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

[ML]

That's right.

[TRD_07]

This looks really awesome! After doing this mod to the Injen did you also notice a difference in how the car pulls now compared to its original state as a sri? Or was the sri giving you such a headache that you really didn't get to see how it performed? Just asking because if I can find one cheap I'd like to also try this method. Thanks.

[ML]

Originally Posted by TRD_07

This looks really awesome! After doing this mod to the Injen did you also notice a difference in how the car pulls now compared to its original state as a sri? Or was the sri giving you such a headache that you really didn't get to see how it performed? Just asking because if I can find one cheap I'd like to also try this method. Thanks.

It was a real PITA as a SRI..lol, but it pulls about the same once you get into the upper RPMs. Its the throttle response, especially after up shifts and down shifts that is really noticeable.

[TRD_07]

Originally Posted by ML

It was a real PITA as a SRI..lol, but it pulls about the same once you get into the upper RPMs. Its the throttle response, especially after up shifts and down shifts that is really noticeable.

So, you would say that it feels smoother than the sri? Thanks.

[ML]

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[ramiram1984]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

Wow that thing looking f_cking ginormous!!

That's def what she said

[LeeMaster]

Hey you guys, just thought I contribute to this thread. Today I have completed my Injen CAI conversion, zero issues, no CEL, no stall, no funny rpm. The only thing I noticed was when I initially first started the car with the converted CAI, the rpm didnt immediately go up normally like it should, but that only lasted about 0.5 seconds and everything went smoothly after that(ECU had to adjust).

For my conversion, it feels like stock with no throttle lag or dead spot. The cold air gives the car a very very loud and deep growl when you WOT. It sounds really mean, there's no other way to describe it. I was able to make my neighbors who were chatting outside look at me with a smile as I safely WOT pass by them(It was actually an accident, I was testing the intake and they just happen to be there, im not a show off type of guy).

I bought cheap clearance ebay stuff for it, an OBX 3.5" aluminum 90 degree pipe, and a 3.5" 90 degree silicone was all I needed to make this happen, only cost me an additional $30 for the cold air conversion.

It was raining and getting cold so I had to delay the videos, tomorrow I will try to get a video up and loaded.

[ML]

makes me happy I could help. Hope to see pics/vids soon.

[LeeMaster]

^ Yeah I probably wouldnt have done it without your help. Glad you were the first one who ever did it, otherwise I would've sold the intake and regretted it. haha

EDIT
As promised, here are the pictures





Blurry I know, but you get the idea

[afishl1]

This has not worked for me, I still have bog after about 12+ miles after a flash, driving it hard for those miles, and turning off/on the car a few times within that mileage as well.

My tuner was right, it doesn't have to do with the airbox/heat shield so much as it has to do with the turbulence created right before the maf sensor as the piping shrinks right before it.

I'm still glad I made the make shift CAI, I did mine all out of silicone, I will eventually be doing my headlights, so it was good practice taking off the bumper + I installed my clear markers while I was doing it anyway.

If anyone has any suggestions for replacing the injen piping with similar dimension in terms of length/90 position, yet with different maf/piping reduction placement, I'm all ears, definitely don't want to have to move/touch the added piping I just put in.

[ML]

can you take a pic of the front end without the bumper? and JUST the bumper off

[ML]

Originally Posted by LeeMaster

^ Yeah I probably wouldnt have done it without your help. Glad you were the first one who ever did it, otherwise I would've sold the intake and regretted it. haha

EDIT
As promised, here are the pictures

just noticed the gold, is that heat wrap? make a difference? where did you get the material?

[afishl1]

Originally Posted by ML

can you take a pic of the front end without the bumper? and JUST the bumper off

I was so pissed last night, I took a picture with just the bumper off before the piping install, then after adjusting it to my liking for a while, when I finally went back to take another picture, my phone was dead.

When I go to do my headlights(hopefully within a month) I will try to remember to take a picture then, but by then I will most likely have the injen pipe part replaced.

[afishl1]

so here are a couple pics just so you know I'm for real (for now this is all the effort I'm putting into pics. And no, I didn't intend to get blue, thought I ordered black but the seller on Amazon listed the wrong picture of it.

also just threw my first CEL, it only happened after I came to a stop and opened my hood to see if everything was holding together well.

I've never seen a CEL before, does it always throw the traction control light on as well?