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i just ordered a new CAI, should be getting it by friday and was just wonderin how the install was?

Thats awesome, it will really make the car little more fun to drive. The install is easy...well if they send you the right part for the model( I got the Gt cai but I have a base vibe). I didn't figure it out until everything was taken apart and I had already scratched the hell out of the Cai trying to make it fit!

It'(removed) or miss. Some people easily get it on. Others, like me, have to cut quite a bit off of it to get it to work .Most of the intakes are made for Matrixes which have foglights in different areas. Our foglights get in the way so you may need to cut some of the tubing. You DO NOT want to choke up on the filter.

awesome thanks. ill be lookin forward to the install. i've only worked on a 92 dsm before but hopefully this will be an easier install. but when i get it on ill let ya know how it was and how its runnin! any secrets or advice anyone needs to know before i install it? no hidden nuts or anything?

They'll recommend pulling the bumper off. It's generally easier to jack it up, take off the driver-side front wheel, and pull back on the splash guard (don't break it, very expensive!). You can feed it in that way. There is one mount that may be hard to screw on, so you'll need to finesse is a bit. Be sure to disconnect the battery and be CAREFUL of the MAF Sensor. Don't touch it or shake it. I'd even recommend getting some MAF Sensor Cleaner and clean it while you have it off. If you have an oiled filter don't over-oil it. I recommend synthetic filters if you have the money and access to one.

It's just going to lead to another speeding ticket, you should send it to me and save yourself the hassel...

haha! i hope it doesnt! ive been wanting it for awhile and i can't afford any more!

congrats man...what did you go with? dont think you mentioned it

aem, i was gonna get a cosmo but i got a great deal on this one so i decided to go with it

nice choice..aem are expensive compared to most..usually $250 or somewhere around there..all for a piece of metal tubing..kinda rediculous

ya i got mine for 96 plus shipping and handling, so i thought i'd get it

ahh..ya i wouldnt blame you then for that amount

Score! its in! plannin on the install tonight. ill let ya'll know how it runs in the mornin

pics..lots of pics..lol

haha fo sho!

its not fitting... am i doin something wrong? ive followed the instructions but the actual pipe wont fit in.

Won't fit into the rubber coupling? I found it better to put it over the throttle body and then push the pipe into it. Get a small flat head screw driver and after one side is in push the screwdriver in and push up to get it over the pipe. It's a ***** but it'll work.

got it! sick! puttin picks up soon although the fuel cutoff now is at 7,000 rpms... anything i did wrong?

got it! fuel cutoff is back to normal, i didnt have the MAF sensor on tight enough last night. but its all good and running perfectly now!

congrats man..glad it worked out for ya..does it always needing to take off the front bumper though? or could you just do it from underneath?

i tried from underneath but i couldnt get it, the filter was to big, i highly recommend taking it off on the drivers side