Is your Injen intake gettin' ya down? Here's how ya fix it.

[ML]

That's right folks. I was having a bad experience with my Injen intake, so I went down to my local auto shop, purchased some 3 1/2" pipe and fixed that shit. More specifically stopped the acceleration lag/bogging. Throttle response now feels like stock with the extra *umph* that the larger air flow provides. If I hadn't gotten the intake cheap, and the pipe cheap, this would have been a cash boat in its self.

Only problems I have come across are if you idle for about a minute or two the heat will build up and RPMs will drop ever so slightly, but never has it stalled. NO CELs thanks to the Unichip.

PS. yes I painted all the yellow shit in the engine bay.

[2forme]

Did you remove the plastic shroud that normally sits on top of the radiator?

[ML]

Yes I did. Or are you talking about the foam that goes above the rad?

[FR-S Matt]

So you basically turned it into one of the true cold air intakes? Not bad for a DIY at all. Glad it worked for you. Everyone is starting to understand that the best CAI's pull from the bumper.

[2forme]

I think it looks much better, too.

[tennisfreak]

Wow that thing looking f_cking ginormous!!

[LeeMaster]

Nice, I was thinking of doing this myself after the Oil cooler lines rendered my Injen intake useless.
Can you take a closer picture of the radiator area where the snorkel tube ends? When I look at mine it dont look like there is a lot of space to fit a 3 1/2 tube in there, but it look like it worked for you.

Also, it looked like you purchased two 90 degree tube, and one straight tube?

Also, any noticeable difference in sound? cold air cai

[ML]

Originally Posted by LeeMaster

Nice, I was thinking of doing this myself after the Oil cooler lines rendered my Injen intake useless.
Can you take a closer picture of the radiator area where the snorkel tube ends? When I look at mine it dont look like there is a lot of space to fit a 3 1/2 tube in there, but it look like it worked for you.

Also, it looked like you purchased two 90 degree tube, and one straight tube?

AHHHH you caught me. That was the tricky part of this install. The area you are referring to I really had to think about what to do. Indeed the 3 1/2 chrome pipe WILL NOT fit under the white cross member, so what I did was took a 3 1/2 piece of plastic tube and cut it to about 2 inches long. Then I stuck two rubber connectors on it so that they fit end to end. Then I connected the two 90 degree tubes with this long rubber/plastic piece. You see the white cross member piece un bolts and is a very thin piece of stamped steel. It seems its only purpose is to hold the hood latch, and hold the bumper on. So when I got my piping done and I put the cross member back on the rubber/plastic piece was able to flex under the cross member, and be a little elliptical. So yeah it was tricky.

[BuBlake]

Originally Posted by ML

That's right folks. I was having a bad experience with my Injen intake, so I went down to my local auto shop, purchased some 3 1/2" pipe and fixed that shit. More specifically stopped the acceleration lag/bogging. Throttle response now feels like stock with the extra *umph* that the larger air flow provides. If I hadn't gotten the intake cheap, and the pipe cheap, this would have been a cash boat in its self.

Only problems I have come across are if you idle for about a minute or two the heat will build up and RPMs will drop ever so slightly, but never has it stalled. NO CELs thanks to the Unichip.

PS. yes I painted all the yellow shit in the engine bay.

Awesome! Too bad I sold mine now, haha. And... Isn't that red, not yellow shit in the engine bay? One of us is color blind. lol

[SkullWorks]

...I think he means he painted all the stuff in the engine bay that came yellow stock...as well as some other stuff obviously...

[ML]

I mean, I painted all the yellow to red

[BuBlake]

Oh. Thanks for clarifying. I'm assuming that you just kept the Injen map with Unichip? Might give the Perrin one a shot as it's more like your setup now.

[Trashed675]

@ML

What did you use for your MAF/Vacuum line?

[Kodename47]

Originally Posted by Trashed675

@ML

What did you use for your MAF/Vacuum line?

The original positions on the Injen pipe I'd assume.