I just spent nearly 3 horrible hours in my poorly lit garage with a flashlight, attempting to install my AEM CAI. Was my first actual DIY install, only other thing I've done is debadging and removing intake resonator. Surprisingly, the hardest part was removing those little jackass gromlets, especially the two little shits on the grill, which I still have yet to put back in place.

Just took it for a test drive and it is f'ing f'ing f'ing awesome, even more f'ing awesome cuz i did it myself. I kno, im a noob compared to most of you guys on the DIY stuff, but it still feels good.

I guess the hissing noise just comes with a CAI yea? I love how the car has a nice little turbo sound to it every time it accelerates. I kno, pointless story, but i just felt like typing it out...time for bed.

 

Congrats! Doesn't it feel great to do your own mods? And yes that hissing noise is from teh CAI.

 

it think your next DIY mod should be

 

congrats on the mod.. watch your wallet becuase you have just started down a very slippery slope of hunting for more power.... i cant wait till i get my next fix......

 

YES...i do need those.

 

dude... someone had to do it.

good job!

 

i kno i kno...but im with the fam all night, I'll definitley take pics when i come home

 

do you like your AEM CAI? Because, i'm debating getting one

 

i love it, its awesome and very easy to install. Sounds amazing, makes the VTEC rooooaaaarrrrr. I love the transition from my magnaflows to it. Engine sounds like a turbo when its suckin in air. very very very worth itl.

 

J32 VTEC + AEM CAI= One Bad Ass Sounding Car

 

hey did you get that little piece of shit brakcet to go in its palce .. the one thats near the battery ? i pushed and tugged and pulled and couldnt get it to go in[place for the life of it .. i did however manage to get the air filter to not touch the foglight by pushing it further on the filter .. however it was impossible to put the clamp the supplied with the cai to fit around the filter and pipe

 

yea i got it in there...first had to remove the original bracket that was there for the air filter.

thing is, in the AEM instructions it says to put the rubber mount first and then the CAI bracket, but that was very hard so i jus put it under.