CAI installation problem!!!

[FD3S]

i just installed my cold air intake last night, but i ran into a problem

i didnt remove the front bumper like the instructions said, i just removed the wheel wall

and now, the intake head is actually too big and is touch the wheel wall. you can feel a lump there, but its not noticable

this is happen to anyone when installing their intakes? any suggesting in correcting the problem?

[Johniboi]

what intake you got?

i also went through the wheel wall thingy and i got no problem.Im guessing you didnt screw in the lower part tight enough?

[Skim302]

It does end up pretty close to the tire wall but it shouldn't touch. My only suggestion would be to make sure that all of your connections are pushed in as far as they can be.

[superskunk]

did you put the spacer in correctly?

[FD3S]

i got the fujita intake

and theres only 1 hole on the chasis to put the spacer in, and its pretty close to the wall

[superskunk]

thats why im asking.... did you put the spacer between the tab on intake tube and the hole you mount it too?

[FD3S]

yeah i didthats the only way to make it stable..it came with 2 spacers, but i only used 1?

what is the second one for?

[blindsnyper]

bulld0g had the same problem...

I found out what was causing the rubbing on right turns.......my CAI filter was pushing against the wheel well and deformed it enough to be in the way of the tire .......Solution: I bent the bracket that hold the filter towards the front of the car so it wouldn't make contact anymore then I used a heat gun to heat up the wheel well enough to bend it back in shape......NO MORE RUBBING!!!!!!

[FD3S]

oooo

but i havent experienced any rubbing yet... maybe cuz the bump in the wheel wall isnt that big

i was just wondering if this will affect the CAI performance in any way

maybe the heat from the wheel wall will transfer to the intake head?

[blindsnyper]

oooo

but i havent experienced any rubbing yet... maybe cuz the bump in the wheel wall isnt that big

i was just wondering if this will affect the CAI performance in any way

maybe the heat from the wheel wall will transfer to the intake head?

no probably not

[#1Tango]

i know that the fujita intake i think bulges out just a tad. but i have an aem intake and i have no rubbing on the wheel well. make sure you have the spacer in correctly for the fujita, beacause superskunk had his in the wrong way and there was a huge bulge with some rub.