Hi I'm a freshman in this forum so I will do my best.

Previous mod:
K&N air filter and reflash ( tune for fuel economy)

My procedure :

Ok after seeing several mod of short ram; I decided to try to install the Lancer CAI. So I download the installation manual for the SP1835 from this site http://www.autoanything.com/air-inta...6A2725065.aspx and I studied the sheet to see the similarities between both cars, but what worried me was the area of the oil cooler because everything else look the same. After checking the pictures I started to dismantle the OS to see if the area of the oil cooler was similar to the lancer (an it is the same) so I decide to order the CAI.

I received the CAI and started to disassemble according to instructions, an everything went well from figure 1 to 26. But when you get to the oil cooler is were the fun start. I follow the instructions and everything work great but when I try to put back the mud guard in place the OIL COOLER was in the way because of the "bent" in the mud guard and I did not realize the difference in the mud guard .

Note: In the first photo; I leave the oil cooler in its original position and play a little bit with the extended pipe because the filter hit the bumper and I want it to make it look like the pics from the inst. manual.

After a week ..... .... I relocated the CAI because the it was too closed to the radiator hose and the oil cooler, leaving the silicone tube between the fender and the mud guard without the filter; because the filter is to damn big.

Possible solution:
Buy another mud guard, cut it where the oil cooler hits and fix it with fiber glass.

Results:
Better throttle respond and accelerated faster.
MPG reduce jajaja......


This is what I got so far. Thanks

 

Nice!
Thanks for sharing.

Best to just try a different (smaller) filter.. than to cut the mud guard.

 

You're getting worse MPG's with the CAI?

 

you might was to run a bypass filter just incase you hit high water on the road, i do like the placement right in front of that opening so close to the ground to grab that cold air!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-INDUCTION-KIT-PIPE-PIPING-BYPASS-VALVE-CLAMP-ON-FILTER-BLUE-/190839435168?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c6eeaafa0&vxp=mtr

 

Nice effort to avoid consumption of hot underhood air!

That bypass coupler looks like a really good idea, does it always suck in air though? I guess if you avoid driving through standing water you will be fine but sometimes you can't avoid those big puddles.

 

they work like a vaccum line sucking a little bit of air at idle, but when the motor is under a load and pulling air in through the intake, it acts like a water trap. It can catch water coming up the pipe it the paper filter drying it out, stopping it from reaching the TB and entering the intake manifold.

 

Well I average 380-420 millage per tank.

 

That didn't answer my question

What were you averaging before the CAI?

 

With K&N air filter 360-390 at most. (This average was with the reflash)

With CAI 380-420 aprox....

 

Hmmm... in your original post you stated that your MPG were reduced...? Now you're saying their improved?

 

I'm confused now by these posts.

 

That depend on how you drive. Because I drive around the Island the traffic conditions are always different. I always reset the trip every time I filled the car with gas and also I keep track of who much liter I pour in it. There are days that I want to take out the maximum amount of mpg and there are days I just want to go fast . I hope this anwer ur question.

 

Ah, ok. That helps.

So overall, your gas mileage has improved, but after the install you just were out having fun with your new addition and that caused less miles per gallon.

Thanks for the clarification!

 

now when you say the mudguard is it the fender liner you are talking about?

Can you take a pic of the oil cooler air duct with the bumper on?

Also as others have stated you can find different size filters.

 

Yes. When I talk about the mud guard is the fender liner.

This are the picture of the CAI and the space you have if the fender liner wasn't in place or middle.