Yess that was a very hard part, and having to be carefull with the honeycomb that was also insanely difficult, another thing that was hard was loosening this metal clamp that was deep in my engine, commin out of my turbo, they put the screw way at the bottom so it is very very hard to get to . but i managed.


Ill let you all know how the diffrence in power is today after i drive it on the road a bit more

 

Don't you mean WD40? I clean my bathroom with 409 LOL..

 

your intake looks great!
im gettin a EVO real soon so we can be evo buddies

i use 409 in my bathrooms too!

 

excuse me miss...but what does this have to do with the aem intake....

 

I think you mean WD40....but either way, yes. I sprayed Mr Blast, which is a significantly improved lub spray insted of WD40.

The problem is that the silicone coupler is very resistant to expanding. Even heating it up didn't make it more pliable and easily expandible.

I had to chamfer the inside edge of the silicone coupler and narrow the outside diameter of the MAF opening slightly to get the parts to fit....and even at that, it was still a VERY tight fit.

I wrote up a review and my installation experience. It will soon be viewable on the new parts review section of this site.

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from what i hear, the stock box, and panel filters have seem to make the most power on the dyno??? also...i hear good about the KN typhoon's....looks good though man.

 

I installed a "T" in the thread title for you. Took about 15 seconds.

 

The issue is not that the drop in is making the most hp. Intakes on this car make very little difference on an otherwise stock car. ?It's when the intake is coupled with other mod parts that you see the gains.

From what I understand, the issue with intakes and the Evo stem from the fact that a few intakes are wreaking havoc on the MAF sensor. Some oiled filter elements are gunking up the MAF sensor with excess oil. Others are making the sensor read falsly low. This is causing the engine to lean out at parts of the rev band.

I don't believe the AEM is one of these intakes causing problems.

I'll know for sure soon when I put the car on the dyno....cause I'll be getting a/f numbers while I am out there.

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Does yours rub against the underneath of your hood?? Mine does

 

Great job man, I am glad to see that you decided to do this yourself. Iam sure it was well worth it once you were finished! It looks great, I hope the instructions and tips I sent you helped atleast a littlebit. Enjoy the new sound it well worth the 200 bucks!

 

He called her DUDE.... n/m

 

If yours touches the top of your hood you should loosen the maf boot and the turbo boot and then turn it twards you just a bit and you will see the maf drop down and then tighten it back up. Once you have it adjusted correctly you can lay a piece of tape on the filter and then shut your hood to test and see if it touches when closed. This is what I did to adjust it to the correct position. Hope it helps!

 

Also the AEM Intake doesn't cause problems, I have had my tested on the dyno and it does make a difference up top. I didn't have to lean out my mixture as much on top as others so it helps in the correct places.

 

It's the 45 degree rubber coupler that attaches to the turbo that is causing the hood rub problems. Just swivel the coupler counterclockwise till it is about 15 degrees left of vertical.

Mine does not rub at all.

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Did anyone do a "rain" test on any of these WAIs??
I always found water on top of my oem airbox after
carwashes....