Cold Air Intake and Engine Liters

[ShaolinChambers]

Ok i bought a Tuned Injen Cold Air Intake off Andysautosport.com and i didnt realize that it said for my model but for a 1.8L, i have a 1.6L so of course it doesnt fit behind the wheel under the fender where it looks like it should have gone. But my question is does it even matter what liter the car is? well at least how slightly off the Liters are? Because now, everytime i reconnect my MAF sensor my car sputters and backfires or it might be the intake that i hear popping, and it feels like its running outa gas....(also lesson of it all, READ before i select, lol thanks i got it)
as of now i bought an exhaust system in hopes that when i set it up it would balance all that out? Cuz the way i see it theres too much air flow for my sensor to realize and its still in stock A/F ratio ...suggestions please

 

[destineal]

Did you disconnect the battery/reset the ecu?

 

[ShaolinChambers]

honeslty i dont remember doing that...Do you disconnect the battery while you reconnect the sensor? i wish i could try it now but my car is in the shop for some work ...some damn lady turned when she wasnt suppose to and almost hit me head on...so now my frame/sheet metal is bent...couldnt reconnect to the hood

 

[ShaolinChambers]

Also how would i go about reseting the ECU? do i manualy and to disconnect that as well? or use a device?

 

[IshSonP5]

honeslty i dont remember doing that...Do you disconnect the battery while you reconnect the sensor? i wish i could try it now but my car is in the shop for some work ...some damn lady turned when she wasnt suppose to and almost hit me head on...so now my frame/sheet metal is bent...couldnt reconnect to the hood

Sucks! Sorry to hear.

Also how would i go about reseting the ECU? do i manualy and to disconnect that as well? or use a device?

disconnect the battery, hold the brake down for 30 seconds or so, hook the battery back up aaaand done

 

[JReichle1]

How did you connect the Mass airflow sensor? The 1.6 and 1.8/2.0 use different MAF sensors...

 

[ShaolinChambers]

awsome, thanks for ya'lls input. i'll be trying that when i recieve my car back. and if all fails. then i will be back lol. but if all fails i might just have a bad MAF ..we'll see i guess. thanks!

 

[ShaolinChambers]

It was the MAF sensor that came with my protege, i havent switched that out. Its still the OEM MAF

 

[99prolx]

The oem maf sensor does not fit on any 1.8 intake. They use a completely different style sensor that wouldnt even fit if you tried. If your maf sensor fits it then its for a 1.6. Theres a thread on here about using a toyota celica gts maf sensor because a cold air intake will make your car sputter and hesistate with the oem maf. Have any pictures? Oh and also, on the 1.6 if you maf sensor is unplugged it should not even start...

 

[IshSonP5]

The oem maf sensor does not fit on any 1.8 intake. They use a completely different style sensor that wouldnt even fit if you tried. If your maf sensor fits it then its for a 1.6. Theres a thread on here about using a toyota celica gts maf sensor because a cold air intake will make your car sputter and hesistate with the oem maf. Have any pictures? Oh and also, on the 1.6 if you maf sensor is unplugged it should not even start...

If the MAF is unplugged the car will start, very hesitantly. It will have little, to no power when accelerating, and will immediately throw a CEL.

 

[Joost27]

Yeah i do not get how you connected the 1.6l MAF into the 1.8l intake. If the MAF is not in the flow of the intake and sealed after the MAF then you will not have a properly running car. Also, the difference in intakes are the bends. The 1.6 has an intake manifold that sits the throttle body further forward and up in the air, the 1.8l manifold is the same as the 2.0 and sits the throttle body back and down. This is why your new intake does not line up with the hole to go down into the fender liner area.

 

[99prolx]

If the MAF is unplugged the car will start, very hesitantly. It will have little, to no power when accelerating, and will immediately throw a CEL.

I know for a fact that my 1.6 will not run at all without the maf. (Forgot to plug it in once and it wouldnt start) i also tried unplugging it while running and it immediately shut off.