Any suggestions, tips, warnings when installing a AEM Cold Air Intake on a 01 GSR. Thanks

 

take the front right wheel off and jack the car up. It will help simplfy the install.


Boba- who has probably installed 30 AEM' on tegs.

 

Install the coolant hose before putting on the tube! There is no room after you install the tube (or if you are too lazy like I was to un-install it!) to get to the throttle body coolant hose!

Make sure you use the right hoses in the right places. I used the hose that goes to the valve cover for the coolant and it was too big so coolant spilled everywhere. The problem was that I already cut that hose to length. Luckily I had an extra hose laying around!

Remove the pass side front wheel, remove the fender well liner, remove the resonator and the rest is easy. Look out for places where the tube may rub. I had to make a pad (out of foam and duct tape) and place it on the frame area where the tubing goes into the fenderwell because it rubbed, which can cause a hole in the tube. Also look at if it rubs the AC lines and the coolant bottle. You can bend the bracket for the coolant bottle to give you room. You'l have to adjust the tubing around and tighten the clamps to keep it in place so it doesn't rub on anything else.

Take your time and plan out your move before you install or cut anything!

Learn from my mistakes! hehe!

Good luck.

 

my suggestion...cut one of the hoses they supply to conect the valve cover hose...to the intake....about a 3 inch piece.

then ignore the coolant hose...

unless someone can give me some damn good reasons why AEM supplies new hoses!?!?!?

 

It's to get rid of the metal hose that connects to the intake tubing and the coolant hoses. It makes the area look cleaner. Although, my friend never used it and left it as is and connected the valve cover hose to the AEM tubing only.

It's basically an aesthetic thing.