intake on an auto*

is it more complicated to install a cai on a car that's an automatic?
i heard it was.

is it more complicated to install a cai on a car that's an automatic?
i heard it was. no its the same.

yes there is a difference. the AEM intakes are specifically for autos. i think that the Injens are made for both.

so i would have no problem installing a aem cai on my car?

so i would have no problem installing a aem cai on my car?

if it was designed for an auto, then no. if it was designed for a manual, then yes you will have a problem. the auto tranny is bigger that the manual tranny.

well. im ordering an AEM CAI online. so... how do i tell them it's for an auto?

Now when I ordered my AEM CAI I don't remember telling them if I had an auto or a manual. I have a manual and my AEM CAI works great. I didn't think it made a difference but hell what do I know. I just buy the stuff and have someone put in on for me....lol

well, should i just order and hope for the best?

Just make sure when you order it you tell them exactly what you have. If your ordering it from a well known place then you should be OK. I paid my local mechanic 20 bucks to put it on for me. I just like things to be installed correctly since I have no experience with auto mechanics. Getting better now though....lol

im ordering from JCW. there a good company.

every company i find online is overpriced. i was sure there was a group buy wehre the prices were reasonable (200-220), or if you don't care about a name , PJ automotive has some for like 90$

and it seems every intake i've done besides my own, has been a PAIN IN THE ASS. either we were missing a part, or something wouldn't fit, or it wasn't quite 100%

ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

brand new wouldn't be bad

well i ordered front and rear srtuts and an AEM CAI from JCW. it totalled 469.85 s/h was free:)
can i put a bypass valve on the intake im getting?

you can yes.

can you divide up that price for me? i must be out of it on how much front and rear strut tower bars cost or maybe i can't add good ;)

99.95 for the rear and 119.95 for the front strut
the intake was 249.95

well i ordered front and rear srtuts and an AEM CAI from JCW. it totalled 469.85 s/h was free:)
can i put a bypass valve on the intake im getting?

what kind of struts?

DC carbon steel

sounds good to me!

i guess i flaked or something

i thought the front was a bit much, but i got it anyways. will it install the same way as this: http://www.roadraceengineering.com/3g/howto/rearstb-instructions.htm

good question, if it does you will need a deeper ratchet than standard to get the bolt off, and if you drop the bolt you'll have to take out the entire trunk area ... its all one piece

oh yeah, and if you want your trunk panel area in, you need to have it in its standard position when you put the strut tower bar on, i had to do mine 2 times, cuz i flaked

oh yeah, and if you want your trunk panel area in, you need to have it in its standard position when you put the strut tower bar on, i had to do mine 2 times, cuz i flaked

i'm not following you there:uhoh:

250!! omg. I just buy used intakes, cut them, and use couplers to put them together. The most I ever paid for an intake was $100 for a slightly used AEM.

well i'm not as technical as you. i know the intake was high.

i agree that isn't a cheap intake

if you take the trunk panel out, at all to do the installation, it needs to go back in and the bar needs to come up out of the 2 holes above the rear strut

if it isnt' in there your not going to get it back in w/o redoing the installation (its not that hard, but it can make you a little frusterated)

are you planning on installing the shocks/struts yourself?

are you planning on installing the shocks/struts yourself?

i'll worry about that later. i'll buy them soon, then take then to a well trusted local automotive shop (my dad knows the owner) so i won't get screwed over.:wink:

is intakes sucking in water all THAT common?
how does the bypass valve work?

is intakes sucking in water all THAT common?
how does the bypass valve work?


Unless your filter is completely submerged you should have a problem with water. The bypass valve knows that your filter is submerged because of the vaccume created, and then allows air to come in through the valve (its like a spongey material) instead of the filter.

so does the valve close the main intake flow and open somewhere else to take in air from outside the intake?
does it connect between the two halves of the intake tubing?
and a question about the wire harnest connected to my stock intake, where would that go?

i don't have a bypass valve and i've never once gotten my bumper submerged in the least

some places you need it, other places you don't

depends on how comfortable you are driving it through rain

you would have to be going through roughly 12" of water for more than a few seconds to hydrolock

and going that deep you also need to start worrying about water comin in the doors.

The way I look at it is that if your driving in that deep of water you should be in a boat not a car. LOL I don't have a by-pass valve on mine either. But my CAI doesn't bend down like some of them. I would have to drive in 2 feet of water to totally submerge mine. To be honest with you and this is my opinion, you really don't need a by-pass valve. But I am sure some one else would have another opinion. I took the 40 bucks and used it somewhere else. I took mine to the local mechanic and payed him 20 bucks to install it. That way it's done the right way.

why don't you guys install your own intakes, is it hard?

