block a way and it starts bucking like a wild bronco. Push the clutch in and revs drop to 500 and it stalls, starts right up get a mile a way and same thing. Could keep the revs up and luckily I hit the lights green and got home.

Now it starts but goes to 500 rpms and I can not keep it running.

Guess it goes to the dealer on Monday if they are open on labor day.

Car is stock except for a WCC hurricane CAI, no trouble codes either.

2007 w/9000 miles.
Take off your air intake and check to see if pad may have come down take out your air filter you will see it better
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 02:41 AM
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Maybe a bad MAF sensor.
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Sounds like a air fuel problem, bet if you installed your old CAI the problem goes away. Just a guess!!!
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