Help! Stuck in the middle of an Injen CAI install on an 08 Base Vibe

[headcold]

Like the title says, I have a 2008 1.8L base Vibe and am trying to install an Injen CAI I got off kiethvibe (http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=37322)The manual says that it is part number RD7025P and that it is for a 2003 Vibe. Kieth said that it would work on the 08, so let's hope that he was right.I'm stuck on two parts. One is that there is a hose coming from the engine right above the main air intake port that went into the old air box. There is no equivalent place to put it now, but the instructions say nothing about it. (red circle)In the same way, there's a nipple on the CAI that has no matching free end of some hose that I can find.The other is that the instructions reference a vacuum switching valve and an OBD canister. I'm pretty sure I've found the VSV, but I have no idea where the OBD canister is. The pictures I've seen make it seem like it was a part of the original air box, but mine had no such thing on it. Or perhaps I have it the other way around and I've found the OBD canister but not the VSV. I have no idea. (orange circle)Can anyone help? edit: EPILOGUE. Here are tips and tricks for installing it on an 08 when all you have are the instructions for 02-03Here's some stuff to help people who are using the instructions from Injen or the CAI install thread on these forums.* There are two wire bundles coming off the fusebox. The CAI needs to slip under the front-most one in order to fit.* The vibramount ribber thing screws into the rear-most pre-tapped hole between the two fuse box wire bundles* The little thing you detach from the airbox (not the MAF) is the VSV (red circle). Don't disconnect any hoses from it, just attach (zip tie, screw) it somewhere else in the engine bay out of the way of moving parts, preferably in a vertical position* the OBD canister is now at the rear of the car and you don't have to worry about it. ignore anything that talks about the OBD canister* You don't really need to remove the bumper or headlight to do the install, at least I didn't. There's a piece of plastic in front of the wheel that you can use to get to the foglight area. You can just unscrew and peel that back in order to get access to the place where the CAI filter will be. It makes it much easier to have someone "feed" you the CAI as you wait underneath with the filter to put it on in place.* you have two options regarding the 2nd hose (right above the main air intake, the one in the orange circle) that attaches to the airbox and the new 3/8" nipple on the CAI1) You can attack the hose to the CAI's nipple. You'll need to use adapters of some variety to make it work. The hose is 3/4" ID and the nipple seems to be 3/8" OD. So I used a 3/4" to 1/2" adapter and slid a 2/8" piece of tubing inside the 1/2" end and use silicone sealant to keep it in place. Not the best solution, but it works.2) Put a small air filter on the hose by the intake (orange circle) and just put a cover on the CAI nipple. See kiethvibe's image belowI'll get pics up later

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[keithvibe]

In the top circle the hoses that your holding just lays there, actually it should try to stay vertical if at all possible. You can see in my photo here that I have mine zip tied to my strut bar.the other hose goes to the intake. I did have to buy a new hose myself for my intake to get the correct size so it would fit from the intake to the engine.

[headcold]

So the orange circle is the vsv or the obd canister? does my car only have one of the two? i leave the hoses on it in intact, disconnect nothing, and just move it out of the way and vertical, nothing else?and the hose in the red circle is supposed to go on to the very small nipple on the intake? is that the "stock vacuum line" the instructions refer to? i suppose i would need some sort of size adapter to make that work?also, in trying to make room to move the intake around i disconnected the large hose that goes to the radiator and a small amount of red/pink coolant(?) spilled out before i could reattach it. aside from replacing the liquid, is there anything else i should do to fix it? if there a problem now that there's a little air in it, or will it take care of itself?

[keithvibe]

correct on the first two. Though some have attached a small filter to the hose in the red circle.You can see it here in lancer's photoThe third there shouldn't be an issue. But to be sure you could remove the rad cap and run the car for a few mins to let any air bubble out.

[headcold]

That little red filter on the main engine body, that's the same hose in the red circle? if so, how does that attach to the nipple on the intake?

[keithvibe]

editthe nipple on the intake is covered and the filter on the end of the hose pictured is just laying there.It dosen't connect

[headcold]

Thanks for the help. For the sake of future generations, I've added the solution and more tips to the first post.I got the CAI installed and it seems to work great. It's a little loud at 4k rpm, but that's half of the point. I also installed a ground wire kit at the same time. I'll get pics later when I can clean everything up

[houseofbugs]

Nice intake! and Keith NICE setup. I have been trying to find the TRD super charger.

[keithvibe]

Quote, originally posted by houseofbugs »Nice intake! and Keith NICE setup. I have been trying to find the TRD super charger.thanks but that's not my set up. read my post one more time that's lancer's ride