Painting Cold Air Intake
01-27-2005, 11:29 AM
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It's very important to disconnect the battery any time you add or remove a part from your car. So in a way, if you do this, you'll be resetting the ECU when you take off the CAI anyways.
01-27-2005, 11:36 AM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tibwrcsbj)</div><div class='quotemain'>You should reset your ECU peridoically whether you add parts or not. So, Yes.
Tibby01, move this needs to be moved.</div>
Just wondering, why should you reset the ECU peridoically ?
Tibby01, move this needs to be moved.</div>
Just wondering, why should you reset the ECU peridoically ?
01-27-2005, 12:52 PM
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Also, I think for the resetting your ECU periodically to apply you need to:
1.) Make sure battery is completely empty of capicitor (extra) charge when disconnected (i.e. press brakes, turn hazards on)
2.) Wait a few minutes so ECU "forgets" everything
3.) When you put battery cable back on, go out and drive your car hard. What i mean is, take it out on some back roads for 15 minutes and drive at high rpms. The ECU controls your fuel, air input and factory setting are notoriously rich I believe (especially Hyundai), so by driving your car hard with your "new" ECU what you're doing is teaching your ECU the way YOU drive and not how the factory expects you to drive it. This way, the ECU will "learn" your driving habits and alter the air/fuel amounts to provide for that...
search this site and you may find a more detailed thread about resetting your ecu, I read it somewhere here.
What are you painting your CAI with? spray paint? I'll suggest powder-coating before REDZ does...
1.) Make sure battery is completely empty of capicitor (extra) charge when disconnected (i.e. press brakes, turn hazards on)
2.) Wait a few minutes so ECU "forgets" everything
3.) When you put battery cable back on, go out and drive your car hard. What i mean is, take it out on some back roads for 15 minutes and drive at high rpms. The ECU controls your fuel, air input and factory setting are notoriously rich I believe (especially Hyundai), so by driving your car hard with your "new" ECU what you're doing is teaching your ECU the way YOU drive and not how the factory expects you to drive it. This way, the ECU will "learn" your driving habits and alter the air/fuel amounts to provide for that...
search this site and you may find a more detailed thread about resetting your ecu, I read it somewhere here.
What are you painting your CAI with? spray paint? I'll suggest powder-coating before REDZ does...
01-27-2005, 01:15 PM
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You have to take off the battery cable anyway since your messing with electrical sensors anyway I would think... smile.gif I always disconnect it when I mess with electrical stuff, safety first. Either way, previous posts about the ECU were right.
01-27-2005, 03:12 PM
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Nope... it may meddle with a CAI's effectiveness though. The IAT rarely gets very hot to mess with paint. 300-500 degree engine paint should be more than enough. However, painting it may compromise the CAIs ability to dissipate heat... so a little loss of power.