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hightower · 06-24-2012, 12:13 PM

Not good :(

Best of luck to you man! Hope you get it figured out!

CamaroKid300 · 06-24-2012, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SS_Diaz

Chris did offer to turn around so i cant point any fingers at him. He had already been driving back to georgia so i figured i would give it a couple days just to see if it would keep on doing it. Im going to lift up the car in a little bit and take ur advice to check the piping. There is a speed bump in my neighborhood and even though i take that thing at like 1 mile an hour i do remember hearing something dangling around bouncing around wen i went over it. I didnt even think about that cause my house was still a mile away and it ran fine going home

Well good.

Hope you figure it out soon.

pierre777 · 06-24-2012, 12:39 PM

I wouldnt go around driving it like that if I were you, wait till you get it checked out might damage something.

Fiftydriver · 06-24-2012, 12:52 PM

Ya I would park it just to prevent any possible damage.

Any way you can remote tune with datalogging??? I would ask the builder what he things about even running it to get datalogging?

realsquash · 06-24-2012, 03:58 PM

Is the fuel system stock style returnless or is there a regulator under the hood now? Do you have a fuel pressure gauge?

Andy

8cd03gro · 06-24-2012, 04:15 PM

Sounds like a vacuum leak or a faulty MAF. Make sure all your charge piping is good to go. If there is no leak, try cleaning the MAF or replacing it.

JLE58 · 06-24-2012, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by realsquash

Is the fuel system stock style returnless or is there a regulator under the hood now? Do you have a fuel pressure gauge?

Andy

It's return less stock with zl1 pump

SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 06:29 PM

Ill try the easy fix and get a MAF tomorrow. I lifted the car and checked all the charge piping but nothing was loose. I dont even wanna try turning on the car anymore till i install the new MAF sensor. Hopefully thats it.

LSX-80MM · 06-24-2012, 08:08 PM

Sorry to hear your problems, I'm sure Chris want leave you hanging.....

rhunley14 · 06-24-2012, 08:22 PM

There have been some bugs with mine too but Chris has been top notch taking care of it ss. As a business owner you know you are going to have problems sometimes. It's how you handle those problems that makes you a good company. I'm sure Chris will handle it..

SS_Diaz · 06-24-2012, 08:52 PM

Yeah im sure he'll handle it if it's something big, not putting any blame on him or the shop. He offered to turn around like i said before, im just hoping its nothing serious and just the MAF. Im just frustrated since i've been without the car for so long and the shop is about 6 hours away from me. I've only spoke to him once just to make him aware of the problem. Im probably going to have it towed to a local shop tomorrow to see what they can find.

rhunley14 · 06-24-2012, 08:57 PM

I hear you. I've been without mine almost two months now. Really sux.

partymn · 06-24-2012, 09:34 PM

Wow, that sucks. I hope that you get it all worked out soon and let us know what the problem was, I am sure that its something stupid. I am very interested in what you find out because I ordered one of Chris' kits in early May and would like to know what to keep an eye out for if it ever gets shipped out to me.

Good luck

grocerygetter · 06-24-2012, 10:57 PM

Dude...this sounds like a vac leak or a charge pipe off/loose. Get a bad leak post maf and the car won't idle...you would have to pedal it to idle it.

grocerygetter · 06-24-2012, 10:58 PM

I'm not trying to spook you...but you can overrev a turbo with a bad leak on a charge pipe.

Smirnoff · 06-25-2012, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS_Diaz

Chris did offer to turn around so i cant point any fingers at him. He had already been driving back to georgia so i figured i would give it a couple days just to see if it would keep on doing it. Im going to lift up the car in a little bit and take ur advice to check the piping. There is a speed bump in my neighborhood and even though i take that thing at like 1 mile an hour i do remember hearing something dangling around bouncing around wen i went over it. I didnt even think about that cause my house was still a mile away and it ran fine going home

Start here.....this is Not normal.

SS_Diaz · 06-25-2012, 08:25 AM

I lifted up the car yesterday and the only thing that had some play was the exhaust since there is no bracket in the front. My car is here at the shop already so i will keep everyone informed.

Dexgto · 06-25-2012, 09:09 AM

On a side note do you work on Joint Base Chaleston AB?

Chris-HPS · 06-25-2012, 01:49 PM

Once your kit was installed, I drove it to and from work for a week and a half. There was one time it started hard, but other than that one time and it was after we installed the kit, that was it. When you arrived to pick up your car from the hotel, I took you and your roomate for a ride in the car and the car started perfectly, even when you left it started just fine. You called me the next morning when I was leaving the hotel and told me about the issue, and I told you I would turnaround and drive to your house to look at it. You told me not to worry about it. Well, I am worried about it. Now I am 6hrs away when I could of looked at the issue when you called.

