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KSIbucky
12-12-2006, 01:02 AM
i really need a tutorial of a cold air intake install pictures are needed

punch
12-12-2006, 05:33 PM
where are you stuck, it should be a simple swap! remove stock intake install new intake, maybe 4 bolts? we are here to help you!!!

KSIbucky
12-12-2006, 05:38 PM
i'm getting one i just wanted to know how hard it is

punch
12-12-2006, 06:21 PM
i'm getting one i just wanted to know how hard it is


it will be one of the easier swaps you can do...and they come with instructions..

KSIbucky
12-12-2006, 06:59 PM
what kind of air intake should i get

Chris07LB
12-12-2006, 07:43 PM
what kind of air intake should i get

Do a search. The topic has been beat to death already.

Your options are AEM - WR - TRD - Blitz.. all I can remember members having here so far.

punch
12-13-2006, 08:02 AM
what kind of air intake should i get

I personally would opt for one with that bypass valve that prevents water from being ingested into the engine

Violin
12-13-2006, 11:58 AM
The AEM comes with the clearest instructions (with photos) that I've ever had for any product. You only need to worry about a bypass valve if you plan to drive through more than about a foot of water. If you plan to do that - you're an idiot.

eTiMaGo
12-13-2006, 12:54 PM
The AEM comes with the clearest instructions (with photos) that I've ever had for any product. You only need to worry about a bypass valve if you plan to drive through more than about a foot of water. If you plan to do that - you're an idiot.

lol dude, rule number 1 of customer service: never underestimate the power of human stupidity :laugh:

KSIbucky
12-13-2006, 06:22 PM
lol dude, rule number 1 of customer service: never underestimate the power of human stupidity :laugh:

The AEM comes with the clearest instructions (with photos) that I've ever had for any product. You only need to worry about a bypass valve if you plan to drive through more than about a foot of water. If you plan to do that - you're an idiot.

ya um thanx i think If you plan to do that - you're an idiot.

Chris07LB
12-13-2006, 06:27 PM
Too much hype over these bypass valves...

People tend to think a little puddle is going to get sucked right up into their intakes..... the only time these will work, is if the filter is COMPLETELY submerged under water... if you're hitting puddles that deep, pack some arm floaties and a speedo. :laugh:

KSIbucky
12-13-2006, 11:44 PM
thank god i just installed those pontoons on the sides of my car

eTiMaGo
12-13-2006, 11:55 PM
thank god i just installed those pontoons on the sides of my car

world's first amphibious Yaris! awesome! :laugh:

punch
12-14-2006, 11:22 AM
But people, it can happen, what about an hour long drive in a thunderstorm at highway speeds, thats alot of water soaking into the filter, and maybe getting through, i understand the bypass valve doesn't protect against that example, but I've seen alot of people mis judge the depth of a puddle, during huge storms only to stall the vehicles etc....

Violin
12-14-2006, 06:23 PM
The filter is up under the headlight, inside the plastic shield up under your wheel well. The only way to get your filter submerged is to drive into very deep water. People do that sometimes, but they're idiots.

http://www.npr.org/news/images/2005/oct/25/corbis/miami-car_200.jpg

bigsky2
12-14-2006, 06:31 PM
Agree with Violin.

When you install the CAI, you'll realize how much of a pain it is for anything to reach the filter.

Chris07LB
12-14-2006, 08:02 PM
Driving in a rain storm will not "soak" your filter, nor will it hydrolock your car. Any intake manufacturer will even tell you that... its the deep water, where your filter is UNDER water is where a bypass valve is used.

The engine no longer struggles to suck up a 2.5" diameter pipe of water, all the way to the engine, instead the bypass opens and sucks air from up above.

This Topic = BEATEN 2 DEATH! :laugh:

dngz
12-15-2006, 11:27 PM
i thought the topic was how ez it was to install? and yea it is easy to install. AEM website used to have a page featuring how they got 2 lil kids to install an AEM intake.

Violin
12-16-2006, 09:04 AM
Forced child labor?

KSIbucky
12-17-2006, 04:08 PM
well this was a dumb thread

ChinoCharles
12-17-2006, 08:31 PM
Download the repair manual and figure it out man, haha. It isn't a piston.

KSIbucky
12-26-2006, 02:18 PM
does anyone know where i can get a blue cold air intake for less than 200

OgDogg
01-02-2007, 10:48 PM
does anyone know where i can get a blue cold air intake for less than 200

Ebay. I just got one for $185

KSIbucky
01-16-2007, 09:38 PM
can anyone make a DIY on how to remove the stock intake

eTiMaGo
01-17-2007, 04:23 AM
erm get a screwdriver, take out all the screws you see that are holding the stock air box in place, loosen the metal collar thingie that attaches the air box to the pipe, and pull the air box out...

Chris07LB
01-17-2007, 06:46 AM
Its easy KSI... one hose clamp. closest to the box.. remove. Then unplug the MAF harness... then unclip the 2 metal clips at the end of the box... You can now remove the top, and air filter. Once filter is removed, you will see two bolts holding the lower half of the box in place.. remove and pull it out.

You have just removed the entire intake assy. :thumbsup:

KSIbucky
01-18-2007, 08:57 PM
i got a short ram for another car and and its a little to big (it didn't work i got it in but it made this freaky sound and then cut out) so I'm going to shorten some parts and get a "L" pipe

ChinoCharles
01-19-2007, 12:03 PM
(it didn't work i got it in but i made this freaky sound and then cut out)

:bellyroll:

Chris07LB
01-19-2007, 12:53 PM
YOU made a freaky sound? Like a Jim Carey Pet Dective sound? :confused:





:bellyroll:

KSIbucky
01-20-2007, 03:07 PM
Sorry about the spelling back there.
No I didn't squeal or anything.