onewei364

need help on installing the ebay CAI. I removed my stock one and now am having problems on how to install the MAF to the new one Below is the exact one I purchased. I don't know what the straight rubber with the metal around it is for or where it goes and how am I suppose to install my MAF. it will be going on a 03, prot 5...any help soon would be greatly appreciated as my car sits in the garage waiting to bgo

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

hughes412

You have the same one I got. You need to go to Home depot or lowes and buy 2 cuplers. They only send one, thats why its so cheap. Cost 3-4 bucks boil them that will give you enough time to get them on the pipes Ill post a picture of mine.


Well I don't seem to have one. So maybe this will help.
The long pipe with one bend conects to the intake manifold with the corner cupling. Then the mas air flow (BE CAREFUL) goes on the other end. Then the other pipe goes to the hole under the radiator bottle.

Here I just went and took some.

There is a bolt on the side of the radiator that I bent down and put the bottle on. you'll see. If none right you want have to buy anything except the 2 cupling.

KagyMP5

Well it looks like your cai doesnt come with all the couplers so unless it came with them all (just not pictured) or you bought them before hand, got get them.
The 90 degree coupler goes from your tb(throttle body) to the first intake pipe the one with the little bung on it, after that you put one coupler on then the MAF then another to connect it to other pipe.(still with me??)
Heres a pic to help you

hughes412

Look at the 2 pics, see where his bottle is and see mine. I didn't like it stuck out like that. BUT I wished I had his blue rubblers!

KagyMP5

also, dont forget to have the maf facing the right way! the arrow points towards the throttle body

onewei364

thanks for the help, I will head to the store and get the cuplers. I guess when you pay cheap you get a cheap product.......

onewei364

oh what size cupling will i need? I am the the car mechanic u may think, first timer and just trying to do my own mods and finding that some are harder then they look.i.e. reverse glow lgauge,

KagyMP5

i dont know the size off the top of my head but take one u did receive and bring it with to get the sizes for all the others

Anarchistchiken

Ok, that was really freakin me out, cause that's my engine bay in the picture but I TOTALLY did not remember posting in this thread. Tooke me a while to figure that out. Good luck getting it all working man.

KagyMP5

any news on how it went? got it done? any problems?

onewei364

reinstalled stock one for now until I can get some couplers. tried lowe's and some auto stores and had no luck finding them. thanks for the help

Jackelope

I moved my bottle where the blue circle is - and my setup looks exactly the same, except my pipes were blue and be sure to support your MAF somewhere... mine was the bolted next to the battery. would take pictures, but I don't have my blue car anymore.

onewei364

that looks like what mine will end up looking like if I ever getting it down. I need those couplers to attach the MAF, and the one I bought only came with one which did me no good. I wish I could get 21 more blue one, but will most likely have to deal with what I can find

hughes412

Go to the pluming section. At my store the cuplers were on the wall. Just match it up as close as you can with out get on bigger. Thats why I said to boil them. If it's a little smaller they will stretch just enough.

onewei364

ah didn t look there...thanks