I just got this and no instructions came with it. I got the Pipe, Filter, and one screw...

Should there of been more? Anyone have a url to some instructions?

Thanks

To the mods: You moved my original post to the Evom Newbie/FAQ Boards - at which point it sat with no responses for over a 24 hour period. Please leave this one for atleast a day then move it as the people with Ralliarts and actually know what they are doing - read this board and not that one. Thank You.

 

I don't have the RRM CAI so I really can't help you with the install. From what I've heard from others on here, it doesn't seem very difficult. I will say none of the stuff I've bought from RRM has come with instructions, but most of their stuff is prety easy to install. Be patient, I'm sure someone on here will help ya out.

 

Nod, Definately being patient and I am in no hurry. My roomate is a lot more knowledgeable about cars then I and I am sure with him and I working on it - it won't be a problem.

Just making sure I got everything (filter, pipe, one screw) and also wondering if someone can write up some brief instructions.

 

It's fairly easy to install... and mine too did not come with instructions.

Obviously you have to remove your stock air box. Nothing tricky, just unbolt/screw everything that is holding it down!

Attach the filter to the pipe with the clamp that came with it. Pretty straight forward, nothing special to note.

Now you have to "fit" the CAI into the engine bay. Here is the tricky part. It will actually hit the splash guard right in front of the driver's side wheel. You can either cut a hole where it touches, or just remove that section of the splash guard. I did the latter.

You will notice that once it fits, the mounting arm will line up with a bolt on the transmission. You actually have to remove this bolt, then put the bolt through that hole.

Now you can attach the other end to that flexible pipe and insert the airflow sensor into the hole on the CAI. Just look at some picz of people's engine bay to get an idea of how it looks installed. Click on my profile and then my ride and you will see a pic of it.

Like I said earlier, the hardest part is dealing with that splash guard. Give yourself a good 1-2 hours to install.

 

Ya, you got everything that you're supposed to get.

I have the instructions to install the Ver. 1 intake on my computer if that will be any help to you PM your email address I'll send it to you.

 

if i remember correctly, you're in phoenix. if you wan,t just hop on out site in my sig. one of our guys or gals up in phx fwould be more than happy to help you i'm sure if you're a little nervous about it.

 

Thanks much for the help Retro - My roomate and I installed it and it's running like a champ. One thing I believe we did different - we attached the CAI to the far right bolting mount. If we attached it to the one that I believe you did - it would bend that black house to the left of the CAI all out of whack and would require cutting of one of the splash guards. So we attached it to the right one and kept two of the guards off.

By doing this, we also couldn't put in the battery case (black flimsy thing) but with the mounts on it - it doesn't move.

Now that I have a better understanding of whats under my car - How did you do your setup Retro? More specifically, your splash guards under the car.

Poco: Thanks for the offer, not needed now

Automatic: Ya I am in Phoenix, I have posted a fair amount on that board but I made a post here as I figured I'd get a more immediate response so my roomate and I could get it done asap.

Now to install my Axleback - it should be here today

 

"Now to install my Axleback - it should be here today "

That should be a breeze compared to the CAI. The hardest part is dealing with the hangers!!! I just sprayed them with WD40 and popped a screwdriver in the hole that holds the muffler to the frame and popped them off. Then when you remove your stock axle back, you take the hangers with you so it's much more easy to work with on the outside of the car!

After I installed the axle back, my pipe would hit the axle when going around corners or stomping on it real hard. If this happens to you, you have to bend the rear left (if looking at the car from the back) hook (where the hanger attaches) to the left. This kinda lifts up the exhaust and tightens things up a bit. I also bought some Kartboy exhaust hangers which are much stiffer and now there is absolutely no "knocking".

It's raining like a ***** here, so when it clears up, I'll take a pick of where I mounted the CAI and what my splash guards look like.

 

Awesome, thanks for the advice - If I hear it knocking one bit, I'll make the same purchase. What do you recommend the next purchase be? Suspension work or possibly Downpipe and get a high flow cat welded on (I don't think I want to risk having no cat)

 

Suspension gets exspensive... I say get it moving fast first! Maybe the downpipe, then the ECU. And, if you didn't already, get rid of those OEM tires and get something good!!! (Toyo, Nitto, Yokohama, etc.)

 

Couple more questions for ya as I am at work and nothing to do - I notice you're in San Diego. My car is also registered in California. Did you do the high flow cat with the downpipes or did you just eliminate the cat? If you eliminated it, any trouble with the police? hows it sound? Whats your plans when it comes time to smog? How long did it take you to install it?

The ECU, did you build a little gadget so you can remove it to go back to 'stock' for warranty work or did you just toss the warranty out the window and not worry about it?

Tires - they are coming, I'd like to buy some rims first but have yet to find anything I like except the 600 dollar apiece Ralliart rims :P heh

 

as for the exhaust problem i had the same with my greddy exhaust..but all they did was put on some of tht high templar silicon(double thick) and then clamp it where it hits....no more noise..

 

Well... I have the downpipe on right now with NO cat. It sounded like **** with the stock muffler, so I bought the axle back and put it on. You'd swear I had a NASCAR. I'm serious, it was that loud! So I had a Magnaflow resonator put on, and now it sounds nice and deep, and pleasently louder than stock.

As for the downpipe install, time consuming, but not difficult. The hardest part was removing that damn O2 sensor!!! What a pain in the ***! I had to use a breaker bar on it, and I really did think I was going to break it.

About the police, my sister's boyfriend is a cop and he said he's never looked under a car for a cat or even verified if the CAI is CARB certified. He said maybe if it was some type of street racing bust, but otherwise not likely.

I figure in 4 years when I have to get it smogged, I'll have enough equity in the car to trade it in and get my EVO, and let them deal with the parts. That what I did with my Dodge Dakota. I can't see anyone wanting to buy 4-year old parts, so I just left them in and didn't have to worry about the smog.

The ECU comes with quick release connectors, so I used them instead of soldering. I zippied it to a bar behind the golvebox and can easily remove it if I have a warranty issue.

Speaking of which, I have a full bumper to bumber 100,000 mile warranty which is why I saved all my stock parts and bought only bolt on stuff.