AEM cold air
00tegra
11-11-2003, 09:37 AM
i just got my intake and have not yet put it on due to lack of time. people that i have talked to have said that it is tricky to get the bumper off. i would then assume that everyhting after that is just attaching the intake which is easy.
is there anything that i need to know before starting this? are there any tricks to getting the bumper off easily? Also, should i get the thing to keep water from getting into the engine. some say yes, others say it's not needed. what should i do? :banghead:
Thanks.
is there anything that i need to know before starting this? are there any tricks to getting the bumper off easily? Also, should i get the thing to keep water from getting into the engine. some say yes, others say it's not needed. what should i do? :banghead:
Thanks.
shaunthebadass
11-11-2003, 01:39 PM
havent gotten one yet but will be in the next two weeks.....as far as the by-pass valve i say that you should get one.......have heard alot of horror stories of hydrolock and a bypass valve is a lot cheaper than a whole new engine if u ask me.....some say you lose a little horses cause it allows a tiny bit of hot air from ur engine to get in but i feel that the cold air will cool it down and help you out i anyway.....better safe than sorry as gay as that sounds it is true
tran_nsx
11-11-2003, 06:29 PM
i just got my intake and have not yet put it on due to lack of time. people that i have talked to have said that it is tricky to get the bumper off. i would then assume that everyhting after that is just attaching the intake which is easy.
is there anything that i need to know before starting this? are there any tricks to getting the bumper off easily? Also, should i get the thing to keep water from getting into the engine. some say yes, others say it's not needed. what should i do? :banghead:
Thanks.
normally i wouldn't respond to this thread since it's been gone over way too many times, but when u mention removing the bumper that caught my eye. what year is your teg that u have to remove the bumper? the aem cai should be a simple bolt on, all u have to do is unscrew the plastic splash guard under the car, take out the oem intake, put the new one in, and screw the guard back on (don't forget about the connectors).
as far as the bypass goes, it's a waste of money not to metion ur not getting the full power benefit with it installed. heres a better alternative, b4 u install the cai, cut it in half preferably near the battery. then buy a rubber tube for like $5 or less and put that on the cai pipe to hold it together. now u can installed it in your car. why u might ask? what i've shown is a way to turn your cai for the summer into a sri for the winter, all u have to do now is remove the lower half and attach the filter to the upper half in the rainy season. either way u look at it, u still have to cut the intake pipe whether u do it my way, or to buy a bypass valve.
honestly i driven through some pretty bad rain (b4 i cut my intake) where i thought my engine was done for, turns out it was doing fine. also just fyi, the bypass valve doesn't work until the filter is fully submerged. so if u think about it, the water has to be pretty high, and when its that high i don't think anyone should be driving.
is there anything that i need to know before starting this? are there any tricks to getting the bumper off easily? Also, should i get the thing to keep water from getting into the engine. some say yes, others say it's not needed. what should i do? :banghead:
Thanks.
normally i wouldn't respond to this thread since it's been gone over way too many times, but when u mention removing the bumper that caught my eye. what year is your teg that u have to remove the bumper? the aem cai should be a simple bolt on, all u have to do is unscrew the plastic splash guard under the car, take out the oem intake, put the new one in, and screw the guard back on (don't forget about the connectors).
as far as the bypass goes, it's a waste of money not to metion ur not getting the full power benefit with it installed. heres a better alternative, b4 u install the cai, cut it in half preferably near the battery. then buy a rubber tube for like $5 or less and put that on the cai pipe to hold it together. now u can installed it in your car. why u might ask? what i've shown is a way to turn your cai for the summer into a sri for the winter, all u have to do now is remove the lower half and attach the filter to the upper half in the rainy season. either way u look at it, u still have to cut the intake pipe whether u do it my way, or to buy a bypass valve.
honestly i driven through some pretty bad rain (b4 i cut my intake) where i thought my engine was done for, turns out it was doing fine. also just fyi, the bypass valve doesn't work until the filter is fully submerged. so if u think about it, the water has to be pretty high, and when its that high i don't think anyone should be driving.
SiGNAL748
11-11-2003, 07:08 PM
since when did you have to remove your bumper to install an intake? :screwy:
00tegra
11-13-2003, 11:53 AM
i have no idea if i am supposed to take the bumper off. but if you say i don't have to, well that is a much better senario.
that is just what i was told, the guy i was talking to had said that i needed to. maybe he's just full of s**t. :screwy:
and thanks for the idea of making it both ram air and cols air. i would probally do that, except, i don't have anyway of cutting it. i'll look around for some place that would do it for me. are you sure that it would be secure with the tubing holding the two parts together, and no air would get out?
that is just what i was told, the guy i was talking to had said that i needed to. maybe he's just full of s**t. :screwy:
and thanks for the idea of making it both ram air and cols air. i would probally do that, except, i don't have anyway of cutting it. i'll look around for some place that would do it for me. are you sure that it would be secure with the tubing holding the two parts together, and no air would get out?
