Need Installation help (Cold Air Intake)

[young-gunn]

ok, So I just bought a Nismo cold air intake, and it came with much more parts than expected, so I would like to know what connects to what? and how? here's What's in it

PipeCone Filter2 rubber attachments4 hose clamps1 Larger hose clampa bunch of screws2 Hoses1 Black Rubber attachments1 part for M.A.S.



What goes where? This is really confusing me. By the way, it didn't come with instructions, just a box.

[nightkid86]

Looks pretty straightforward to me.

[Slipstream]

Bend near the nipples goes to the throttle body with a rubber coupling, other end attaches to the MAF with a coupling. Maf adapter connects to the MAF, cone attaches on the other side. Then match up the hoses with the stock ones.

[young-gunn]

well, how does the M.A.F adapter hook up to the cone filter? There is 4 bolt holes, and some bolts for it, but what does this bolt to? That's why I am confused. There is also 2 brackets, one long (6 inches, maybe more) and a shorter one (propably only 2 inches) with a little 90 degree angle, what do these do?

[adrianfromthecastle]

i dont think thats a cold air intake... dont CAI's come with a longer pipe after the maf... something that sits near the ground?

[young-gunn]

I think I know what you mean, it curves down and puts the filter in the bumper, right? Well, I'd like something like that, but ths only comes like this, I've seen many others like this and were still considered cold air intakes, although they are taking warmer air from the engine bay.

[Slipstream]

I think it's considered a short ram. I have the same type. You can have a piece of pipning made to make it a cold air. Injen sells an extension.

The four bolt holes on the MAF adapter match up the the MAF itself, the cone uses one of the couplings to connect to the adapter. Should look like this:

[young-gunn]

Can someone give me a close up pic from the MAF adapter to the Filter? I need to know how tis all goes together, do I use any parts off my stock intake? My car isn't here this week so that only makes it harder.

OHHH, I think I get it, is that black part used off of the original intake? Because if it is, then I think I have this all figured out. This would be so much easier if my car was here.

And what about these 2 small brackets I have? One is small and angled, and the other is long and straight. I dont know what to attacch these to.

[young-gunn]

I'm gonna bump this because I need to do this soon.

Someone here must have a cold air intake and can take a close up pic of it for me? I just need to see how the MAF Adapter hooks up and what hose goes to it etc.

[lbrowne]

Use a rubber coupler to connect to Throttle Body, be sure to put a band clamp around it (or whatever those are called)

attached rubber coupling to the enbd, the one that fits over the sleeve thats on the MAF when you take it off.

be sure to put 2 band clamps there.

Attach machined piece to MAF, it will only bolt on one way. Attached cone onto sleeve with another clamp.

Make sure everything is in place, tighten all your clamps. Attach the hoses supplied - its straight forward where they plug in.

[young-gunn]

I'm starting to get this, so I use the MAS piece that is already on the car? and the adapter bolts to it and the other ebd to the filter?

And whats with these 2 pieces I have, one is bent at 90 degrees, the other straight, where do these bolt to?

[i2ice4m3]

who told you that's a Nismo intake?

[znelson]

who told you that's a Nismo intake?

Looks like ebay did
Modified by znelson at 8:23 PM 8/11/2006

[i2ice4m3]

[young-gunn]

I actually bought it out of a shop in California somewhere. It has NISMO right on the filter, so the filter obviously is, maybe the tube part isn't Nismo, but the filter at least is.

I have one more question, I took out my old air intake, and there is a large hose that comes from beneath (looks like it comes off the fan, or rad.) and comes up into the old tube. but my aftermarket one, doesn't have a spot for this. what should I do about it? I thought maybe putting a piece of a rag or it and using the hose clamp to hold it on. But this may be bad for it. What does anyone suggest for this?

[aaronsnocker1]

I actually bought it out of a shop in California somewhere. It has NISMO right on the filter, so the filter obviously is, maybe the tube part isn't Nismo, but the filter at least is.\

Just because it has a name on it does not make it real. There is a real problem with cheaply made counterfeit parts being dumped especially on ebay. They are currently working on legislation to outlaw this crap and allow for its seizure and destruction. Regardless I think I just blocked that tube off with a bolt and hose clamp on my s13. I think it is for the air pump for smog? I am not fully sure.

