I need to know how to cut my CAI. 1) What kind of saw and, 2) Where should the filter end up? Horizontal, vertical, left, right, where? Pics would be helpful.
gmoore

 

Cut right around here. Basicly you want to cut it short enough that the filter will go on and not rub against the coolant overflow resivour.

Use a hacksaw, and then file the edges down till they are smooth.

 

Go to the hardware store and purchase a pipe cutter if you want a nice clean cut.

 

Ok, thanks for the pic styleteg. What else do I need to undo besides that one bracket that holds the CAI to the engine bay? I dont have to remove the bumper do I?
gmoore

 

You can take one of the hose clamps and put it around the intake pipe where you want to cut, and use it as a guide to make sure you get the cut going straight across the pipe (if you use a hacksaw).

 

um... maybe i missed sumthing... but why are u cutting ur cai to make it short ram? Worried bout hydrolockin or wat?

... confused

 

Bypass valve maybe?

 

He has a JRSC

Shortrams work much better with JRSC because of the pipe length, and the fact that the air is going to get blazing hot anyways.

 

Also, how am I going to keep the CAI secured once its cut? The current clamp will not be usable. Any ideas?
gmoore

 

You can take a piece of thin metal, bend the end of it at a 90 deg. angle, and stick the end under the flange on the filter, so that the clamp holds it in tight. Then bend the rest of the metal piece so that it can attach to any nearby bolt.

 

u dont need to, i'm running a short ram on my car with no mounting clamp it's fine, i need to make a heatshield tho the enginebay gets so damn hot. just tighten the collars properly.

 

wont it shake around too much if the pipe isn't bolted down somewhere?

 

I'm thinkin it will also. DO I HAVE TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO GET THE INTAKE OUT?
gmoore

 

Did you have to take it out to get it on?

 

I didnt install it. So I'm not sure.
gmoore

 

You don't have to do that. Go to autozone if there is one by you, and rent one for free. You should be able to pull the cut off section out from the top after removing the bolt. If not, then you would have to open up the slash guard and take off the filter first and then pull it out.

 

no it wont shake too much as i said i'm running an AEM short ram on my car and the mounting bracket wont fit cuz of the TB position...so i just tighten the collars good and it dont shake...i need bigger intake piping tho ehhe.