HELP WITH CAI

SAvoltage · 05-17-2005, 08:21 PM

ok i got this CAI off of ebay said was for the 96 3.8 but as you can see below the top piece of the CAI is not the right length or bent the right angle so i had to make the connector bend to make it work.. i would like to fix this ASAP. the ebay seller is no help so i need seggestions?

Scottyboy · 05-17-2005, 08:22 PM

Lowe's is your friend..

SAvoltage · 05-17-2005, 08:23 PM

so i should find a new pipe or a new connector?

**bighoss88lx** · 05-17-2005, 08:27 PM

My wife got the same one off of Ebay (except it was chrome). I didnt have any problems installing it except for the same problem you are having and I resolved it quickly. All I had to do was butt the CAI neck up against the TB with the rubber boot already installed on the TB and clamp it down. Yeah it really dosent fit right, but it works I suppose.

Oh, and its on a 97 3.8

SAvoltage · 05-17-2005, 08:34 PM

so the kink really isnt effecting performance? bc if its not i really dont care im just tired of ppl saying that it is and it is making my car slower. it is a nice excuse after a loss but i want it figured out

BlackRob · 05-17-2005, 08:35 PM

the one I got was chrome too, but it looks to be almost exactly like that. I had a biatch of a time gettin that thing on there the first time. I suggest taking off the middle conector sleeve and starting over from right there. It worked for me... for whatever reason the second time I put that piece back on it fit like it was meant to go there. Mine was for a 4.6 but its all the same stuff generally.

**bighoss88lx** · 05-17-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SAvoltage

so the kink really isnt effecting performance? bc if its not i really dont care im just tired of ppl saying that it is and it is making my car slower. it is a nice excuse after a loss but i want it figured out

Truthfully the ebay CAI are hurting performance if anything. There very thin aluminum which heatsoaks horribly. Engines like cool air. So I doubt the kink in your CAI is really hurting much. You should be able to make what you have work, just spend a little time with it and do what I said in a previous post.

The best CAI's are the plastic ones. There less resistant to heat, but a little pricey. I built a homemade CAI for my 88 out of schedule 40 PVC and some frenco couplers from Home Depot. Cost about $10 and really is effective as far as keeping the air cool and the air charge straight. :jeff:

tire · 06-30-2005, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bighoss88lx

The best CAI's are the plastic ones. There less resistant to heat, but a little pricey. I built a homemade CAI for my 88 out of schedule 40 PVC and some frenco couplers from Home Depot. Cost about $10 and really is effective as far as keeping the air cool and the air charge straight. :jeff:

yup... densecharger makes a plastic one too for your 6 banger. i used a half steel half plastic CAI on my '00 6 banger, decent results from the dyno.

foxracermenace · 06-30-2005, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bighoss88lx

The best CAI's are the plastic ones.

!!!JLT!!!

05-17-2005, 08:21 PM	#1
SAvoltage Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,568 Trader Rating: (0)	HELP WITH CAI ok i got this CAI off of ebay said was for the 96 3.8 but as you can see below the top piece of the CAI is not the right length or bent the right angle so i had to make the connector bend to make it work.. i would like to fix this ASAP. the ebay seller is no help so i need seggestions?

05-17-2005, 08:27 PM	#4
bighoss88lx Killing is my Business...And Business is Good! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Elmendorf, Tejas Posts: 5,954 Trader Rating: (1)	My wife got the same one off of Ebay (except it was chrome). I didnt have any problems installing it except for the same problem you are having and I resolved it quickly. All I had to do was butt the CAI neck up against the TB with the rubber boot already installed on the TB and clamp it down. Yeah it really dosent fit right, but it works I suppose. Oh, and its on a 97 3.8 __________________ 1988 Mustang LX

05-17-2005, 08:35 PM	#6
BlackRob Damn it feels good to be a gangster Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Antone Posts: 4,897 Trader Rating: (2)	the one I got was chrome too, but it looks to be almost exactly like that. I had a biatch of a time gettin that thing on there the first time. I suggest taking off the middle conector sleeve and starting over from right there. It worked for me... for whatever reason the second time I put that piece back on it fit like it was meant to go there. Mine was for a 4.6 but its all the same stuff generally. __________________ Black 98 GT vert, codename: "Vader" 247 hp and 290 tq NEEDS A TUNE!! Mods: New vert top, Deep Dish Black Bullitts, Steeda Tri-Ax shifter, billet grille w/pony cutout, PI heads, PI intake, valve covers, CAI, Bassani X-pipe, Flowmaster catback, LSS decals, Bumper inserts, black clear headlights, and lots of ZAINO! WOOP WOOP!

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05-17-2005, 08:22 PM	#2
Scottyboy Man law? Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Converse Posts: 4,529 Trader Rating: (1)	Lowe's is your friend..

05-17-2005, 08:23 PM	#3
SAvoltage Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,568 Trader Rating: (0)	so i should find a new pipe or a new connector?

05-17-2005, 08:34 PM	#5
SAvoltage Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,568 Trader Rating: (0)	so the kink really isnt effecting performance? bc if its not i really dont care im just tired of ppl saying that it is and it is making my car slower. it is a nice excuse after a loss but i want it figured out