asloudasitgets

hey guys in my aem kit there comes with 2 tubes. one that says 1/2" 12.7mm heater hose and another one that is 5/16" 7.93 mm
i know what the 1/2" is for but whats the smaller hose for theres no other place to put that one no need?


thanks

asloudasitgets

ahh please anyone ? 7 views and no responses?

rominl

i thought that's for the coolant since you are going to remove the stock two tubes (stuck together) at the same time?

asloudasitgets

huh? coolant? i didnt remove any tubes. one tube need to be extended since the aem connection is located underneath the pipe. but the other stock tube doesnt need any extension nor does it need to be removed.

i have no clue wtf this tube is for.

asloudasitgets

oh yea how the hell do you use the template aem gives you? im confused with that . it has a pic of a long rectangle the at the bottom there are two evenly spaced lines that go across that say 2.5 " pipes cut here next line 2.75" pipes cut here, then the last line 3" pipes cut here all with an arrown pointing in the right corner. wtf is this>?i thought they would give me a piece of paper that you tape on the pipe and make the cut?

rominl

umm..... you are not supposed to use that stock tube (the one you extended) anymore. extending it will easily clot the system and / or leak air and affect the rpm. take off that whole tube and you will take off the coolant tube as well. now use the two tubes given with the cai, you should be able to figure out which one goes where

asloudasitgets

what? i followed the installing the aem on this site. he does not take that pipe off. its left there. and the tube isnt rubber its like a piece of steel. , you know the one that runs across the engine to the intake pipe. and there;s one right next to the pipe. ahh im confusd man.


do you have apic you can post up so i can take a look at what your alking about?

thanks

asloudasitgets

herer in the last pic thats what i did. as you can tell he did not take off that stock pipe. its metal not rubber. your talking about that one right
http://wizardsworks.org/chod/acura/cai/

asloudasitgets

here too see?
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...m+cai+pictures

rominl

umm..... i don't know what to say. look at pic 200069, see that he extend the hose from the stock opening to the back of the intake? i can't say it's NOT allowed to do it that way, but i don't think it's the best way. the best way would be take away that whole metal stock tube(s) and replace both hoses with the ones from aem

and if you use the extended hose method like it's shown, then yes you will not need the extra hose

asloudasitgets

this is what juniorbean says "Technically you are supposed to use both of the AEM tubes to replace the stock metal tube (which looks like on tube, but contains two... air and anti-freeze).

When I was doing the install I had my friend look at the car (he was a mechanic) just to make sure I did everything OK. I showed him the tubes and he suggested leaving the metal tubes if possible since they will carry the hot anti-freeze better then the rubber tubes will. So, instead of replacing the metal tubes I left them and just used the rubber tubes on the end to connect into the intake. "

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

Yep.. that's what I did

In the end the functionality is the same... it's really only for look and fit. Several other members have done it this way as well. If you search for my topic from earlier this year you'll see a pic. The most updated pics, however, are on my website....

asloudasitgets

yea this way is the only way i have seen it. i have seen 4 other people with this setup, si iassumed this is the right way to do it.