Okay, firstly, I'm not actually encouraging this as an engine sucking in unfiltered air is fail.
Basically awhile I got when I first installed my pod, I hadn't secured it properly and on the way home it came loose and disconnected itself. This resulted in ECM going off like it was at a rave party and safe mode activated (2700rpm limit). Reattached all good.
A few weeks ago I noticed that the induction noise I normally have which is a like a deep growl went to a really soft induction noise. I never actually checked it out for at least a week and noticed (ok my bad again, when I installed my my battery) I had loosened the the pod and this time it was completely disconnected. This probably explains why overall my car has been running like #$%@ lately (that and a stuck thermostat + rich tune). So will run some TB cleaner soon but what I want to know, and didn't think it was possible in our cars based on the AFM and ECM limits is running a Mass amount of unfiltered air without the ECM recognising this.
Thoughts??