Subaru Impreza 2003

Hi all New to forum :lol: was advised to use forum by paul
I have a 2003 subaru impreza wrx only has induction kit everything else is standard/stock it was recently rebuilt with closed deck shortblock, been having problems main one being the car will not idle with maf in... just idle hunts so low it stalls, but will run and idle fine with maf out, i tried a diff maf (wasnt new) and it did the exact same thing? Replaced intake manifold gaskets and checked for leaks did compression test, checked coils/plug gaps etc, there is also no error codes wen its idling low/stalling.
The other weird problem is my head unit is toast as its getting power and solid ground, But.... the rear of my car chassis is not grounded so my amps couldnt possibly work now as there grounded in boot!? but the front of chassis is showing ground lol the ground thing sounds impossible to me lol makes me think somethings bad with wiring/ground and its all related

Any help would be great!

Do you still have the stock air filter plumbing? If so I'd pop it back it in and see if the problem goes away.
Sometimes those "power adders" are problem makers.

i do yes, just left the cone filter on as it was there from the old block etc ill do tht and get bk to you mate, thanks

ok i took the induction off and put stock airbox on disconected the batt etc .... started to idle nice, revved bit higher then got engine management light pop up (idle died way down as soon as light popped up) got... p1500 unknown code

P1500 SUBARU - Radiator Fan Relay 1 Circuit Malfunction

So better or not better?
(Minus the fan code)

much better idle is fine didnt go revving it ...then it will idle high n throw tht code

** engine was warm when i put the stock filter bk on, not sure if tht makes a diff

Wondering if when the fan is supposed to kick on the pcm is bumping up the idle

going to check it out today as was near enuff dark wen i went out yest

ok putting tht stock filter on.. thts made a HUGE diff idles at 750-800 now but idle is dropping loow after i clutch etc then goes bk up n idles nice , tripped a p1444 evap code (ive had evap etc off n checked it today so i figured thts wat caused tht code) cleaned iacv few days ago so tht is clean and spins smooth, ive had an idle issue like tht b4 but cant remember wat caused it :S

Good thing that air cleaner didn't end up in the trash

Do you have a scanner that will show iac counter?
I might try cleaning the throttle body and then resetting the PCM, then idling and driving it to relearn.
Thinking you might just be at maximum idle air correction and there's just no room for the iac to increase air flow.

the whole intake system is clean as its recent, throttle body, manifold, iacv, injectors etc it hates cold starts...idles really low n struggles like before for few mins then kinna surges high n is fine wen it gets warmed up a bit :S

this is only data mine shows, thts log from warmed up not got 1 from cold yet

Have a look at the coolant temp PID before you start it cold. See if it looks reasonable. It should be very near the intake air temperature or ambient air temperature.
During that capture you were 50°c min, max & avg. So it never changed during the capture which doesn't necessarily indicate a problem depending on how long it was running and how long you were logging.
(50°C × 9/5) + 32 = 122°F. Thanks Google

If you can make a custom data list I would include:
Engine RPM, Desired RPM, IAC position, ECT, IAT, whatever throttle position data you have and engine run time (if available) and watch it warm up a little from a cold start without giving it any throttle.

yea i started logging once i realised it started idling fine so it was already kinna warm, ill go get a cold start with no throttle, i open the log in scanxl, i have a bluetooth obd there pretty basic lol

**FIXED** Thanks again NOAH mate! it was only needing to relearn after tht going on as its been a good 90 miles and drives n idles spot on!!.. the last cold start was normal too for the first time lol only thing is tht evap code must need a new evap purge solenoid valve :whistle:

**thanks mr paul danner for sending me to the forum**

Sweet, glad she's back to normal.