Installed short-ram... Now I have questions

[MP5stephen]

Ok, so I installed this short-ram intake maybe 3 weeks ago. My old one was rotting out, and I payed about the same price for a short-ram, as I would for a new one with filter. I installed it properly(connected all sensors back/etc.).

But there are 2 things that don't fit back where they're supposed to:
1) Looks to be some sort of ground from a plug? It was bolted above my stock intake hose, but the short ram doesn't allow you to attach anything to it. For now I have it zip-tied to the strut tower stabilizer bar(the tie has broken off once already and I had to put on a new one). I don't see where I need to relocate this?

2) This I believe is the breather hose from the engine(it connects to the side of valve cover), I am not worried about it being a problem, although it concerns me that it's open/exposed. What should I do about it? Would it be bad to clamp it off so nothing can get in?

Please help and give me a solution as to what I should do. If you had the same issue, what did you do, and did it work?

Thanks!

 

[mp3-79bronco]

the solenoid can be mounted wherever u can mount it without it moving all around. it doesnt need to be grounded. your new intake just doesnt have a spot to mount it, now on the hose. take it completely off the valve cover, go to autozone buy a small breather filter and put it on the nipple

 

[Jordysoso]

^ exactly what he said. If you can find somewhere to bolt the solenoid down or somethin other than a zip tie then good.

 

[MP5stephen]

Thanks about the filter. I got it. My other question still stands as, for what have you done about it? Where were you able to mount it. I'm confused?



BTW, Can anyone tell me if these headers are okay? Safe? Good welds?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Prot...Make:Mazda|Model:Protege5&hash=item4841aedef0

 

[Jordysoso]

I'd just spend the money on an obx header. I'll look under my hood today to see where my solenoid is mounted and let you know

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

I ended up using the first piece of a CAI because it had the mount for the valve thing and a spot for the vc hose. Used the end of a SRI to mount filter to. So it ended up being a funnel of sorts going from 3" on filter end, reduced to 2.75" at MAF, 2.75" from MAF to 2.5" CAI bend then reduced to 2.25" at throttle body.

Have tried several configurations of SRI with MAF in different spots & different combos of CAI/SRI piping & this one has yielded the best results of placement, sound and mpg for my setup.

 

[Jordysoso]

With that set up, your basically building boost. It's like a rocket nozzle. Gas gets funneled into a small area b4 being expelled out the back, thus propelling the rocket. In this case, air pressure builds up as the tubes get smaller, allowing the pressure to expand into the intake manifold, kind of like an Amish forced induction so to speak, like a simple form of FI.