DIY Mazdaspeed CAI install & HKS SSQV BOV

[Mzumel]

OK... First question...is there an easier way of doing the install without taking the wheel off?

After reading through the install at the end it says reinstall inner wheel liner and wheels... I was like..it didn't tell me in the beggining of
the intructions to take the inner liner wheel off... thought that the location of that statement was a little misleading.

Any of you guys had trouble installing it?

Any tips? I also noticed that it says that the lasting to install was the cone filter itself? What I was thinking was slap that baby when ever you connect the lower intake tube to the upper intake....

Planning on doing all of this on the weekend.

Any suggestions on the HKS install too?

 

[Moms]

OK... First question...is there an easier way of doing the install without taking the wheel off?

After reading through the install at the end it says reinstall inner wheel liner and wheels... I was like..it didn't tell me in the beggining of
the intructions to take the inner liner wheel off... thought that the location of that statement was a little misleading.

Any of you guys had trouble installing it?

Any tips? I also noticed that it says that the lasting to install was the cone filter itself? What I was thinking was slap that baby when ever you connect the lower intake tube to the upper intake....

Planning on doing all of this on the weekend.

Any suggestions on the HKS install too?

if the car is on the ground, you will have to take the wheel off.
if the car is on a lift, it will be a tight squeez, but i still suggest taking the wheel off.
intake is very straight forward install. the bov is also very straight forward.
remove the intercooler cover.
remove the two 10mm bolts.
with plyers move the hose clamp connected to the bov back.
remove the bov hose.
reverse installation with hks piece.
you are going to reuse the rubber gasket on the stock unit.

 

[Igve2shtz]

You dont have to take the wheel off .. just turn the steering wheel all the way to the left, and jack up the car .. you dont need to remove the entire inner fender, just the first couple screws that are right under the intake.

Its tight, but thats how I put my CAI on, and took it off.

 

[LV Tunerz]

You dont have to take the wheel off .. just turn the steering wheel all the way to the left, and jack up the car .. you dont need to remove the entire inner fender, just the first couple screws that are right under the intake.

Its tight, but thats how I put my CAI on, and took it off.

there ya go thats what i did , i didnt have to take the wheel off at all . I was suprised too hehe

 

[Moms]

hahaha!
i took the wheel off because i get crazy when there are things in my way.
i have big arms!

 

[LV Tunerz]

haha i understand lOL i have a friend that has to do the same stuff lol , so when he does not was to go thru all the work , hes like bryan come over here with your skinny arms and help me out LOL hahaha

 

[Mzumel]

Jacking up the car is optional? Or a must when not taking the tire off? Any top end gains with the BOV and the CAI setup?

 

[Ben Nast]

There should be a detailed how-to section with pics for the cai, cbe, bc... for the ms3 and ms6.

 

[Igve2shtz]

Jacking up the car is optional? Or a must when not taking the tire off? Any top end gains with the BOV and the CAI setup?

I dont know how else you would remove the wheel! j/k. To install the CAI, jacking up the car is required, whether or not you remove the wheel.

 

[Mzumel]

I dont know how else you would remove the wheel! j/k. To install the CAI, jacking up the car is required, whether or not you remove the wheel.

Thanks good to know..

 

[Mzumel]

on the HKS did ya'll really cut the hose 1 inch less?

 

[Moms]

on the HKS did ya'll really cut the hose 1 inch less?

i used a garden tool. you know those branch cutters trimmers. looks like over sized sizzors

 

[shadrag]

To install the CAI, jacking up the car is required, whether or not you remove the wheel.

It's possible to do it without raising the car, but it will save you some headaches.

 

[Mzumel]

thanks for the input...gonna install them 2morrow...it's gonna be nice and sunny

 

[Shagate]

OK... First question...is there an easier way of doing the install without taking the wheel off?

After reading through the install at the end it says reinstall inner wheel liner and wheels... I was like..it didn't tell me in the beggining of
the intructions to take the inner liner wheel off... thought that the location of that statement was a little misleading.

Any of you guys had trouble installing it?

Any tips? I also noticed that it says that the lasting to install was the cone filter itself? What I was thinking was slap that baby when ever you connect the lower intake tube to the upper intake....

Planning on doing all of this on the weekend.

I was in an apartment when I first got the car, so didn't have access to a jack or anything. I just turned the wheel and removed the front section of the driver's side wheel panel (you can remove the whole thing if you wanted to, but only need the front part).

After removing all the stock parts, I installed the cone filter and shoved the assembly in from below. It was a little tricky not to rub on anything (didn't want scratches) but I managed. In hindsight I would say installing the cone filter after is far easier (bang), and your going to have to do it to clean it anyway.

There really isn't any need to jack up the car to install this if you undo the plastic from the wheel well and turn the wheel (a bunch of screws). Some screws are plastic and strip easy, so don't push down hard on them. Just take it slow and you'll be fine.

The hardest part -(argh)- removing the three bolts for the resonator box.

The scariest part -(nailbyt)- working with the MAF sensor -- be careful and take it slow. You don't want to touch/break it. Also, the allen wrench size was strange and I had to improvise. Other than that, easy.

 

[Igve2shtz]

^---- What he said. Finding the resonator bolts sucks, but taking out the resonator is even harder ... Just take your time and play around with it .. you have to andle it funny, but it does fit.

 

[Mzumel]

speaking of cleaning the filter....the one that came with the MS looks like it's paper...not like k&n and stuff... it came with the solution to clean it every 3000 miles so I would have to do so everytime? how's the drivability on these filters? Oh does K&N make a filter that fit these CAI?

 

[Shagate]

speaking of cleaning the filter....the one that came with the MS looks like it's paper...not like k&n and stuff... it came with the solution to clean it every 3000 miles so I would have to do so everytime? how's the drivability on these filters? Oh does K&N make a filter that fit these CAI?

Yes, K&N makes an Oiled filter that will fit this one. The AEM filter that the MS CAI comes with is Oiless and has comperable flow rate. It's not hard to clean at all, but it does take a little while to dry. Pays to have a second one on hand for a quick swap out.

Just so you know, the K&N filter gets cleaned the same way, but then has to be oiled once dry. It's more work.

 

[Mzumel]

;not a bad idea of having a second one while the other one dries... you think there's an advantage on the k&n ? More flow?

 

[Mzumel]

ok so I installed it today...mechancial everything went great...damn c clamp pissed me off...but it is taken car of... However I ran into some electronics issue....http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3692052#post3692052