Hey guys. Has anyone reinstalled the oem/stock intake? How hard was it? It was a PITA to get out and I was considering putting it back in. Any tips are appreciated.
Thanks for the input

 

Why are you wanting to go back stock?

Are you trading it in?

My dealer knows that I had all maint. records, and was aware of how I took care of my car. After I cut my deal at trade in, they reinstalled the stock system and sold it as certified

So, they made out pretty well !

 

If you took it out, it should be MUCH MUCH easier to install it back in, since you know what to look out for.

 

It's NEVER easier to reinstall something vs. removing

 

you can put it in without the resonator box and it should be a lot easier.

 

How so SPAW?
Generally, by removing a part( ohh lets say an air intake system) you're unsure of the territory. When you Re-install you have a better UNDERSTANDING of what you did, making it easier to do.

Same thing goes for road trips. Do you ever notice that the ride back is a lot easier to navigate/shorter?

 

I just removed my Intake yesterday and installed the Thermo gasket and reinstalled it all in about an hour...Not very hard!!

 

you have to remember that there are many ways to remove something without damaging anything but only one way to put it back correctly and have it work like it used to

true.. your understanding of it is better, but the actual skill involved in reinstalling is often more demanding that when you removed it

 

to be functional, it can only go back in one way. Since you've removed it, you would know on how to put it back together. I'm sure all of you are smart guys.
It's a simple job, a CAI, not a turbo install.

 

the oem intake that the OP is talking about has many more parts than a simple CAI. i never put my oem intake back in, but after takign it out, i dont think i'd want to because its a pretty tight fit

 

It's not that hard but you may want to leave off the resonator. You could make a custom intake using the stock box and adding a short pipe to the bottom and then attach it near the front of the car to pull in fresh, cool air.

 

It was an extremely tight fit getting it out. I pieced everything together no problem so I know how it all fits. I'm just worried that it will be just as difficult to put back in as it was to take out in the first place. I had a AEM V2 in there that I'm taking out just for peace of mind I guess. The noise it makes at WOT is great but other than that I didn't see any performance gain (butt dyno).

 

if you get a cat back exhaust the AEM will complement it nicely. i agree that it doesnt yield much gain with a stock exhaust, but i think u should keep it!

 

Hahaha I just did this for a change. I did it right and took off the bumper cover and removed the battery. This added more time but I was in no hurry. I actually like the quietness of the stock air box. Anybody wanna buy a fujita cai... lol