demolition_x

holy crap this thing is awesome biggest pain in the ass was the coolent line and figuring that out. other wise the thing friggen rocks. in vtec land it sounds pure race car. love it

gammo5

I am thinking about either the injen or aem,.. Why did you go with the injen.. Also... how long did it take you to install ? why was the colant line a problem ?

sounds like the injen is the system

MikePA

What problems did you run into with the coolant line? You're referring to the one that connects to the stock air box, right?

moahdriven

whichever u can find for cheaper, go with. they're both pipes with a filter. some ppl have had problems with AEM bracket that screws to chassis breaking, mine has been good so far.

edgalang

NO!

Coolant line = liquid. It DOES NOT connect to the airbox at all.

And when he meant problem...he proably means spilling coolant all over the place while replacing that line. Either system you go with (AEM or Injen) you'll still have to replace the coolant line.


EDIT:
Ahem...I meant if you want to install the CAI PROPERLY, you'll need to replace the coolant line. Reason for this statement is that I've seen some hack job installs where they use stock lines and just cut them up to fit. Do a search...there's a couple of improperly installed CAIs floating around the board.

car_lost

aem sucks.

demolition_x

well the coolent line i had was too short so i had to go buy some new stuff. the way the book shows comign from the thermostat then to the throttle body next to the butterfly. the butterfly rubs up against it so i routed it from the front of the engine like the vaccum. its a pain to get to the one set of clips to get the hose off, cut my hand all up. other than that it was easy. took maybe 40 minutes to do it. im a pro at taking the bumper off this is like the 5th time. i'll try to get some pics some day.

samkws

gd that you like it~

i still have his money LOL

demolition_x

yea want to send it back now, lol. wasn't quite what i was expecting sound wise but it is def bad ass. thanks

etxxz

Course it connects to the stock airbox. Stock box has a little radiator inside where a the coolant line comes and and out.

THE PROPERLY WAY TO INSTALL a CAI, is by simply bypassing this line. In other words connect one end with the other with a little adapter thingy available in home depot, auto discount, pep boys, autozone, etc... looks like this:


line in --> ===== --::::-- ===== <-- other end




Not neccesary to replace line either...just bypass and its ok. BTW, the Injen cai comes with the bypassing thing...I've got and installed myself...PROPERLY

etxxz

Oh demolition...WHY do you think Injen included that rubber hose?? you take a peace of that and slide it ontop of that other line and the other end on the litthe thing on the CAI

Enjoy, hope my info helps. pm for questions



*btw i can take some pics of my installation so you know what to do. But meanwhile, running with that hose unplugged is fine.

edgalang

If you read his signature carefully, you'll know that he's talking about a TLS...NOT a TLP. For a TLP your statement is correct...however for a TLS (which is what this thread is initially about) it's NOT.

Again, with a TLS...the coolant line DOES NOT even touch the stock airbox.

big mike 13

um, i just installed my CAI today as well, and i h ave NO idea of what you guys are talking about...
are you talking about the hose that connects UNDER the pipe? and etxx, please post pics. thanks!

samkws

i will install my comptech icebox tmr, hopefully with the body kit as well

been waiting for so long

edgalang

My restored Injen CAI (black ceramic paint with K&N Xtreme filter)


Air filter is slightly bigger than stock Injen + it has more pleats for better filtration.


Mounted without the filter.


Notice how much higher the filter sits compared to AEM. When replacing the bumper, the filter head lies ABOVE the foglight housing. A properly installed Injen should NOT hit the back of the left foglight clip.


The red hose in the rear is the coolant line.


Here's another angle.


What it used to be originally.


What it used to be before.

edgalang

ou sig

very helpfull pics! That intake was damn expensive after that K&N filter I bet.

big mike 13

edga... im confused, is this for a TL-S or TL-p?
and if it is a TL-p, does the TL-s have 3 hoses as well?

edgalang

THat is a TLS.

2 hoses go in the airstream....1 in front, the other in the rear. The 3rd hose you see up front is the coolant line. Which to this date, noone can explain why you'd want to heat up the front airhose.

big mike 13

i hate to sound like a complete moron, but the red tube up front (i think it used to be metal) was also attached to 2 other hoses, correct?




so what happened to them now? is Injen's hose configuration better than AEMs?

though the Higher filter looks much better, where as i lowered m car and my filter is pretty damn close to the ground.

edgalang

Using the pic above...the 2 RED hoses Injen supplies you replaces & seperates the 2 hoses above.

The metal piece is made up of 2 hoses. The big one is air, and the smaller one in the rear is HOT HOT HOT coolant.

EDIT:
I can't comment about AEM nipple placement, but it should be similar.

moahdriven

never had to replace any hoses with my AEM. My AEM was easy as hell to install. Pull out stock airbox, stick intake in its place, connect hoses to their specified places. My filter went in fine, its sitting fine in place of the resonator.

if u dont like that the filter sits low, simple solution: cut off some of the piping to place the filter up higher.

Elementz

EXACTLY. INJEN PROVIDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO A PROPER INSTALL. USE THE BYPASS COUPLER AND YOU'll BE GOOD TO GO!

etxxz

I'm being tempted to post my hot engine bay...but my mommy has the digital camera!

edgalang

You guys must have a newer version. My Injen CAI did not come with a bypass coupler...nor is it even needed.

big mike 13

i was wondering if the Filter had to be FULLY submerged in water to hydrolock, or can a few splashes of water do it as well?

ou sig

think of it this way...it has to get wet enough for the engine to suck the water through the air filter. The filter is made to flow air, not water, so for air to get through it, it will have to get VERY wet - aka virtually submerged in water.

Obviously a few splashes will not hurt it - they wouldnt put the filter down behind the bumper if that were the case, because it may get a few "half" splashes on it while driving.

dark inspire

wow very informative thread, so im guessin' the TL-S people can't do the 'Puck Mod'? i didnt see a second resonator under b/w the airbox and T/B

edgalang

Correct. There is no such thing as a 2nd resonator for the TLS.

demolition_x

yea but i bought mine used and there was no way it was fitting. so instead of running the hose back toward the windshield i ran it similar to how the stock one was run from the front of the car and over the intake. just looked more direct and it wouldn't rub on the butterfly for the intake.

etxxz

i still dont understand what you say about the buterfly...there should be nothing around it exept the throttle body's hole.

Maybe its different on the Tl-S so i woulnt know, take a pic, and e-mail it to me so i can help out better...still, there should be nothing near/around the butterfly

demolition_x

the part the throttle cable is attached to. to run the line from the back and plug it into the back near the throttle body there is a peice of metal that roatates. its connected to the throttle that opens and closes. the hose rubs up against it. the peice that came with my USED intake almost wore all the way through from it rubbing against this. so i just routed it similarly to the stock set up. no need to worry. i'll take pics maybe tomorrow

samkws

i got the comptech icebox installed today and it feels great~

dont' have the sound but the power gain is noticable!!!

etxxz

Wierd, so the line interferes with the throttle cable. That's bad, what if your throttle gets stuck and you crash and burn? (turn ignition off *IF*)

If this is the problem, then you'll just have to rerout, OR get another hose and simply extend the one you have and go under. Better safe than sorry bro.

demolition_x

dude its already been done its routed to gu under the t body and to the front and over the intake into the nipple. i was trying to say this the whole time. lol

etxxz

oh, ok...so you're fine now?

enjoy

demolition_x

been fine since i installed it. thanks

NFLblitze1

How long would an average intake installation take?

yunginTL

30 minutes to an hr o 2

samkws

30min if you really gd at taking the bumper off and putting back quick

or else it's like 1.5 hr