Question why doesn't the plastic piece attach to the metal opening?



am I suppsoed to have a rubber extension or does the plastic come off?

bought it used so maybe some parts are missing

 

What part specifically are you asking about?

 

the intake sensor

 

yes, just go to any like auto store and buy a rubber hose thats like a half inch thick and connect it there. that seems like it could fall out at any moment

 

I can drive around with it right? just gonna throw a CEL correct?

 

That's gonna rattle like ****. make sure when your done messing around with your ebay special intake that you move it down so it won't hit your strut bar.

 

of couse I was just showing what those 2 looked like together

 

got the hose and everything installed nicely

question is the intake supposed to be really secure i.e. not moving...or just connected but with some flex?

 

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Reasonably secure so it doesn't rattle/bang around when you drive.

On a good system, it should be connected at the throttle body (duh) and the filter end should have a bracket that secures it to some stationary object in the bay.

 

this is an ebay one I got for 15 bucks shipped so no connection....it dosen't rattle so I guess thats fine

 

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What is the end of the filter resting on? Just kinda hanging there in "midair"? Well if it doesn't move around that much, you'll be fine.

 

its resting barely on some hoses

 

you dont really want it resting or rubbing on anything......yours looks like its sticking up too far or something bc mines not that close to my strut bar....looks like you need to tilt it down or something but i'd hafta see a pic of the entire thing to tell

 

it was like that for the pic



it doesn't really rest on them but they are right under it to prevent movement

 

wut the hell is that long yellow wire ?? take off the intake sensor put some plugs into and get a breather for ur engine... get rid of the intake sensor hose..

 

yellow is for my fog lights

 

Nice routing dipshit! Why don't you take the time to route the fog light wiring AROUND the goddamn motor instead of taping it to the strut bar with electrical tape and running it over the motor. Here's an idea too...use the routing for the headlights/front turn signals as a guide. It's probably going to melt, fray, short something out...maybe if you're lucky, your car will catch on fire too! If you're gonna take the time to do it, do it right.

 

hehe...i was gonna say something about that too! clean your motor too!....oh, btw, dont do the breather thing!

 

the wire that came wtih the fog lights was too short and no melting problems yet I'll probably rewire it later on

here is a sound clip of th eintake
http://www.streetneeds.com/upl...0.MPG

like 7 seconds long didnt' even redline it

 

OK...so that was a bit harsh. But seriously, wiring is cheap. While you're at it, go to a heavier gauge wire. For fogs I'd go with 14 to 16 gauge at the least. It looks like it came with 18g. You can get wiring at any autoparts store. Good luck with it.

 

heh... you're taping up everything aren't you. whats the red wires on the left for?? also if you have time, get some simple green or engine degreaser and clean that engine up.

 

honestly I don't really care how my engine bay looks not like I ever pop the hood...so yes everything is pretty much just do as fast as possible