4drviper

I've read a couple threads about this particular Short Intake by K&N



PN : 69-1210TS

All it says on the website is it fits 3.5 ONLY..
and there was another thread by a member saying

this does NOT fit 07 3.5 TYPE S - poor fitment.

now,, given that 3.2 and 3.5 intakes are basically identical, (07-08)

I wonder if anyone bought this for 3.2?? (base, 07)

phatrick

Pretty sure either way, you can cut the tube into fitting if it doesn't. Most parts that you pay for are for the R&D spent into creating it into directly bolting on.

Sometimes a hacksaw or a dremel could be the minimal difference between an R8 part and a TL part.

4drviper

you mean cut the stock intake flexpipe to fit that or???

or does that mean i should just buy a filter and use stock hose, and stick it in the end, and use the housing for heat barrier lol

cdc86

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I use a similar if not the same intake on my 08 tl-s and it fits fine.. you just have to modify it for an acura. Here are the instructions I followed:

1. This kit is made for the Accord, which has a Mass Air Flow Sensor - but the Acura TS Type S DOES NOT utilizes a MAF. Unfortunately, this intake has a hole for a MAF. So you have to go to Lowes and buy a piece of Aluminum for $10 and cut a blanking plate out. Get some gasket sealer and screw in your fabricated blanking plate (the kit includes the hex head bolts). Just use a set of tin snips to cut the aluminum in the shape of the MAF sensor hole and a drill bit to put screws in the blanking plate - then put a coat of gasket sealer down and fasten the blanking plate to the intake. It's really simple - and it doesn't have to be perfect as it's nearly hidden anyway.

2. MOUNTING - Again, Accord vs. Acura differences in this process. The kit requires two mounting brackets to be installed for the heat shield. You will have to do a little finagling on the mounts to make things work. You can actually use the mount instructions on the mount that attaches to the bottom of the battery tray. For the upper side mount for the heat shield, you have to disregard the K&N instructions. Here is what you have to do - there will be hole on your shock tower about 1/2 up - surprisingly enough, the K&N included nuts/washers/bolt will fit through this hole and allow you to attach the mount that the instructions tell you to mount elsewhere - it makes the heat shield mount about 1/2" lower than it should, but if you manhandle the mounts and the shield, you can get it pretty close to where it should be - this was by far the most frustrating point for me - but once I found the existing hole in the shock tower and realized the included mount would work with that hole - it was a huge relief. Really wasn't interested in drilling another hole in my shock tower.

3. Running the PVC hose from the valve cover to the intake was another pain. The Acura has connected two emission control hoses together and they are inseparable (they are metal and welded together). Also, on the Accord, they are rubber. . . on the Acura they are metal lines with rubber ends. Problem with this is that the K&N instructions tell you to remove the hose that from the factory runs from the intake to the valve cover - and due to the hoses being metal and being inseparable, it's not possible. So use the included PVC hose that comes with the kit and just unplug the larger of the two PVC hoses, replacing it with the K&N supplied one. You will have to wire tie the unused hose out of the way, or it will scratch up your intake. I was able to hide the unused hose under the K&N supplied one so people wouldn't look in the engine compartment and say "HEY, did you know you have a hose off?"

Be prepared to spend an hour or two on this install - it's not completely bolt straight on, but with a little ingenuity you can do it.

4drviper

cdc86 many thanks!

so it's proven fitment - with 1~2hr of work

let's see if i can do what you did

Bearcat94

Stock TL Intake is pretty effective. Even a CAI only adds a few WHP. An SRI that draws air from under the hood is a step backwards, imho. An SRI drawing hot under hood air that you have to modify just to fit . Knocking out the stock resonator and adding a high flow K&N-type filter would've been better, faster and just as easy.




Hopefully you got the SRI cheap and it sounds good.

cdc86

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^agreed if I could do it again I would get the aem v2. I still get compliments on how loud she roars (and whistles when its cold out). Definitely could hear the difference between stock and sri.


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cdc86

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IKhVI4QVNE

Excelerate

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The intakes for the 04-08 TL Base and Type S are the same. Get one that fits right.

That intake only fits the 09+ TL 3.5, not the 07-08 TL-S. The 3rd gen TL-S does not have a MAF.

http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-328467.aspx

If you want a K&N intake you want this one:

http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-140724.aspx