Chris

Chris-HPS · 06-25-2012, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HufferSS

Yeah...unlikely but the car starts and runs like crap so no stone should be left unturned.

When the customer arrived to pick up the car we all went for rides and did 4-5 WOT pulls down th interstate along with cruising down the interstate without a issue. It is not a tune issue unless a sensor has quit working.

Chris

Blk_SS · 06-25-2012, 02:28 PM

check your maf i install my backward and it did that rough idle and died out on me, easy way to do it is just unplug the maf try and crank it and if it crank up then it your maf, but dont drive the car with the maf unplug

grocerygetter · 06-25-2012, 02:36 PM

look for carbon trails on that loose exhaust while you are down there. This sounds more like a cold side leak though.

big-geek! · 06-25-2012, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blk_SS

check your maf i install my backward and it did that rough idle and died out on me, easy way to do it is just unplug the maf try and crank it and if it crank up then it your maf, but dont drive the car with the maf unplug

If the MAF were installed backwards.... wouldnt it run like crap the entire time? I remember a MAF going bad on a previous camaro I owned and the car ran like dogs ass no matter what I was doing...

JLE58 · 06-25-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by big-geek!

If the MAF were installed backwards.... wouldnt it run like crap the entire time? I remember a MAF going bad on a previous camaro I owned and the car ran like dogs ass no matter what I was doing...

Yes. If it's the Maf than it just went bad been a few people on camaro 5 with bad Maf's.

8cd03gro · 06-25-2012, 04:48 PM

Did you check all your hoses too? Could be a hose loose giving false vac/boost readings

06-24-2012, 12:13 PM	#26
hightower LS3 Black Widow Drives: 2012 45th 2SS LS3 and 1968 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison, GA Posts: 4,349	Not good :( Best of luck to you man! Hope you get it figured out! __________________ My Camaro Story

06-24-2012, 12:39 PM	#28
pierre777 HT5 COTW 9/3/2012 Drives: Cyber Bullet Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: lebanon Posts: 4,001 View My Garage	I wouldnt go around driving it like that if I were you, wait till you get it checked out might damage something. __________________

06-24-2012, 12:52 PM	#29
Fiftydriver Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS RJT L99 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fort Shaw, Montana Posts: 1,016	Ya I would park it just to prevent any possible damage. Any way you can remote tune with datalogging??? I would ask the builder what he things about even running it to get datalogging? __________________ Fiftydriver 2010 SSRS, RJTC, L99, Maggie 2300 SC, 3.4" pulley, Roto-Fab CAI, Dynatech Supermaxx LT headers, Dynatech High Flow cats, Corsa Cat back exhaust, Elite Engineering catch can, MSD wires and Jannetty custom tune, JRE custom diff w/ posi mod, 3.91 LPE gears, Pfaht trailing arms, Pfaht trailing arm and Diff bushings, drop springs and sport sway bars front and back, Fesler dual guage pillar pod w/ AM Cobalt Boost and A/F guages. LS3 conversion, LPE dual fuel pump, Upgraded injectors, JRE Maggie Stage 2 upgrade kit, JRE smooth Idle Blower cam. Looking for 700 RWHP in the end.

06-24-2012, 06:29 PM	#33
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 256 View My Garage	Ill try the easy fix and get a MAF tomorrow. I lifted the car and checked all the charge piping but nothing was loose. I dont even wanna try turning on the car anymore till i install the new MAF sensor. Hopefully thats it. __________________ HPS Turbo Fail

06-24-2012, 08:08 PM	#34
LSX-80MM Ghostly Unknown Drives: Silver Ice 2010 SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glen St Mary,Fla. Posts: 461	Sorry to hear your problems, I'm sure Chris want leave you hanging..... __________________ 416,GMPPLSX-LS3 6 Bolt Heads,Custom 80mmComp Turbo,ID850 Injectors Lonnies Twin Pump Setup,Circle D built 6l80eCircle D multi disc billet conv,3in Magnaflow Exhaust,CoolingMist Meth,RX Dual Catch Can,InnovateWB,AeroforceInterceptor,AEM Truboost Controller,matte black Forgestars.

06-24-2012, 03:58 PM	#30
realsquash Drives: Four Door Camaro Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SE WI Posts: 164	Is the fuel system stock style returnless or is there a regulator under the hood now? Do you have a fuel pressure gauge? Andy

06-24-2012, 04:15 PM	#31
8cd03gro Drives: 2005 STi corn fed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,010	Sounds like a vacuum leak or a faulty MAF. Make sure all your charge piping is good to go. If there is no leak, try cleaning the MAF or replacing it.

