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Old Jun 4, 2003
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Originally posted by cwick187
I just finished installing the manifold, but there is a problem. Everytime I start the car, it idles from 2000 to 1000 back and forth. I'm going to have my friend look at it to see what he thinks ....It was a lot harder to install then I thought, I suggest taking to a professional.
does it function well other than that?
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it might be a vacuum leak
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well let us know whats up, call up kms and see what they say.
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Originally posted by RedDragon333
does it function well other than that?
lol I think the swaying back and forth from 1000-2000 RPMs should be a deterent in itself.
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Yeah, I won't drive it around until I find this leak...I called KMS and some friends that know alot about cars and they all said it is a leak somewhere. It's not that big of a deal, and it can be fixed. Give me a day or two and I'll try to post pics (If I can get a decent camera). Overall, I'm still glad I got it I just need to fix the problem. I just have to keep a good attitude about it and things will work out.l

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Originally posted by Diemos
lol I think the swaying back and forth from 1000-2000 RPMs should be a deterent in itself.
i mean, does it do what its supposed to do, or is it a malfunction of the part itself
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So the problem isn't with the IM, right? It's most likely a leak?
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So are you gonna post a pic of what it looks like installed? C'mon...be the first!
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The problem isn't the IM itself...it's a leak either from the gasket to the head or a vacum leak. Don't let this discourage you guys into not getting one. This happens sometimes and it won't happen to everyone who got a KMS manifold. None the less, have it installed by professionals just to be safe. As far as it's functionallity...I really can't tell you if it functions the way it should or not because I'm scared to drive the car until I get the idle back to normal.
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Can someone who also got their KMS intake manifold post some feedback. I'm trying to decide wheather or to order it or not.
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I'm not sure if anyone else has installed there's yet....I would like to know if anyone has had the same problem.
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I ordered all new gaskets from majestic a couple of days ago. I hope they don't lag. As soon as I get them the install will happen. And I will be getting a cheapy digital camera from djlutchi for pics. I'll pay extra attention to vaccume leaks when i install, so that will not be an issue.
I hope it turns out good.
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I hope everyone has a good install with there manifold also and I will be taking some pics tomorrow when my friend gets off work at 4:00. There's nothing really flashy about it, but you can tell it is a aftermarket manifold though.
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Originally posted by djmota

I hope it turns out good.
you and me both. Ima wait to install this thing and figure out what the deal is
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yeah, look over all the hoses man, there must be a leak. and get those pics up soon, i want to see what it looks like on our cars.
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Originally posted by nightkids1
yeah, look over all the hoses man, there must be a leak. and get those pics up soon, i want to see what it looks like on our cars.
Give it a rest already. He'll get them up when he gets them up. If you want to see what it looks like so bad go buy one yourself. Otherwise hold your f**king **** and just wait.
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For those of you with it who haven't installed or test driven yet, what kind of gain are you expecting from it?

I would assume that if you had a stock car with just this IM installed, you might get a little gain, but I would also assume that this IM plus I/H/E would yield a greater gain than the sum of its parts individually. Does that sound right?

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Originally posted by IronFist
For those of you with it who haven't installed or test driven yet, what kind of gain are you expecting from it?

I would assume that if you had a stock car with just this IM installed, you might get a little gain, but I would also assume that this IM plus I/H/E would yield a greater gain than the sum of its parts individually. Does that sound right?

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Well, KMS supposedly dynoed a LX with just the manifold....I think it ended up being a 7whp gain on just a stock engine. I don't want to say how much with I/H/E because I'm not sure. It should be a good/ noticable gain either way.
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Originally posted by greatcasa
Give it a rest already. He'll get them up when he gets them up. If you want to see what it looks like so bad go buy one yourself. Otherwise hold your f**king **** and just wait.
why would i buy a product without seeing pic of it on a car???? or even knowing if it works?????lease:
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NO kiddding. Can't someone take the time to show us what this looks like installed?

By the way PUT UP A PIC!
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anything new???
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I just installed mine. i love it.
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thanks mike, that looks so nice
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Ahhhh yes. A pic! Thank you, Mike! Is everything running fine?
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yeh, everything is running fine so far.
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Hmm... I just ordered my Injen CAI and next on my list was a header, but now I'm thinking of getting the KMS IM first. What do you guys think?

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i can sell you my header and CAI. its kamikaze header for lx/dx and AEM cold air intake for lx/dx 5 speed. i'm getting a turbo so i dont need this anymore.
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Originally posted by mike0404
yeh, everything is running fine so far.
hey mike does everything idle good?? I know one member on this site idle constantly, from 2-3k rpm.

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yews how does it idle i was very concerned about this as well!
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my car idle like from 600-650 rpm



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