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Originally Posted by Minetious
I got my intake on Wednesday of this week. Was going to wait to the weekend to install it but my brother said "Why wait!? Let's install it on and drive around!" So proceeded to install. The installation instrucions weren't the best but anyone with common sense can figure it out quite easily. Installation was a breeze till I got to the Barb Elbow and the hold in the intake tube was too small! I had to reinstall the stock components.
What I did notice when I disconnected the battery was all my data that I recorded on the GPS while driving up in the hills were deleted! I guess I'll just have to record it all over again. :/
So I called Airaid/Ajusa and spoke to Shannon. She was great! She told me that it wasn't the barb elbow that was the problem but the intake tubing hold was too small. She sent me the new tube plus a shirt and hat by Friday.
So back to the installation... Since I was familiar with everything, it went fast! My only pet peev is the MAF wire being so close to the belt. I love how the intake is nice and secure after fastening all the clamps. I tried pushing the intake down and yanked it around but it stayed in one place. I kept the sound tube and snorkel.
Driving impressions...
The car sounds great first of all! Especially in the higher RPMs. Car feels smoother thru the power band.
We drove 5 or 6 exits down the free way going 2nd to 3rd max shifting and also going from 3rd to end of 4th with AC on and off and car responded smoothly.
On the street, we tested the pull with pedal all the way down from 1500-2500, 2500-3500, 3500-4500, and 4500-5500 in each gear. We didnt experience any bog but probably would break our necks at one point or another. =)
Overall, I am very happy with the customer service that they have provided to me. Initial impressions of their product is good so far. Install was very easy. I will be driving to LA tonight so we will see how it performs over time.
I also have the Perrin Catback exhaust system installed with resonator atm. Can't wait to have the OP and FP installed!
Thanks everyone!
I hope those who are having issues can get it fixed soon so they can enjoy their car.
-J.T.
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Try a WOT pull from 700 or 800rpm, 5mph, and see what happens. I noticed you voted no in my thread, but the bog doesn't really happen repeatably, if at all, under the conditions you described.