[young-gunn]

yeah, I am happy with the tube, it looks well made and everything. If I find the filter is acting wierd (it looks small for some reason, maybe it's just me) I may just et a larger part source one or something, I dont know.

[young-gunn]

ok, well this is wierd, My cold air intake doesnt fit! It's got ttwo bends before the actual intake, instead of the one, like the original one does. Has anyone else seen this problem? I have no clue why it is like this, could they may have shipped me one for a SOHC engine by accident?

[adrianfromthecastle]

ok, well this is wierd, My cold air intake doesnt fit! It's got ttwo bends before the actual intake, instead of the one, like the original one does. Has anyone else seen this problem? I have no clue why it is like this, could they may have shipped me one for a SOHC engine by accident?

that's a possibility, maybe ... you should take pics, i'm having a hard time trying to visualize the "two bends"

[znelson]

ok, well this is wierd, My cold air intake doesnt fit! It's got ttwo bends before the actual intake, instead of the one, like the original one does. Has anyone else seen this problem? I have no clue why it is like this, could they may have shipped me one for a SOHC engine by accident?

From the pic up top, it looks right. 99% of anything you find on ebay if you type in NISMO, HKS, Greddy etc isnt real.. and to see what stuff sold at a shop just pisses me off. Theres nothing wrong with an intake like you bought, kinda hard to screw that up I think. As for it not fitting, use the double sized coupler instead of the throttle body boot. it should have an extension metal piece to bolt up to your passenger radiator support. make sure you connect the vacuum hoses, one goes to the throttle body, one goes to the valve cover and one goes up to the top right of the throttle body. the hose that was connected under your old intake on the passenger size is a resonator, you dont need to clamp it off, just remove it. Im guessing the maf adapter plate has a bung on it, youll need to cut it off or go to like autozone and get one with a plug (~$10) to use the filter on.

[znelson]

[popogto]

thats not nismo for sure. i got the same thing. the pipe will fit but has no support. so zip tie it and you may need to take off the fan shield but i strongly advise against it. after that. all the pipes are just like znelson kindly drew.

[young-gunn]

thats not nismo for sure. i got the same thing. the pipe will fit but has no support. so zip tie it and you may need to take off the fan shield but i strongly advise against it. after that. all the pipes are just like znelson kindly drew.

Can you take a picture of yours so I see what to do here? I am totally lost on this one, the rad connecter thing does not line up with the rad, because of the fan shroud being in the way.

And if you look at my origianl pic, there's 2 45 degree bends, instead of the one 90 degree one. I'm putting the intale together properly, I just cant get it to fit properly.

[00gase]

Does your intake look like this????

If so I have the same one and am also experiencing problems with it fitting, no problem with where the hoses, maf, etc. go. It just seem like it will not fit where it is supposed to. The bracket that bolts up to the radiator support seems like it is totally off.

If anyone has pics of a intake similar to this one installed or has any tips for install, it would be great if you could give us some help.

[young-gunn]

yeah, that's the exact intake, I am having the same problem as you. Has anyone with the same thing got it installed?

[00gase]

tried installation today and just wouldn't fit the pipe is not bent correctly. The would hit the fan shroud, making it sit up higher than it was supposed to and not allow the hood to close.

Ended up just sticking cone on the stock piping with the adapter, gonna find a better intake or figure out another way to make this one fit.

[young-gunn]

yeah, thats what I need is to find a way to make this fit, that or send it back to the company and get my money back or something, I dont know.

[00gase]

Well I finally got a chance to try installing with daylight, still didn't fit, the hood wouldn't even close with it on. It's like the pipe is just not bent correctly, I just put the stock piping back on, stuck the cone filter on the end of it and zip tied it down for now.

I sent an email to the company griping about it so we will see what happens, I guess that is what I get for buying a $30 intake. But really, how hard is it to make an intake that fits???

[young-gunn]

yeah, I also called them, they told me to take pictures and then they will quide me through the return

[young-gunn]

So does nobody know how to install this thing? I'd rather install it than return it. I am currently just using the filter on the end of the stock intake. I looked at a bunch of other intakes on sites, and they all have the same bends on them, :s So there must be a way to make this work, does anyone know? Pics maybe?