ah~~~ icicic. b/c i saw a post on this site about someone installing the intake and had some "fitment" issues with the pipe that goes down to the right side hole. If that wasn't a problem, i would so go for it. did you install urself? and how long did it take to get the downpipe in there

 

yes i did install it myself! its honestly not that hard, you kinda just gotta find the right angle and then push it in, its damm near impossible to put it in without scratching it though, all together installation took me about 1hr, if you really wanna get it in the easiest way possible, remove the fender, it will slide in without touching anything at all!

 

hmmm, CAI or Short Ram from these guys...

 

also this is ok for cali and all that right?

 

illegal in cali.

 

lol....damn. screeeeeeeeew cali

 

Well i got in the intake today and I had planned to put it on but cause mother nature is a real b**** I cant do it till snow melts and it warms up. Its gonna be 45 below wind chill and i don't wanna be outside in the snow either. Anyways the intake looks real nice and the instructions seem to explain everything(first intake I have ever seen with instructions) But its gonna be time consuming cause if you dont know you got to put the car on a jack, take off the driver side tire, take out the wheel well lining so its gonna be a while. I wont be putting it on till middle of next month or later. Weather has to turn around.

 

Well i finally installed it today inside a nice dry garage. The install took about 2 hours. I am a handy guy but this was kinda odd. Taking everything off was the easy part. It even asks to take off the front bumper which I never did. The install was ok except for getting the second intake tube into place. Its almost to big for the whole but it does fit after some pushing. After done the car didnt wanna start right away I had to try a couple time.(maybe something I did wrong reason why it wont start). The intake sounds AWESOME. Cant tell if it added 11 whp like the dyno says but it feels like it pulls a bit more and it sounds good. Sorry bout no pictures this was kinda a spur of the moment thing. Would recommend for people to buy if they want an CAI.

 

how's the intake so far? any fitment issues?

 

The bottom piece was a little hard to get in and you have to make a custom bracket so the intake dont rattle but I really like it. It has a nice sound.

 

i got doc i's cai panel, would that help?

 

^yes, im not using the upper bracket on my intake, only the lower bracket with DocISO panel and no rattle at all!

 

I ghetto rigged mine with a zip tie and I got no rattle.

 

Just installed my HPS cold air intake yesterday and it sounds pretty good! Installation was a breeze, no fitment issues whatsoever! When installing the intake, you just have to have patience when installing the intake, tookl about 2 mins fitting the 2nd pipe through the fender, just gotta have patience. Other than that, here are some pics, I need to turn the the 2 t-bolts the other way to show the HPS name, hahaha was in a hurry Enjoy!







Also, here's a sound clip of the intake as well, sorry for the blurriness!

 

looks good. I did not know they made it in black now. Looks like the fujita.

 

5 months - post come back alive.

I just installed my HPS cai tonight - fitment good ya- scratched it up getting it through the fender to engine bay. Took forever to tighten the t-bolts though. once the ratchet ran outta room and just used pliers to keep twisting.

I couldn't find the o-ring where the maf sensor goes on though. Ugh, is that bad? It does sound nice. I got the gold one so I like the look.

 

The o-ring like the screw that keeps it in place? It should be fine since it takes a little more than normal effort to take that MAF sensor out, I would suggest finding one asap though

 

it's def. screwed in place. I thought when it said o-ring it meant like a rubber gasket type thing that goes in between the piping and the sensor. If that's not that the case, then I should be good I think.

 

Had mine for a good 6,000 miles. Nice growl to it. Did have a bit of trouble squeezing the lower portion of the CAI.





No problems thus far. Paid $178 + Free Shipping

 

i have this intake but hate taking out the tire to clean the filter. anyone know where to buy an air bypass valve? i was thinking of cutting a hole at the bottom of the fender wall so i can remove to clean the filter easier and have the bypass to not let water into my engine... would that be a good thing to do?