moahdriven

i was cleaning my car today and noticed the bracket on my CAI had snapped off taking a piece of the tubing with it leaving a nice hole in my intake. Should i just saw off the piping and make it short ram? I've hear AEM customer service blows so im not sure they'll refund it and i've had it for over a year i think.

fla-tls

That seems to be a common problem with the AEM. I've seen several broken on this site.

fsttyms1

you can try their customer service, or take a piece of silicone hose and clamp it over the hole

moahdriven

yea silicone hose piece sounds like best option...if not i guess ill just make it short ram...thanks again for the help

Bxscig

Why does it snap ? Bolted on bad due to bad fitment from AEM?

fsttyms1

to much movement from the engine(<--this is my bet), not enough give due to engine movement with bracket location. improper instalation? not every one has the problem so it may be a combination of things (like improper fitment and bad engine mount causing too much stress on it)???

moahdriven

yea i didnt use the stuff they provided to mount it cuz it didnt fit well at all so i just used my own nuts and bolts and think i put it on too tightly.

oVerBoost

same thing happened to me but it was due to improper installation from the dealer so i got a replacement and installed it myself. Yea, you cant tighten it too tightly on the bracket part or else all the movement will cause it to snap.