I would have installed mine but I know absolute nothing about cars. After watching the guy install it I probably could have figured it out. But I think it was easier paying a mechanic 20 bucks to do it right and in about 20 minutes.

I would have installed mine but I know absolute nothing about cars. After watching the guy install it I probably could have figured it out. But I think it was easier paying a mechanic 20 bucks to do it right and in about 20 minutes.

was there drilling or the making of new holes involved? anything that would require me to use anything other than a screwdriver?

No there wasn't. Just a screwdriver involved. It all fits in there perfectly.

No there wasn't. Just a screwdriver involved. It all fits in there perfectly.

i think i can handle that.
about the wire harnest connected to my stock intake, where would that go?

thats for your mass air flow sensor (MAF)
you need to keep that eniter part of the stock intake.

and don't touch the honey comb!!!

i just used a ratchet, 8mm and 10mm i think did it all, maybe a 12 too for good measure

thats for your mass air flow sensor (MAF)
you need to keep that eniter part of the stock intake.

where does it go with the new intake in?

and don't touch the honey comb!!!

i just used a ratchet, 8mm and 10mm i think did it all, maybe a 12 too for good measure

what's a honey comb?

here is a good shot of my engine. you will see the MAS connected to the intake. make yours look EXACTLY like this...
http://img161.exs.cx/img161/503/engine11ac.jpg

actually guys, the automatic has the canooter valve in the way so the intake is different, especially if u got the eclipse premium package because that has a bigger johnson rod too

Man I learn things everyday here. Mine is a 5 speed and it was fairly simple to install. But yes you need to keep your MAF intact but everything fits perfectly.

actually guys, the automatic has the canooter valve in the way so the intake is different, especially if u got the eclipse premium package because that has a bigger johnson rod too

the premium package has nothing to do with the engine.

what in the hell is a canooter valve?

what the hell is a bigger johnson rod?

Yes please do explain

With my 5 speed GT Spyder the intake looks different. Mine doesn't bend down like that on. It is connected to the MAF but after that instead of bending down like that one, the filter basically comes out of the MAF. I think that is why I didn't feel the need for the by-pass valve. I think though in this one you would want to have a by-pass valve because the filter is a lot lower to the ground. Correct if I am wrong.

With my 5 speed GT Spyder the intake looks different. Mine doesn't bend down like that on. It is connected to the MAF but after that instead of bending down like that one, the filter basically comes out of the MAF. I think that is why I didn't feel the need for the by-pass valve. I think though in this one you would want to have a by-pass valve because the filter is a lot lower to the ground. Correct if I am wrong.

if you have a new model of the intake system, then it is probably only one pipe. if its only one pipe, then you have your's installed correctly. mine is an earlier model where there were two pipes.

not a new model thats a short ram (aka Warm air intake)thas y it looks diff.
thers only 1 pipe that goes from intake manifold to MAF and an adaptor plate that a filter goes on.
the 2 pipe is called a Cold Air. There 2 entierly differnt intakes systems.

O for real...Now I didn't know that. What is the difference in power increase and did I get the wrong one? LOL

it dont really mater all that much. Aftermarket intakes are more for just freeing up some HP by making the intake less restrictive. the diff in hp between the 2 differnt intakes is only about 5/7 hp at most.

not a new model thats a short ram (aka Warm air intake)thas y it looks diff.
thers only 1 pipe that goes from intake manifold to MAF and an adaptor plate that a filter goes on.
the 2 pipe is called a Cold Air. There 2 entierly differnt intakes systems.

not exactly. the AEM V2 intake is 1 pipe but is a CAI. some of the intakes are just one complete pipe that moves the filter down infront of the wheel well.

I thought that is what it was. I looked and I did order a CAI from AEM. It just happens that it is short and the filter doesn't bend down like the one in the picture. As far as I know it's still a CAI. And the ones that bend down like that are the ones that should have the by-pass valve on them. As for mine if I get in that much water I am really screwed....lol

yah i forgot about the v2 style (i make m own piping so yah)
basicly a CAI(Cold Air Intake) will relocate the filter to the botom of the engine bay or into /near the wheel well. The short ones that just move the filter to a place like this one(see pic) are Short Rams, I have no idea why Ram is even in that name.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a67/808drifter/MyEngine.jpg

if it was designed for an auto, then no. if it was designed for a manual, then yes you will have a problem. the auto tranny is bigger that the manual tranny.


i have an 05 gt and just got a cai and its nowhere near the tranny ... oh by the way its auto/sportronic

i have an 05 gt and just got a cai and its nowhere near the tranny ... oh by the way its auto/sportronic

then you got the correct one. i believe AEM is the only one that has separate intakes for the manual and auto. Injen's intakes are for both and i believe K&N's intake is also.