I installed a Stillen Intake on my 2000 Max in January of this year. Almost 10 months and almost 6000 miles later,my car feels like its going to shut off almost every time I come to a stop. It used to stall every now and then, but as of late it has been shuting down more frequently. Im tempted to take the intake off and go back to stock.....uuuughhhh! Do any of you guys have this problem and what kind of intake are you using? Are there any solutions to these problems? Any input would be appreciated.........THANKS

 

well, first things first...is it an automatic or 5-speed?

 

I have a 5 speed and I had the same problem, I took the car to the dealer and they told me it was the ring or clamp that connects was loose he told me he tightened it up and it should be ok. I have had the car back a week and i have not had the problem again.

 

I forgot to mention, I have a 5 spd.

 

well i hate to be the one to see it but the MAF is probably to blame. I would guess that it is on its way out.

 

I have this same problem. In fact I have had it for the past few years. I put on the Stillen intake and the cattman Y pipe. It sometimes turns off. Mine just dips below idle and it seems as if it is going to turn off but it doesn't.
I took it to the dealership a long time ago and they told me that it might be the MAF. They said they couldn't test it at all and that I would have to buy a $500 MAF and put that in instead. I never did it and dealt with the problem. It sure would be nice if it was fixed though....

 

I have an auto 2k1 running with the injen cai for over a week now and yesterday the car almost stalled by itself right after ignition. It kinda of shook a little, sounded like when the clutch catches wrong during 1st, RPM's dipped, but it held up... whew.

 

It seems a lot of 2K manuals had a problem with RPM's dropping below idle and stalling. The next time you're at the dealer, make sure they check that the ECU has the most up-to-date codes. I had the same problem, and updating the ECU fixed it.

 

Does anyone know the most up-to-date ECU code for 2K (automatic if specific)?

pfssh
woosh

 

someone might have said this already, but youre losing air before it gets into the motor... while at a lot rpm, too much of the air coming in through the filter is going back out by the midpipe (the plastic box with the accordian thing) if you took out the scoop, theres a hole that brings the air in.. if that is open, air comes back out of that hole and at low rpms its not getting enough air to the engine which is causing it to stall..
i had this same problem when i had my 95.. i had a cap on it but it fell off

 

You need to have the dealer hook up a Consult II unit to the data port. It'll tell them if your ECU has the most up-to-date software.

 

"Donny thinks it's VACUUM"

 

Most likely there's a charge to check the ECU revision. Would nissan service check this free of charge? Or, is there a way I can get them to without lying.

thx
woosh

 

don't know if this is right or not.. but have you tried to clean your throttle body? my car used to shut off now and then.. and rpm drop way low.... after I clean the throttle body.. not a problem since

 

any advice how to do that? i'm not even sure exactly where the throttle body is

 

Anyone else want to add to this????

 

It is probably not your throttle body - although it can't hurt to clean it. The throttle body is the metal part that the throttle cable hooks up to. If you follow the path of air flow to the engine it is behind the accordian plastic piece.

I had the "stumbling" problem even when I had my stock intake on. Turns out it was ECU related and when I took my car in for the fuel cut TSB (which I recommend those who have 5spd 2ks do) I got them to "mess with" the idle and fix it.

I've also had this problem when air gets in behind the MAF. Check there first to make certain air isn't getting in behind it.

 

do a search for throttle body cleaning... there are some nice write up with pictures... easy job.. take at most 30 min... all it require is a bottle of throttle body cleaner (2.99), a tooth brush and a towel....