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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by vblanche View Post
    nice...I'd like to do the same but I have no tool here (just one screw driver LOL)...and what do you need except pvc parts? where would I have to bring my car to do similar installation?

    anyone interested to set up this great CAI on my car? LOL

    thanks

    PS: is the process reversible?
    All you are doing is unbolting the stock resonator and adding some pvc piping off the airbox using clamps. No cutting or extreme modification is required and is 100% reversible.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    thanks , except for the little hole for drainage...
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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by majic View Post
    HTF does a mount make noise??!?!!
    Have you ever been in a car with a stiffer aftermarket engine mount? The vibrations (and sound) that would be normally dampened by the soft stock rubber mount are no longer dampened as much with the new stiffer mount. It's not the mount itself that makes the noise - but the engine, which is no longer dampened as much.
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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Thanks Scarboro, just finished this mod. There's a definitely a gain in power since the car doesn't feel sluggish anymore with the weight of the 17's I have on. Slightly louder too.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by KenYork View Post
    Thanks Scarboro, just finished this mod. There's a definitely a gain in power since the car doesn't feel sluggish anymore with the weight of the 17's I have on. Slightly louder too.
    Hey glad to hear it worked well for you also.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    ok...so I can get these PVC pieces at Home depot, right?

    anyone would be ok to lend me a drill??
    Last edited by vblanche; 05-15-2007 at 03:44 PM.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Yup. Everything was bought at the Ho-po.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    so, basically, you get these 3 PVC pieces, glue them as wanted, put in place...and that's it...

    Do you need any other mod? will it work with stock engine? filter?

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Please, if any of you guys is doing this mod soon, could I come and have a look how you're doing it?

    many thanks

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    don't really need to glue since the pieces fit snugly together. You will also need a 3" rubber coupling to connect the pipe to the air box. Total cost should be about $20~ plus tax. The coupling is just under $10, while the other pieces are between $3-4 each.

    Just follow Scarboro's pics.
    the pipe should look like this:

    look at post #14 for other pictures to help you install.
    The hardest part is removing the resonator.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Yeah the pieces fit very snuggly. I did use a little super glue though as a backup just in case it wants to loosen up in extreme temperatures or rough terrain.

    And like KenYork said, the hardest part is removing the resonator, which isn't hard at all - there are other threads on how to do this.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by KenYork View Post
    You will also need a 3" rubber coupling to connect the pipe to the air box.
    Do you mean that black part (red circle)?



    and why not put nothing?

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Don't forget the cap on this picture:

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    wanted to ask about that and forgot...thanks. where do I get such a cap?

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    HO-PO!!! lol

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by Skarbro View Post
    I also reset the ECU this time.
    what about that?

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    hmm i should do something like that..
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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    I think this should be a sticky!

    Will try this on the weekend.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Chuckie.. anytime...

    vblanche post37: it keeps the pipe connected to the airbox with those clamps... you could do without if you can find a way to keep em together.

    post 39: yep ho-po!

    post 41: you don't have to.. i didn't.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    so basically ho-po will provide me everything...but who is this guy? LOL

    what's the purpose of ECU reset?

    KenYork, Skarbro, did you remove the front bumper?
    Last edited by vblanche; 05-15-2007 at 08:13 PM.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    I think resetting the ECU allows it to adapt better to the new airflow.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    The car will lean on its own how to deal with the new airflow parameters... but resetting the ECU will jump-start that process. Just means unhooking the battery for some period of time and then hooking it back up.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Removing the bumper is not necessary - but will make removing the stock resonator a little easier.

    And just like Weas said - resetting the ECU is easy. Just disconnect the battery (ONLY DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE CABLE - DO NOT REMOVE THE POSITIVE) for like 30 minutes and you're good to go.

    Oh and don't forget to write down your radio settings.

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    thanks

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    Default Re: Intake Resonator replaced (pics inside)

    Well, I just did it tonight, but of course I had to do it differently. I used a 3" to 4" rubber coupler, 4" 90deg elbow, 4" 45deg spigot elbow.

    Why 4"? Because if 3" is big, 4" is huge!


    I pointed it half way between the louvers on the wheel well splash shield, and the fog light.


    Pic from above:


    3"-4" rubber coupler - $10.99
    4" 90deg - $4.85
    4" 45deg spigot - $5.96

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