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Old February-22nd-2002, 03:06 PM
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Injen CAI Install complete

Hello ALL! I did the install of my Injen CAI this morning....all went smoothe.....the entire job took me 1 1/2 hours...that included clean up time. Thank God I read the install tech section for the intake on ProtegeOnline.com, Injen tells you to remove the front bumber of the car!!! what a waste of time and energy....Mitch steers ya the right direction by only removing a few screws in your wheel well and working through there....the job was a piece of cake otherwise. The ONLY thing that the instructions NEVER tell you to do is to take off your NEGITIVE battery terminal so that while you are doing the install your computer will reset so that you don't have your "check engine" light coming on. The throttle response is a lot better...and that little roar under the hood sounds pretty good.....here is a picture of the completed install.
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How much of a HP gain is shown with your INGEN unit? I'm undecieded on whether to install the ingen cold air or go with the AEM short ram.......What our your views on this issue.

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Old February-22nd-2002, 03:39 PM
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I have not seen any REAL dyno results...ture before/after for either....the only dyno used was my BUTT dyno...you know..the one planted in the drivers seat. there is a gain...exactly how much...I don't know. Personally....I like the CAI set up over the short ram as it truely is getting air that will be cooler than that you will get with the short ram intake. and everyone knows...the denser (colder) the air you put in there....the better off you are.
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Originally posted by webmaster
i'm still decideding whether i want to do that CAI Injen or the AEM short ram
go with CAI
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Old February-22nd-2002, 04:57 PM
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did u install an AEM bypass valve?
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Old February-22nd-2002, 05:01 PM
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Question

How much did the injen package cost?
It looks like it would surely fit my 1st gen. Course, I would have to discard the MAF and the pipe from MAF to the filter.
Looks like a rx7 VAF would fit on the first section and then, maybe, the CAI from Compass Motorsports would fit afterwards.

Eh, ****. Where's the air temp sensor? Are those combined with the MAF on the 3rd gens? ...Or is it further back near the TB?

Well, maybe I could -modify- the injen pipe and put the temp sensor somewhere.

Comments or Ideas?

I don't like the rubber, ridged intake host on the 1st gens. Bleh. :P


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Old February-22nd-2002, 05:03 PM
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No, I didn't install the bypass valve....for the simple reason that my P-5 is my TOY.....if the weather is going to be THAT bad....I have a truck to drive....if its going to be a NICE day....then either my Harley or my P-5 comes out of the garage. and here in Texas during the summer....there are LOTS of days of 0% chance of rain. :{D
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Old February-22nd-2002, 05:08 PM
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the cost is $240 US....and if you are going to have to do all that modifying to it....seems to me you could have a custom one made. there IS an air temp sensor...its just ahead of the MAS stuck into the side of the pipe just before it downturns to go through the fenderwell hole.
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Old February-22nd-2002, 05:28 PM
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Yeah. For that price, I'll see about getting something custom.

Geez. 240? Geh.
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What is the Part # of INJEN CAI

What is the Part # of INJEN CAI

ANYBODY GOT A SOUND CLIP OF THE INTAKE???
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Originally posted by zenilder
Yeah. For that price, I'll see about getting something custom.

Geez. 240? Geh.
Try $350 for the MHP Carbon FIber CAI! The craftsmanship of the Injen is better too!
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Old February-23rd-2002, 08:50 AM
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Originally posted by Sir Nuke
No, I didn't install the bypass valve....for the simple reason that my P-5 is my TOY.....if the weather is going to be THAT bad....I have a truck to drive....if its going to be a NICE day....then either my Harley or my P-5 comes out of the garage. and here in Texas during the summer....there are LOTS of days of 0% chance of rain. :{D
It is a VERY good idea to get one anyhow. You never know when you are gonna be caught out in the rain. Pay approx $40 now instead of paying Approx $3500 for a new engine and installation, not to mention the downtime! You know how crazy Texas weather is. Dry, and 30 degrees one minute, and then 75 degrees and rainy the next!
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Old February-23rd-2002, 09:31 AM
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considering where the actual air filter is....for you to get water in there to it...you would have to either submerg your front end.....or be blasting it with a frickin fire hose! a little rain, even like it rains here...isn't going to get the filter wet.

Sorry Chuck...I don't have the Injen part number..and yesterday was trash day and the box went...or I would have looked on the box for it. Sorry.
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I got the Injen installed yesterday. I love the sound, but I think the actual cone seems cheap. I might invest in a ractive cone and see if I can put it on the end instead. But not anytime soon.
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Old February-23rd-2002, 10:29 PM
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The Injen cone actually outflowed other cone filters (including AEM & K&N) when Jackson Racing (I think it was JR) did a cone filter test. Which seems pretty good. At least for the fact that it allows more air to flow than even the k&N.
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