Hemi Cold Air Intake makes truck Sluggish
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Hemi Cold Air Intake makes truck Sluggish
All,
I recently installed a Cold Air Intake on my 2006 Ram 1500 Hemi. The truck sounds great but I noticed it seems to be sluggish. I rechecked my install and everything seems to be installed correctly. I also checked some other forums for possible solutions/causes of it being sluggish and I have seen an Throttle Body Position or an ECU relearn might be necessary. Shortly after seeing this I noticed that some people say neither exist for the Hemi. I'm kinda sorta hoping someone in this forum can help me out. Is there a Throttle Body Position or ECU Relearn process? If so how does it work? If not what else could be the problem.
Here is the link to the CAI I installed:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...x?Prod=57-1533
It's a K&N 57-1533
Thanks,
-Jeff
I recently installed a Cold Air Intake on my 2006 Ram 1500 Hemi. The truck sounds great but I noticed it seems to be sluggish. I rechecked my install and everything seems to be installed correctly. I also checked some other forums for possible solutions/causes of it being sluggish and I have seen an Throttle Body Position or an ECU relearn might be necessary. Shortly after seeing this I noticed that some people say neither exist for the Hemi. I'm kinda sorta hoping someone in this forum can help me out. Is there a Throttle Body Position or ECU Relearn process? If so how does it work? If not what else could be the problem.
Here is the link to the CAI I installed:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...x?Prod=57-1533
It's a K&N 57-1533
Thanks,
-Jeff
Last edited by chroniccougar; 10-05-2011 at 03:13 PM. Reason: Added make/model of CAI
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I've seen it work before. On many different issues. Also have you done the throttle body cleaning? Mine was pretty dirty. There is a DIY thread here in the forum. Also might want to check / replace the PCV Valve.
I just installed a K&N CAI last weekend. The end result for me was stupendous! No sluggishness here.
I just installed a K&N CAI last weekend. The end result for me was stupendous! No sluggishness here.
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I've seen it work before. On many different issues. Also have you done the throttle body cleaning? Mine was pretty dirty. There is a DIY thread here in the forum. Also might want to check / replace the PCV Valve.
I just installed a K&N CAI last weekend. The end result for me was stupendous! No sluggishness here.
I just installed a K&N CAI last weekend. The end result for me was stupendous! No sluggishness here.
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PCV is a lot like the EGR, if you tend to do shorter trips and/or live in colder climates it can get pretty gunky pretty quick. I live in the deep south and I tend to use my truck mainly for trips up to the farm and back which is 350 miles away from where I'm at now. At 50k I replaced the original EGR and I didn't need to, I threw the original in the box and kept it as a spare. At 30k I looked at the PCV and didn't even bother to clean it, it still looked damn near new...
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I tried the reset with no change. One thing I did notice is that I think the high end RPM may have gained a little performance but less in the low range. So from 1k-4k RPM its sluggish but between 4k-6k I notice a bit of a boost. Is this common with the CAI install on a Ram HEMI? My buddy seems to think I'm imagining things but I have been running that truck for just about 150 miles a day for the last 5 years and I have been able to notice the smallest change in the drive of the vehicle. I don't think it would be a problem with the cleanliness of the components as I noticed the change directly after installing the CAI and there should have been a degradation in the performance of the stock intake as well but there wasn't. Any other ideas?
Thanks guys you've all been great!
-Jeff
Thanks guys you've all been great!
-Jeff