shaunthebadass
11-13-2003, 06:59 PM
it doesnt have to be fully submerged to work....al that it has to have is to enough water to slow down the suction in the tube therefore stretching out the intake...opening the bypass valve and releasing water..........i dont know about anyone else but my car is damn low(about a 3" drop) and any water i go over has potential on sucking into my intake........creative idea on cutting the intake but i live in la and the weather changes as much as a girls decisions......i would have to walk outside every mornign and asses the weather and decide to go cai or sri for the day....i might end up having to change over a few times during the day and is just too much hassle for me.....and about it not giving you as much power as its supposed to, so the sri is any better when you cut the intake? that would also allow alot of hot air into your engine through the intake.........say you have cai and sri each half of the time.....the bypass valve would still be the same with out the hassle of changing over and you dont have the chance of getting water in your engine if your car is really low like mine
KrNxRaCer00
11-13-2003, 08:34 PM
it doesnt have to be fully submerged to work....al that it has to have is to enough water to slow down the suction in the tube therefore stretching out the intake...opening the bypass valve and releasing water..........i dont know about anyone else but my car is damn low(about a 3" drop) and any water i go over has potential on sucking into my intake........creative idea on cutting the intake but i live in la and the weather changes as much as a girls decisions......i would have to walk outside every mornign and asses the weather and decide to go cai or sri for the day....i might end up having to change over a few times during the day and is just too much hassle for me.....and about it not giving you as much power as its supposed to, so the sri is any better when you cut the intake? that would also allow alot of hot air into your engine through the intake.........say you have cai and sri each half of the time.....the bypass valve would still be the same with out the hassle of changing over and you dont have the chance of getting water in your engine if your car is really low like mine
actually aem has tested them, and the by-pass valve is only usefull when the filter is completely submerged.
actually aem has tested them, and the by-pass valve is only usefull when the filter is completely submerged.
tran_nsx
11-13-2003, 09:04 PM
it doesnt have to be fully submerged to work....al that it has to have is to enough water to slow down the suction in the tube therefore stretching out the intake...opening the bypass valve and releasing water..........i dont know about anyone else but my car is damn low(about a 3" drop) and any water i go over has potential on sucking into my intake........creative idea on cutting the intake but i live in la and the weather changes as much as a girls decisions......i would have to walk outside every mornign and asses the weather and decide to go cai or sri for the day....i might end up having to change over a few times during the day and is just too much hassle for me.....and about it not giving you as much power as its supposed to, so the sri is any better when you cut the intake? that would also allow alot of hot air into your engine through the intake.........say you have cai and sri each half of the time.....the bypass valve would still be the same with out the hassle of changing over and you dont have the chance of getting water in your engine if your car is really low like mine
it has been tested the bypass only works when the filter is under fully submerged water, if u want to argue with this please back it up. another thing if ur so worried about it getting hydrolock due to the enviroment ur in, then why are u going to get a cai? :screwy: the only time it will be a good idea to get the bypass valve is if u live in a place that gets flood water.
it has been tested the bypass only works when the filter is under fully submerged water, if u want to argue with this please back it up. another thing if ur so worried about it getting hydrolock due to the enviroment ur in, then why are u going to get a cai? :screwy: the only time it will be a good idea to get the bypass valve is if u live in a place that gets flood water.
tran_nsx
11-13-2003, 09:12 PM
i have no idea if i am supposed to take the bumper off. but if you say i don't have to, well that is a much better senario.
that is just what i was told, the guy i was talking to had said that i needed to. maybe he's just full of s**t. :screwy:
and thanks for the idea of making it both ram air and cols air. i would probally do that, except, i don't have anyway of cutting it. i'll look around for some place that would do it for me. are you sure that it would be secure with the tubing holding the two parts together, and no air would get out?
yeah that would be a big mistake if u try to get the bumper off but its up to u, that guy didn't know what he's was talking about if he told u to remove the bumper. as far as cutting it, i use a small saw in the garage but u can use whatevers around that can get the job done. caution though when u do cut the pipe make sure it's not at a bend/curve because then u can't install the tube or bypass correctly. yes the tubing will securely hold it as long as u get one that fits the pipe.
that is just what i was told, the guy i was talking to had said that i needed to. maybe he's just full of s**t. :screwy:
and thanks for the idea of making it both ram air and cols air. i would probally do that, except, i don't have anyway of cutting it. i'll look around for some place that would do it for me. are you sure that it would be secure with the tubing holding the two parts together, and no air would get out?
yeah that would be a big mistake if u try to get the bumper off but its up to u, that guy didn't know what he's was talking about if he told u to remove the bumper. as far as cutting it, i use a small saw in the garage but u can use whatevers around that can get the job done. caution though when u do cut the pipe make sure it's not at a bend/curve because then u can't install the tube or bypass correctly. yes the tubing will securely hold it as long as u get one that fits the pipe.
Spectre927
11-13-2003, 10:07 PM
Ive heard that too about the bumper. But I installed one and it was simple. The hardest part was getting that big ass shit box out of there. This was an ICeman, so its plastic(flexible) and a two piece. Not sure how hard a one piece would be
00tegra
11-15-2003, 05:38 PM
i have now got it installed. i didn't need to take off the bumper. i didn't really understand why either why he told me to, but anyway, now that it's in, sometimes it will make a whistleing noise. i made sure that everything was tight. i heard that it's normal. the metaphore they used was that it's like a flute. it does that when a certain amount of air is being pushed through it. is this right? and by the way - i'm glad i got the AEM cold-air. it makes a nice sound.
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