06-24-2012, 08:22 PM	#35
rhunley14 Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Monroe Ga Posts: 771 View My Garage	There have been some bugs with mine too but Chris has been top notch taking care of it ss. As a business owner you know you are going to have problems sometimes. It's how you handle those problems that makes you a good company. I'm sure Chris will handle it..

06-24-2012, 08:52 PM	#36
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 256 View My Garage	Yeah im sure he'll handle it if it's something big, not putting any blame on him or the shop. He offered to turn around like i said before, im just hoping its nothing serious and just the MAF. Im just frustrated since i've been without the car for so long and the shop is about 6 hours away from me. I've only spoke to him once just to make him aware of the problem. Im probably going to have it towed to a local shop tomorrow to see what they can find. __________________ HPS Turbo Fail

06-24-2012, 08:57 PM	#37
rhunley14 Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Monroe Ga Posts: 771 View My Garage	I hear you. I've been without mine almost two months now. Really sux.

06-24-2012, 09:34 PM	#38
partymn Drives: Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 553 View My Garage	Wow, that sucks. I hope that you get it all worked out soon and let us know what the problem was, I am sure that its something stupid. I am very interested in what you find out because I ordered one of Chris' kits in early May and would like to know what to keep an eye out for if it ever gets shipped out to me. Good luck __________________ 2011 2ss M6 Turbo

06-24-2012, 10:57 PM	#39
grocerygetter Drives: 2010 SS (2ss/rs, auto, SW/IOstripe) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 2,078 View My Garage	Dude...this sounds like a vac leak or a charge pipe off/loose. Get a bad leak post maf and the car won't idle...you would have to pedal it to idle it. __________________ -John S. 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs-a few cosmetic things, Pfadt stage 2 plus rear arm package, LG chassis brace, Vortech, ADM fpcm/ZL1 pump, Lingenfelter 3.70 gears, JBA catless, ProTorque 3200, 18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Jannetty Racing, dv8motoring, Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR, TCAudio in Benton AR 2012 4Runner -daily driver

06-24-2012, 10:58 PM	#40
grocerygetter Drives: 2010 SS (2ss/rs, auto, SW/IOstripe) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 2,078 View My Garage	I'm not trying to spook you...but you can overrev a turbo with a bad leak on a charge pipe. __________________ -John S. 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs-a few cosmetic things, Pfadt stage 2 plus rear arm package, LG chassis brace, Vortech, ADM fpcm/ZL1 pump, Lingenfelter 3.70 gears, JBA catless, ProTorque 3200, 18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Jannetty Racing, dv8motoring, Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR, TCAudio in Benton AR 2012 4Runner -daily driver

06-25-2012, 08:25 AM	#42
SS_Diaz Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2SS Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 256 View My Garage	I lifted up the car yesterday and the only thing that had some play was the exhaust since there is no bracket in the front. My car is here at the shop already so i will keep everyone informed. __________________ HPS Turbo Fail

06-25-2012, 09:09 AM	#43
Dexgto Drives: 2009 Pontiac G8 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 82	On a side note do you work on Joint Base Chaleston AB?

06-25-2012, 01:49 PM	#44
Chris-HPS Drives: 2008Corvette Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ga Posts: 692	Once your kit was installed, I drove it to and from work for a week and a half. There was one time it started hard, but other than that one time and it was after we installed the kit, that was it. When you arrived to pick up your car from the hotel, I took you and your roomate for a ride in the car and the car started perfectly, even when you left it started just fine. You called me the next morning when I was leaving the hotel and told me about the issue, and I told you I would turnaround and drive to your house to look at it. You told me not to worry about it. Well, I am worried about it. Now I am 6hrs away when I could of looked at the issue when you called. Chris

06-25-2012, 02:28 PM	#46
Blk_SS Drives: black on black 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Waldorf, MD Posts: 214	check your maf i install my backward and it did that rough idle and died out on me, easy way to do it is just unplug the maf try and crank it and if it crank up then it your maf, but dont drive the car with the maf unplug

06-25-2012, 02:36 PM	#47
grocerygetter Drives: 2010 SS (2ss/rs, auto, SW/IOstripe) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: 72034 Posts: 2,078 View My Garage	look for carbon trails on that loose exhaust while you are down there. This sounds more like a cold side leak though. __________________ -John S. 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs-a few cosmetic things, Pfadt stage 2 plus rear arm package, LG chassis brace, Vortech, ADM fpcm/ZL1 pump, Lingenfelter 3.70 gears, JBA catless, ProTorque 3200, 18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Jannetty Racing, dv8motoring, Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR, TCAudio in Benton AR 2012 4Runner -daily driver

06-25-2012, 04:48 PM	#50
8cd03gro Drives: 2005 STi corn fed Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,010	Did you check all your hoses too? Could be a hose loose giving false vac/boost readings