Installed my AEM CAI...

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RichyRichaPC

Discussion Starter · Feb 22, 2002

Ok, great news, I got my AEM CAi today and I installed it. The installation went really well. The day was beautiful but the only thing was that it got dark quickly. I had installed it after work, around 5:30.

Ok, why is it that in the instructions on doing shit for your car suck? For the most part I had to figure out how it went, and I did. Only thing is that my Cold air intake is now a short air intake because I was to lazy to get my fender and shit out. But how much more performance would I notice if I had it cold air?

My car runs a lil bit faster, I can notice the power and I love that vrooooom I hear now

I am really happy to have it installed, and I did it myself. Only thing I wasn't happy was, was when I installed this rubber screw piece to secure the intake, I had to disconnect this battery wire holder thing and with that rubber piece it would fit back, but there is really no where the cable would go and its ground, so it really didn't matter... but other than that, a good day

TRM NEXT!! and some rims

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LX98Civic

· #2 · Feb 22, 2002

Let me get this straight:

You bought a c/a/i and only installed half the piping and now it's a basic short ram

I can't wait to get mine!!

Why do you have to take the fender off to install a c/a/i

You probably take your tires off to change the oil, lol

Juggles

· #3 · Feb 22, 2002

You can make it easier on yourself if you just take off the front bumper (generally). Anyway, yeah, you spent the money on a cold air intake rather than a short ram one so there is a difference. The short ram one will suck up hot engine air over time, hurting power. Install the other half and you'll be happier.

LX98Civic

· #4 · Feb 22, 2002

Juggles said:
You can make it easier on yourself if you just take off the front bumper (generally). Anyway, yeah, you spent the money on a cold air intake rather than a short ram one so there is a difference. The short ram one will suck up hot engine air over time, hurting power. Install the other half and you'll be happier.

Like my brother wanted the shit on (was getting dark) so he half assed it

I would of waited until I had a full day

RichyRichaPC

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 22, 2002

LX98Civic said:
Let me get this straight:

You bought a c/a/i and only installed half the piping and now it's a basic short ram

I can't wait to get mine!!

Why do you have to take the fender off to install a c/a/i

You probably take your tires off to change the oil, lol

I didn't mean fender, I meant wheel well, and bumper will help too, but eh, it was night time...... don't work, cold air is coming, but after i buy the bypass valve

Juggles

· #6 · Feb 22, 2002

Screw the bypass valve. I've heard of recalls where the filaments get sucked into the intakes, they supposedly rob power, and they cost extra. I've had my AEM CAI for a couple years now and I've never had a problem with it sucking up water. Just don't actually submerge the filter and you're generally safe.

RichyRichaPC

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 22, 2002

Juggles said:
Screw the bypass valve. I've heard of recalls where the filaments get sucked into the intakes, they supposedly rob power, and they cost extra. I've had my AEM CAI for a couple years now and I've never had a problem with it sucking up water. Just don't actually submerge the filter and you're generally safe.

ya, but last I heard, water in your engine is bad, or am I wrong?

LX98Civic

· #8 · Feb 22, 2002

Juggles said:
Screw the bypass valve. I've heard of recalls where the filaments get sucked into the intakes, they supposedly rob power, and they cost extra. I've had my AEM CAI for a couple years now and I've never had a problem with it sucking up water. Just don't actually submerge the filter and you're generally safe.

F**k that!

I heard a couple of horror stories where water got sucked up and ruined some engines. Bypass valve for me!!

What is this recall you speak of though

Juggles

· #9 · Feb 22, 2002

I can't remember where but I ran across it somewhere on the internet. Supposedly the filament in the bypass valves were coming loose and getting sucked into the engine. If you ask around SHO, people will tell you that they're not really needed. Most people who've ruined their engines were probably in extreme conditions or just did something stupid. I've slammed through puddles and driven for hours in intense rain. Even when I thought the possibility of sucking up water was there, I was just fine. Just avoid water crossings like a flooded street where your filter can be submerged and you'll probably be safe.

RichyRichaPC

Discussion Starter · #10 · Feb 22, 2002

when you cut the pipe, you can sand of the edges and wipe and blow and even wash all the particles out.......

Juggles

· #11 · Feb 22, 2002

The filament is a part of the bypass valve, not the debris left over after cutting the pipe. And, yes, I didn't see your post before but water in the engine is bad.

LX98Civic

· #12 · Feb 22, 2002

RichyRichaPC said:
when you cut the pipe, you can sand of the edges and wipe and blow and even wash all the particles out.......

The c/a/i for my LX is 2 pieces so I won't have that problem (so I heard)

civperc

· #13 · Feb 22, 2002

glad to hear you are enjoying the AEM powah

Mikeb

· #14 · Feb 22, 2002

OK, I live in Florida, it rains like hell here, I never had a bypass valve for more than4 years , no water.

Forget the bypass valve, just don't drive in deep puddles. Seriously, dont drive in deep puddles. Do anything to avoid them. thats what will fuck up your engine.

It really makes more of a difference with the cold air on. It creates more of a vaccuum inside the intake to make the air swirl better into the engine. Also, it draws cold air from the fender, not hot ass air from the engine bay like a short intake.

all you really have to do is take off the bumper so You can get the filter in the wheel well. IF you really wanted to make it harder on yourself, and not take the bumper off, just pull aside the splash gaurd in the wheel well and you can put the filter on that way.

These things are simple if you sit down and think about what your doing. Its just an intake.

Smell ya later....

Juggles

· #15 · Feb 22, 2002

"I can't believe 'Smell ya later' replaced good-bye."

96-v-tec-si

· #16 · Feb 22, 2002

I didnt have to take of the bumper or remove n e thing when I installed my CAI, I jus peeled back the splash guard and worked from there.

I live in Vancouver BC, and 4 all of ya that dont know, its a virtual RAIN forest up here. I WOULD NOT drive with out the bypass valve - I know my engine would been messed up by now if I didnt have it. One performance shop up here refuses to sell the AEM CAI with out the bypass cuz in the past 2 of his customers came back within a year with hydrolocked engines (MR2 and a Civic - I think). Play it safe man, its only $50 - peice of mind, ya know at night sometimes its hard seeing those big puddles.

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OhSoFast

· #17 · Feb 22, 2002

How long did it take you to install it? I just put my old AEM intake back on only took me about 30 minutes. You unbolt about 4 screws from your orginal airbox - unlatch the air temp sensor harness, stick on your intake and tighten the clamps down. Also you gotta run that little hose to your valve cover - only took me about 30 min or so.

OhSoFast

· #18 · Feb 22, 2002

Not to mention - mine is a short ram - I live in Phoenix where there is no water, brand new roads, hardly no dust - so I run with out an air filter.

zexed-hx

· #19 · Feb 22, 2002

A buddy of mine hydro locked his but I don't think one should worry as long as they're bein' smart. I've heard about the recall on the bypass valve (one point against it), they're ugly and cheap looking (make it 2 points), and if you're smart like I said YOU DON'T NEED IT! But accidents can happen...

Mikeb

· #20 · Feb 22, 2002

"I eat paste"

"My mom says I'm this close to living in the yard"

"At my house, we call them uh-oh's.

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