Infiniti

i have a slight prob with my AEM cai. towards the bend of the tube there is a notch were u bolt it to this black rubber thing attached to the car. well, that rubber piece broke off and the intake is hitting against the side of the car. any suggestion on fixing that?

All Mine

New intake tube?

Infiniti

less than a yr.

All Mine

I mean get a new lower section of the intake tube.

Infiniti

??? tube is 1 piece

All Mine

Hmm... I thought they had a bypass valve, so it was in 2 pieces. I'm wrong then. My apolgies.

o1s

wrap the tube with somthing soft. mine rattles because i had to cut the bracket off to get the intake to fit. for some reason the bracket was welded on upside down when i got it.

Infiniti

yes! "bracket" i guess that is the correct term.

robeaneee

i just taped a clump of gauze against the metal wall that the intake is rattling against. no more rattling.

Lord Helmet

Just pick up a used AEM in the Black Market and replace the whole damn tube.


Installer error???

blueglows

dont get a bracket they bend and you will still get the rattle... i had the same issue...
all you have to do is zip tie it... this has lasted for for about 5 months now and it is the best mod to prevent the rattle...
also, if you put a bracket around it, it will damage wit because the intake has to move when the engine moves (shifting gears, reving it etc...) or with a zip tie, it has some mobility and it will not break.

Sun Diego CL-S

crazy guy! haha

but yeah. you obviously need something soft to keep the metal on metal contact. anything you may think is practical should be good. and something less flammable is better.

typeR

just take of the peice that would have held the stock air box in the same spot and use it ...it will completly secure the AEM intake

blueglows

yea it would for a while but the intake tube moves around so it needs so room to move freefly but still stay tight so it wount rattle... i had the same problem trust me... the bracket held it pretty good but after a while it gets loose and will fall appart because the engine power and movement is alot stronger than the little bracket... in my op[enion zip tie is the cheapest easiest and best way.... the bracket even leaves dents in the tube.

Infiniti

i did. the black rubber that house a screw broke off. that rubber piece is for the stock intake.

o1s

lol no, i tried everything. i was even wondering if i was installing it upside down. in the end i had to cut the bracket. i didn't want to, but it was either welded on in the wrong spot or, my car has been wrecked and it wouldn't line up.

mystikk

Good thing you caught it before it did this.

Lord Helmet

That's what I ended up doing. Worked perfectly.

I'm actually wondering if you weren't trying to bolt it to the wrong place. I mean, if the CAI was made for a 2nd Gen CL, it should line right up. Mine did but I had to take a little bolt out of the inside of the fender. Worked perfectly and it has just enough room to move if need be.

NicSuperman

OUCH!!! That doesn't like right... LoL.

-Nick