[joeyazzata29]

I have a '20 1SS and it only has a Corsa axleback on it which didnt change the exhaust backfires at all from stock

last night I threw on a cold air inductions cai and now the car barely backfires at all??? air fuel mix change? that sucks imo... I rather have the pops than +4 wheel horsepower lol. I wouldn't have bought it had I known.

If the GM performance version of this intake gets an ECU reflash when installed at the dealer does that mean this one from cold air inductions needs that too to put the air fuel back where it was?

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by joeyazzata29

I have a '20 1SS and it only has a Corsa axleback on it which didnt change the exhaust backfires at all from stock

last night I threw on a cold air inductions cai and now the car barely backfires at all??? air fuel mix change? that sucks imo... I rather have the pops than +4 wheel horsepower lol. I wouldn't have bought it had I known.

Oh and it whistles like a turbo car now I guess ill be installing the included "whistle quieter"

[6spdhyperblue]

Did the cai have the fins in the tube near the maf card?

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

Did the cai have the fins in the tube near the maf card?

yes its a cold air inductions intake, and its lined up and installed properly. Im hearing from some people after a few hundred miles the MAF will fully recalibrate and the pops come back, has this happened to anyone else?

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

Did the cai have the fins in the tube near the maf card?

the MAF basically sits in-between two fins in the intake tube

[Mark114]

Originally Posted by joeyazzata29

If the GM performance version of this intake gets an ECU reflash when installed at the dealer does that mean this one from cold air inductions needs that too to put the air fuel back where it was?

The CAI and GM intakes look the same but there are internal differences in the design that require the calibration adjustment that gets loaded by the dealer. The CAI unit was designed to work with the factory airflow calibration. The car will adjust to the new CAI so you may get some or all of the sounds back. You may be able to accelerate the learning process by disconnecting the negative battery cable for a few hours.

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by Mark114

The CAI and GM intakes look the same but there are internal differences in the design that require the calibration adjustment that gets loaded by the dealer. The CAI unit was designed to work with the factory airflow calibration. The car will adjust to the new CAI so you may get some or all of the sounds back. You may be able to accelerate the learning process by disconnecting the negative battery cable for a few hours.

I appreciate the help some people I know in the community are saying the same thing, I really love the pops.. more than I care about 2 wheel horsepower from a CAI without a tune lol... thank you

[Wobble Goat]

Drive your car. You don't need to do any "reset procedures". Go drive your car; the computer will adjust your fuel trims and in no time your "pops" which is exhaust scavenging / low pressure colliding with high pressure pulses on deceleration will be back.

[joeyazzata29]

It fixed itself.

First drive after the intake prob 90% less pops
2nd and 3rd drive about 20 miles each, no pops at all
Drive 4-5 completely back to normal

So if this ever happens to anyone else, just drive and let the MAF recalibrate.

Thanks for the help guys

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by Wobble Goat

Drive your car. You don't need to do any "reset procedures". Go drive your car; the computer will adjust your fuel trims and in no time your "pops" which is exhaust scavenging / low pressure colliding with high pressure pulses on deceleration will be back.

You are right my friend

[6spdhyperblue]

Originally Posted by joeyazzata29

the MAF basically sits in-between two fins in the intake tube

Gmpp has no fins. That’s why it needs a tune. You should be ok

[WhiteMale]

Backfire is exhaust through the intake its not what youre talking about here.

[Crushin_LT1]

Originally Posted by WhiteMale

Backfire is exhaust through the intake its not what youre talking about here.

He meant the burble tune Chevy has, I imagine an intake would affect it until the car learns.

[joeyazzata29]

Originally Posted by Crushin_LT1

He meant the burble tune Chevy has, I imagine an intake would affect it until the car learns.

I only meant the pops from the exhaust yes