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> Installed Cai And... Decreased Performance?
PseudoKirby
post Aug 21 2008, 08:24 PM
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am I doing something wrong here? I bought an ebay kit for my exact model, it eas custom pipe and an in the box K&N Air filter and I installed it, everything looks good

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or if that wont work the engine shot on here http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3135536

anyway, the car feels liek it has LESS acceleration and power, although I LOVE the deeper sound, how could the box produce better power?

am I doing something wrong, the air filter is oiled right it says it is on the plastic covering it..
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post Aug 21 2008, 08:30 PM
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also, there was an extra hose that was connected to the box that the pipe didnt have a place to put it, so we just left it hanging, anyone know what it is?
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post Aug 22 2008, 12:52 AM
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i am not familiar with the 420a's but I do know that when i had an aftermarket exhaust put on my car, it felt ALOT slower.. I remember i was soooo mad....
then i raced my buddy's car to find that it was actually faster...
It was just the difference in the power band.. i wasn't use to it, so it was less torque and more hp.... i wouldn't doubt that you are experiencing the same thing. :thumbsup:
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post Aug 22 2008, 02:35 AM
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Does the hose go into the fender?

Oh and that is a short ram not a CAI.
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post Aug 22 2008, 03:34 AM
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QUOTE(waynerwats @ Aug 22 2008, 02:35 AM)
Does the hose go into the fender?

Oh and that is a short ram not a CAI.
[right][snapback]196531[/snapback][/right]

it goes from a pipe that runs horizontally behind the radiator and there underneat the intake, it runs a pipe underneath, you can see it in the picture, and the hoserun up to the intake pipe

wtf thats a short ram!!? wtf whats a CAI then? I thought a short ram was just like an inch of pipe and then a filter...?
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post Aug 22 2008, 04:44 AM
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QUOTE(newby1gsx @ Aug 22 2008, 12:52 AM)
i am not familiar with the 420a's but I do know that when i had an aftermarket exhaust put on my car, it felt ALOT slower.. I remember i was soooo mad....
then i raced my buddy's car to find that it was actually faster...
It was just the difference in the power band.. i wasn't use to it, so it was less torque and more hp.... i wouldn't doubt that you are experiencing the same thing.  :thumbsup:
[right][snapback]196518[/snapback][/right]

thank you, I had been trying to drive it extra to feel any extra power, but there has been alot of traffic :P
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post Aug 22 2008, 01:40 PM
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CAI would go all the way down by your wheel.
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post Aug 22 2008, 02:33 PM
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QUOTE(PseudoKirby @ Aug 21 2008, 08:30 PM)
also, there was an extra hose that was connected to the box that the pipe didnt have a place to put it, so we just left it hanging, anyone know what it is?
[right][snapback]196437[/snapback][/right]

Don't know what hose you are talking about, it seems mine is just like yours, the only other hose that my car has is the one on top, that goes to the valve cover, do you have a pic of that?
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post Aug 22 2008, 02:58 PM
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here is the hose

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it was plugged into the box here
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post Aug 22 2008, 09:11 PM
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when I had my my cai I only noticed a difference in the pull in 4th and 5th gear
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post Aug 23 2008, 12:23 AM
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so thats where it gets the air from, I don't think i have that hose in mine, and i was always wondering how did it get air into the box, anyway, i think you just get air from the bottom of the car with that hose, so i dont' think is very important now, I might be wrong tho
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post Aug 23 2008, 05:56 AM
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That hose is part of the factory intake system. it basically makes your intake a CAI from factory. like stated above it just pulls air from under the car. No it is not needed.
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post Aug 23 2008, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE(rpeclipse @ Aug 23 2008, 12:23 AM)
so thats where it gets the air from, I don't think i have that hose in mine, and i was always wondering how did it get air into the box, anyway, i think you just get air from the bottom of the car with that hose, so i dont' think is very important now, I might be wrong tho
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The 420A pulls air from above the fender well. If you remove the rest of the box contraption crap associated with the stock box you'll eventually find a small egg-shaped hole above the wheel.
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post Aug 23 2008, 07:15 PM
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My car doesn't have that hose. Being the third owner of the car though one of the previous owners might have gotten rid of the one that was supposed to be on my car or someone could have put that on your car. I don't know off hand.
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post Aug 23 2008, 10:05 PM
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QUOTE(jonbonazza @ Aug 23 2008, 05:56 AM)
That hose is part of the factory intake system. it basically makes your intake a CAI from factory. like stated above it just pulls air from under the car. No it is not needed.
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but the pipe that the hose is connected to goes right into the exhaust..

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QUOTE(Turd Ferguson @ Aug 23 2008, 04:11 PM)
The 420A pulls air from above the fender well. If you remove the rest of the box contraption crap associated with the stock box you'll eventually find a small egg-shaped hole above the wheel.
[right][snapback]197022[/snapback][/right]

And doest it go anywhere? i saw the hole in mine, it just seems it doesn't get any air from there
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