HELP PLEASE: Engine Idle Problem

myfirstz

Hi Everyone,

I am experiencing an engine idle problem. I just bought this car

HERE'S MY PROBLEM.

My engine idles fine in park, HOWEVER, as soon as I turn on the AC and I'm in park position, the engine begins to idle up and down between 500-900 RPMs. It has even stalled once. I took a look under the hood and this is what I discovered. (See pics below) Picture 1 & 2 shows kink in hose. Picture 3 is of a proper install with the horse shoe shaped coupler.

There is a kink in the hose originating from the Stillen left air intake going to the crankshaft. I'm not a car mechanic expert at all, but this does not look good. I am going to have my mechanic fix the problem ASAP. The proper install is shown on the 3rd picture where the hose is connecting to a horse shoe shaped coupler. I received this picture directly from Stillen after speaking with their tech, although it is a picture of a G37, its the same engine.

Could this be the reason why my engine idle is acting erratically while parked and the AC is on? Your opinions are highly appreciated. Also, what are the negative impacts this kink in the hose could present? I have parked the car until I have it fixed.

Attached Images

	left_intake.jpg (207.8 KB, 107 views)
	closeup_intake.jpg (84.0 KB, 114 views)
	proper_install.jpg (137.8 KB, 108 views)