i've just installed an intake in my car, FrankenCar, and i wanted to know if i would need to reset my ECU? if yes, then how can i do it manually myself, or do i have to go to a dealership?
Thank you in advance.

 

yes you should
ECU should be reset after any mod so that the car "learns it". if you dont the ECU is still sending signals based as old stored information.
for 00/01 you just need to disconnect battery overnight. then in the morning drive it like you stole it so the ECU learns and changes mixtures with the increased air flow.

 

So i just disconnect the battery cable? negative? positive? or both? and just leave it for the whole night and then drive it "hard"?

 

just disconnect the negative terminal overnight and in the morning... reconnect and let the car idle a bit.. then drive it like usual

 

gotcha, so reset of ECU is required then right?

 

lol

not required, recomended

-IgS

 

like i said above
"ECU should be reset after any mod so that the car "learns it". if you dont the ECU is still sending signals based as old stored information."

 

i could feel a difference after resetting the ecu...although i did it like a few months after i installed the intake...it felt sooo much faster...but then again that morning after was pretty chilly so that coulda been it too...and the new filter...anyways its worth it hahha

 

I swear our cars runs much better after we reset our ECU.

 

reset done...dont really feel the difference yet...is there a certain amount of hours the battery has to be disconnected for?

 

for 00-01 max is there a stereo code where when u reset ecu overnight by disconnecting the battery it activates it? just want to make sure before i reset my ecu..

 

nope...other then having to reprogram your clock and all your fav. radio stations theres nothing else you need to do after resetting the ecu besides driving it like you stole it

 

"drive it like you stole it" Haha!!

 

Y2K1JKSE, i'm surprise i haven't seen u before considering u from mount laurel and i work in mount holly.....i live in maple shade now

 

Does that include putting in a cat-back? I guess so since that's a mod too....

 

How long do you recommend driving it hard for ?? I've had my PR CAI since last July and never reset the ECU but def noticed gains...would it still be beneficial to reset it now so long later??

 

so is there time limit that the battery has to be reset for?