Finally got it installed. Wow that was a major pain in the ass lol. Warning: long post ahead.
Alright, I know most of you are probably going to laugh at me and trust me, I deserve it but this was my first ever cold air intake install. First off, note to self: don't do this without power tools. So taking off the bracket that holds the factory air box in place took quite awhile with a hand-powered ratchet and limited space. Perhaps I should've removed the entire fender liner but whatever. Second, the intake tube kept pushing out the giant rubber seal that's connected to the air box, so you have to put a lot of pressure on the filter side to keep it in place. The same thing happened whenever I tried to install my MAF sensor into the new intake tube. Not really all that bad, just really frustrating. The new breather hose, however, was really starting to **** me off. I had the hardest time trying to get it to stay on that little nipple or whatever you want to call it, on the air box. That part alone took me about an hour to get done...not kidding. Then once everything, except the filter were in place, I realized my engine cover was still off. Totally my fault but I didn't want to take it all apart to get it put back on so I'm leaving it off. It's mostly for aesthetics anyway so it'll be alright. Then I got the filter put on and then the fender liner screwed back in and everything. Lastly, as I was tightening down the 13 mm bolt that goes into the side of the fender from inside the air box, the bolt pushed the rubber grommet through the air box. So then, I had to loosen the fender liner back up again to be able to reach the bracket from underneath and loosen that up enough to were I could move the air box out of the way to be able to get to that other bolt. Anyway, that all got fixed and I finished tightening all the hose clamps down. Lastly, I tried putting that rubber seal that goes around the air box but because I had be dealing with this for so long and I was getting frustrated, it kept popping out of place so I left it off. I understand it may not have the best seal with it off, but sometime later, I might try putting it back on again. It's also way too long to but that's an easy fix. Altogether, with everything being so incredibly stubborn and difficult to install, this project took me a full 6 hours to complete. So bottom line is, don't ever hire me to do this stuff for you lol. All in all, it looks really good under my hood however the downside is that I don't notice any real differcen in performance or sound. I left the side plug in because it's 90 degrees here and it would be pointless to have it off and I also already have a a carven compeitor exhaust installed and I don't think a cold air intake is going to make much of a difference in sound with that exhaust system. But, it does look good and best of all, I don't have any issues as far as check engine light goes, despite the fact that I managed to break off the little tab that holds this thing in place. I have it taped down and it seems to be holding it in place. Not sure what it is or how expensive it's going to be to replace however.
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