so i herd a Peice of Metal brake while turning a corner this afternoon, Then herd Some Vibrations,I said oh no,So i pulled to the side of the road and opend the hood But didn't see anything out of the Oridinary at that time( i was in a rush) so didn't give it a complete look.So i went ahead and went home,looked into it more deeply and discovered that the vibration noise what the intake hitting the side firewall which is common i herd but this Piece broke off somehow the peice i have circled in black,what do you Gies think,I'm surprised but not surprised102_2727-1.jpg?t=1282680286

 

I'm sorry, were there sentences in there? I have no idea what you said...

 

(now I can see the picture at home)

That part almost always breaks if you have a CAI. The torque of the engine basically puts all of the stress on that one mount and it snaps. A lot.

 

im sorry about that,i was on my phone typing this,i will correct it now

 

He typed the entire post with one breath! That's impressive.

..and yeah those things break relatively easy with a CAI. It happened to my tC when I had my POS K&N.

No worries.

 

is theire anything you can do to prevent this from happening? like lets say an engine torque dampner.

 

Dr Isotope sells a panel to fit the side of your fender - made to fit specific CAI pipes that should stabilize the pipe enough to help.

http://www.doctorisotope.com/plates_and_panels

Scroll down to the CAI Fender Panel.

Can't speak from experience if they help. I had one but got it after my mount had already broken.

 

Go to a body shop and ask if they have SEM metal to metal structural adhesive. That will fix it.

 

sorry, but yeah, the K&N cold air intake is garbage. that intake support bracket has the structural integrity of a soda can. mine kept breaking on me too. went with TRD, was perfect.

 

mines broken. been broken for 5 yrs now

 

wow,theres alot of stuff im still finding interesting on these cars,just have to find a quick solution so my intake wont rub against the side firewall

 

I have the Dr. Isotopes panel for my Injen CAI. It does help with the rattling

 

Bought that CAI on June of 05 at that point there were no reputable CAIs out there and didn't know better. The brackets broke after the second week but never bothered to switch it, it worked fine.

 

defintely agree; my fujita one rattled badly and i was worried about it damaging the thing and ended up with doc i's panel and works wonders

 

mine broke, even with a panel and a torque damper.. doesnt really matter what you do or try to do... if it breaks... well.. it breaks.

 

i just patched that particluar part of the intake so it doesn"t get scratched up,