can anyone in the peoria area help me??
i have a 97 gsx and i was driving one day and it just started sputtering and wouldnt hardly go. it also was running VERY rich.
it started idleing real low. like 150-250rpm in drive. and park was 1200
i took it to a shop to have it looked at and the dumbass didnt have a clue.
but those assholes messed with my SAFC2 and now my car wont even start.


heres what it has on it.
FP ported big28
apex'i down pipe
precision turbo 680 injectors
255 walbro fuel pump
custom cat
apexi safc2
bomz intake
voodoo boost controller
SARD AFPR
apexi hard IC
greddy type-s BOV

Assuming you haven't already checked this...

Sounds very similar to an inter-cooler pipe coming off as well. If so it may be a VERY easy fix. Just check to make sure there are not intercooler pipes off or couplings split first.

IC plumbing was my first thought as well..... also I had a coil go bad on me once... did the same thing cause then you are down to 2 cyl

yes. i was just driving and suddenly it started bogging.
i also dont know what the settings on the piggyback were.
i had only had it for 3 days when it happend
i took it to autozone to have it datalogged and it threw like 4 diff codes
p0420,p0100,p0110,p1104

i dont really know a whole lot about these cars. i was just starting to get into them.
could anyone recommend a good person to work on it? peoria area wise. sucks riding your bike to work when you have a nice car

P1104 Turbocharger Wastegate Solenoid Malfunction

P0110 Intake Air Temp Sensor Circuit Malfunction

P0100 Volume Air Flow Circuit Malfunction

P0420 Bank 1 Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshhold

looked these up for you from a sheet I printed a couple of years ago..... might be a couple of different problems, but if your CEL was never on before then chances are that there is something common to all of these problems.... kinda looks like a problem with the MAF sensor according to the codes though..... if I am not mistaken the Mitsubishi MAF also houses the IAT sensor

A bunch of MAF sensor codes could be brought on by a loose intercooler pipe as well. Check the basics before you spend ANY money on parts. You may end up at a new MAF or ECU but at least make sure it's not something free first.

actually. the CEL had been on prior to this happening. the guy told me when i got it that it was because of apexi safc2. i didnt know a whole lot about it so i believed him. i had a backup MAF and i tried it and still it wasnt any better.

then I would definately run a boost leak test and see what you have there and double check you MAF wiring if your boost leak test doesn't turn up anything.

alright ill have to get to a hardware store n make one. also id like to mention that the boost meter in the pillar was working properly and the stock boost meter looked dead, no motion at all when i had to drive my car home sputtering. could that be caused by bad MAF wiring?

my stock boost guage doesn't work either... I rely on my autometer guage on my pillar.... not sure what causes it to stop

Check the harness where you tapped in for the afc. Loose wires are bad, as are unprotected splices.