that silencer is a PITA to get out. i slammed it with hammers n ish to get it out

 

Details? Advice? Thanks

 

my cai just threw a cel, only had it on for about 2000 miles

 

Well the weather was beautiful yesterday.So i decided to install my Raceland CAI & Strut Bar.Quick install for the bar and as for the intake had a little trouble getting the other half of the tubing in but got it.The last thing i put back on was the MAF sensor i left it attached to the OEM intake untill i was done putting on the CAI.Once everything was installed along with hoses,clamps,filters,tire back on,jack removed then i put the sensor back on nice and gently where it belongs.Oh yea and for those who asked and was wondering what that little bag of screws is for that comes with the CAI is for, it's for your MAF sensor.Also no CEL (knock on wood)

 

Video of Exhaust after header install.......

 

I knew it would sound like ____. Never liked 4-1 headers for that reason..resonators man resonators! lol

 

how do you like the strut bar? i mean does it seem well made? i was thinking of this for myself, mainly because of the price

but also, WOW! thats SO raspy!

 

I like it, its the same as the TRD one and you can't go wrong for the price.

 

I used some of the screws to replace the screws that held in my maf to my stock intake..they seemed to fit better..so i figured thats what they were for haha..

 

you got that ish out?
damn, wanna tell us your secret with the hammers?
i wanna get it and the only thing holding me back is that silencer. lol

 

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Alright,

I have hacked up the intake for short-ram mode, and have run it now for 500 miles with no CEL. Of note, however, is that my intake temperatures have increased substantially when putting around town. The average right now, with 65 degree ambient, is around 105-135 degrees.
If anyone was curious, I have felt no power increase (not that I expected to), but it did change the sound of my car quite a bit, and added a really cool sucking sound from 4k+.
I'll update again if my CEL comes on.

Rob

P.S. Did anyone else get a filter that was entirely too large for the piping? Maybe I'm just an R-Tard.

 

Do you have any other advice on how to take it off. I cant seem to remove it. I have tired a few things now the silencer looks all messed up from plier marks. I even e-mailed race land and they told me that it should come out, so I know its removable.

 

Your temps are up because its sucking hot air from the engine bay due to it being a short ram. You should've just kept it haha

 

ok so im gonna order a raceland intake tonight...Is there anything else i need to get? Ill probably switch the filter out but other than that is there anything else? I read about a bypass valve and hyrdroshied. Im not car saavy so do i need these lol.

 

No don't even need to change the filter. I have had mine installed for about a month maybe a little longer. Had a cell right away but it was because of of a long hose that was getting pinched. Only need for a hydrosheild or bypass is if you drive through water a lot or through river beds.

 

if you havent read through all the pages yet..than all i would add is make sure to be careful with the MAF sensor..and use the little bolts that come with your intake to replace the stock ones used to hold in the MAF much better fitment..and i found removing the battery help fit the pipe through without scratching it up..

 

Yes just be extra careful, matter of fact just leave it in the stock airbox and put it on top of the engine cover out of the way, while you install the CAI piping.Thats what i did and it was the last thing that I installed back as well.To this day I haven't had no problems with it or any CEL's.

 

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No need to change the filter either.

 

seems like a decent exhaust. but i think i would buy it just for the cat delete and then put some type of angle out from the axle back