red95_240sx
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If you can never get your intake system to work were you can actually see GAINS, then u can at least make use of your cone filter.
1. Remove all of the RAM air ducting parts of the stock intake from the engine bay all the way up the air box.
2. Remove the intake from the throttle body to the airbox. open the airbox and rremove the cone filter.
3. You will need to cut away all of the element in your filter, keeping just the bracket of the filter. make sure you keep the rubber sealing that surrounds the edge of the bracket.
4. With the element removed, place the bracket and rubber seal back into the airbox, and close it.
5. Get your cone filter, and connect it to the tubing that comes out of the front of the box. this tubing is exactly the same size as the end of most aftermarket intakes, it should fit right on the coupler of the cone filter. you may need to buy a coupler if you dont have one the right size. find the shortest one possible. space will be kinda tight.
6. To make things fit easier, you can rip the stud on the left that holds the air box inplace with a set of pliers. the plastic kinda tears. their is also another peice that is gold, that holds down the Helmhoid? resonator(the ugly things that sits deep down in the engie bay.) bend this gold peice downwards (easily with your hand) towards the transmission to allow the box so sit easier.
7. Another thing is the scooting the battery back. scoot the battery back far as possile be careful not to let the terminal touch the silver-metal pipe on the fire wall.(dont no what it is) you can simply turn the cable clamp sideways to were it is parrallel to that pipe if it isnt already. now you will have to clamp the battery back down in this spot so it will stay.(i hope u still have your battery tie down) if you dont it will only alow pressur on the airbox while braking which will put extra stress on the filter against the headlight. you can just hack away the mounting holds on the back of the airbox.
8. The final step is putting the intake back in which should look like a retarded plastic short ram. start with the filter then working to the throttle body. place the filter between the headlight and the radiator, and push in the airbox to were it fits snuggly. keep the hose clamps on the intake hose loose so they can rotate, and adjust. you will have to compress the hose at the flex part to get the end of it to fit onto the throttle body. now go back and tighten the hose clamps.
if you had a previous CEL, reset the ecu by unplugging the neg. terminal, go drink or have a snack or watever and come back. my CEL hasnt came on NEVER since ive dont this x cept when my MAF went bad DUE TO CLEANING IT WITH ALCOHOL. good luck!!! you should feel a bit of difference, and a diff. tone. i cant remember how my car was at stock.
finished product should look like this.
1. Remove all of the RAM air ducting parts of the stock intake from the engine bay all the way up the air box.
2. Remove the intake from the throttle body to the airbox. open the airbox and rremove the cone filter.
3. You will need to cut away all of the element in your filter, keeping just the bracket of the filter. make sure you keep the rubber sealing that surrounds the edge of the bracket.
4. With the element removed, place the bracket and rubber seal back into the airbox, and close it.
5. Get your cone filter, and connect it to the tubing that comes out of the front of the box. this tubing is exactly the same size as the end of most aftermarket intakes, it should fit right on the coupler of the cone filter. you may need to buy a coupler if you dont have one the right size. find the shortest one possible. space will be kinda tight.
6. To make things fit easier, you can rip the stud on the left that holds the air box inplace with a set of pliers. the plastic kinda tears. their is also another peice that is gold, that holds down the Helmhoid? resonator(the ugly things that sits deep down in the engie bay.) bend this gold peice downwards (easily with your hand) towards the transmission to allow the box so sit easier.
7. Another thing is the scooting the battery back. scoot the battery back far as possile be careful not to let the terminal touch the silver-metal pipe on the fire wall.(dont no what it is) you can simply turn the cable clamp sideways to were it is parrallel to that pipe if it isnt already. now you will have to clamp the battery back down in this spot so it will stay.(i hope u still have your battery tie down) if you dont it will only alow pressur on the airbox while braking which will put extra stress on the filter against the headlight. you can just hack away the mounting holds on the back of the airbox.
8. The final step is putting the intake back in which should look like a retarded plastic short ram. start with the filter then working to the throttle body. place the filter between the headlight and the radiator, and push in the airbox to were it fits snuggly. keep the hose clamps on the intake hose loose so they can rotate, and adjust. you will have to compress the hose at the flex part to get the end of it to fit onto the throttle body. now go back and tighten the hose clamps.
if you had a previous CEL, reset the ecu by unplugging the neg. terminal, go drink or have a snack or watever and come back. my CEL hasnt came on NEVER since ive dont this x cept when my MAF went bad DUE TO CLEANING IT WITH ALCOHOL. good luck!!! you should feel a bit of difference, and a diff. tone. i cant remember how my car was at stock.
finished product should look like this.
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