Please help... Check engine light keeps coming on under hard acceleration...

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Mar 27, 2004 | 05:13 PM

ChosMisTTer

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Please help... Check engine light keeps coming on under hard acceleration...

For the past week, every time I turn my chip on and give some extra "love", right as I am hitting peak bhp at about 5K, there is a sudden loss of power, and the check engine light starts flashing. Previously, the light would shortly shut off and run back to normal, but today the light stayed on, and the power was relatively lost. I checked my DV and N75 and both looked fine and in place. Does anyone have ANY input what-so-ever as to what could be the root of this problem?

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Mar 27, 2004 | 05:20 PM

coasTTal

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What other mods do you have?

Mar 27, 2004 | 05:22 PM

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Re: What other mods do you have?

APR chip, hyperboost DV, ECS N75, K&N, and a cat-back exhaust...thats it for the engine.

Mar 27, 2004 | 05:47 PM

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You're hitting limp mode....First thing is lose the...>

ECS N75. You're either spiking into unhealthy boost territory, or you have some other sensor telling your ECU to shut down. Faulty Water temp sensors will do this. No Boost gauge? Take out the N75 and call us in the morning!