Searched this one but couldn't find it. What tools are needed to install an Injen CAI. Especially the unusual ones...I'm gonna do it tomorrow morning so i gotta get this quick...

 

arent they listed in the manuals?

1 screwdriver 1 phillips

 

check ur instructions out
i did the SRI in like 20 mins
an i just popped the stock out
used a screw driver to tighten the rings up
and it was my first time working on a car

 

a screwdriver, a 5mm socket (i think), and patience.. some people said that they were able to install the full cai without removing the front bumper, i did anyway and it was easier for me.

dont forget to disconnect your battery before install.. and once the cai is put on, reset your windows by holding down your window up/down buttons for about 10 seconds and your roof one as well.. then let your car sit for a good 10-15 mins for the ECU to get used to it.

 

10mm socket, flathead screwdriver, and one of those clampy things thats used to turn nuts and bolts. If you are installing the full CAI I suggest you invest in a carjack and a set of jackstands. I just used the jack that came with the car and I was super paranoid the whole time.

 

thanks i was lookin for the info on the socket, that's exactly what i needed, thank you

 

I did mine this morning and it was easier than I thought it would be. I did NOT remove my bumper. I did NOT remove the battery. Nor did I disconnect it. I didn't have to reset anything. It sounds great, looks great (polished silver). Butt dyno says it was a good choice. You will only need the basic tools. Good luck, and I know you're going to luv it.

 

you should have at least disconnect the battery so the ecu can re learn with the intake upgrade it has.i bet it still thinks it has the stock airbox and doesen't know what to do with the extra air it has now

 

disconnect battery.... install CAI, reconnect battery... and let IDLE for 5-10 minutes for the ECU to relearn the new airflow. (some people are too eager to step on the gas to hear the new intake before the ecu can learn anything)

 

thanks for the help....did the install today....all i ended up using was the 10mm socket and socket wrench along with one phillips and one regular screwdriver. CAI sounds AMAZINGGGGG and i only own the 4 speed auto. I hate to sound like a retard but this thing is PULLLING all the way to redline and feels great too. Never thought a CAI would make such a difference. thanks for all the help.

 

"(some people are too eager to step on the gas to hear the new intake before the ecu can learn anything)"

I suppose that was aimed at me. JUST to prove (to myself )that there is a lot of uniformed peeps on these here boards, I went out and did the bat disconnect. Waited a few minutes. Connected it, started the car and let it idle for 5 minutes as suggested...you know what? It made NO difference AT ALL! And there was another statement made..."i bet it still thinks it has the stock airbox and doesen't know what to do with the extra air it has now"...What you are saying makes no sense. Of course it IS getting more air, and the ECU "knows" this because of the MAFS. Some of you think the ECU has to "learn", when in reality all it does is adjust or compensate. But thanks for the help. Those comments were meant to be helpful? Right?

 

^ that statement i made was not specifically aimed at you, but i do know people that just want to hear the intake once it's installed. like i said... "some people"

it is true that the ECU adjusts to the new airflow (it's the whole "learning" part)... but the thing is it can adjust it quickly, or do it slowly.. i think it would be better for it to learn it slowly, thus why i and many others suggest the idling.

just trying to be helpful.

 

It didn't sound like you were trying to be helpful as much as a smart a$$. That's how it sounds to me when you say again "some people".

The fact is the ECU reads the changes in the air flow immediately. So your notion of the process being slow or fast does not make sense. If there was a problem with the ECU's ability to read and compensate for the new airflow, the CEL would have come on. Which it didn't. SO, you can beleive whatever you wish. Ignorance is bliss. And btw, I have driven quite a few miles in my life time, and many cars. I don't profess to be an expert on the subject, however I do have a certain amount of experience that can't be gained in 5 or 6 years. You will only know this after you have driven as many miles (million +) in as many (13) cars. Problem is too many folks take what they read off these forums as being "gospel" and it ain't so.