Has anyone installed the road//race cai (version 2 see http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/ralliartperf.htm for details ) in their ralliart? I'm wondering if there are any clearance issues with the coolant hose. It looks as though it would pass very near or may be pressing up against it. I emailed them and they said it "may" touch.. but I'd like some real world results.

Thanks!

 

it touches but the hose can move like 6 in. plus i dont think they would sell it if it didn't fit

 

thanks for the reply. My main concern was that coolant hoses get hot - and if that hose is heating up the CAI - well that negates the COLD part of cold air intake. But if its only touching it, some thermal wrap could probably remedy that. Also, I wanted to avoid any excessive rubbing causing premature wear of the hose.

 

You sound like you know what yer doin =D. I would just do what you said. Get some thermal rap and just rap it, that should be the answer. No need to move anything.

 

yeah, it pushes right against the radiator hose. It does get hot, and heat soak does occur. But like it has been stated, you seem to know what you are doing. Use some thermal wrap. Worked for me.

 

I just got the CAI and after driving, its really hot all the way up and down the piping of the intake. For those of you that wrapped it with thermal wrap, did this cure it for the most part or am I getting a lot of heat from the engine?

It just seems wierd to me for the intake to get that hot just from touching less than 1 square inch of the radiator hose.

 

The heat that is heatin up you intake is from the engine, not the hose. Some exhaust wrap will keep the heat from soaking through the metal intake which in-turn will give you cooler intake temps. I did it on mine and it was well worth it! I have a few pics if anyone wants to see what it looks like after it's wrapped. I did mine in black.

 

Can I see the pics please? I wouldn't think all that wrapping paper would be that pretty.

 

As pretty as a X-mas present! Actually I wasn't going for looks so I didn't really care too much on how it looked, but I still think it turned out pretty good. These are some crappy cell phone pics that I took while I was washing it.

 

^^^perfect. fuctionable. clean. do exactly like Ralliart50 has done, you will get the most out of your CAI.

 

I used a whole 2 inch by 50 foot role to do mine. Just make sure you read up on how to do it properly so that it turns out decent and will last a long time. The big thing is to make sure you get the wrap wet before you start applying it. I also used the Thermo-tec, wrap protectant spray and sprayed it on after I had the whole thing wrapped.

 

Many thanks. One thing that sucks though is that when I paid for the CAI, I thought that was all the money and work I'd have to put into it.

 

even if your intake gets hot, the air is moving so fast that it won't get heated up by the pipe, as long as it takes cold air from outside the engine bay it will remain cold air.

 

^^^ What you said is mainly correct. You will feel no difference in the pants with a wrapped CAI. It is more of a helping mod as the intake is still really effective by itself.

Ralliart50...what intake is that?

 

It's an Injen.

As far as power with it wrapped. I notices a small, maybe 1 - 2 hp, difference. The way I look at it though, every little bit helps.