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predator Grand Master

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Who has fitted, or currently going through fitting a CAI box bought in the recent group buy?

Tried yesterday to get it, but ran into hurdles. Mainly the bonnet closing once all together. Will go out there in a few minutes and pull it all apart and give it another try.

Anybody have any photos of a succesful installation? Would help greatly.

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predator Grand Master

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Done, and DONE... came up very nicely! see the attached shots.

You can also see in one of these shots where I've got the plastic pipe (previous owner did this) coming up from the front bar into just under the pod. Should provide plenty of feed of cold air.

I was just bending the metal up around near the strut too much, it needed to come closer towards the engine to get it all straighter for the lid to come on.

Have to thank Brendan (dsturbed) for an excellent job. Almost factory look in the end and all the holes, etc were perfectly lined up for all the little plugs and the like that have to look through.

All it needs now is a sticker as a finishing touch :D

predator Grand Master

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And the inside shots.. you can see where the plastic tubing from the front bar comes out, just under the pod there.

You can also see the CAI material I had from previously, wrapped that around to provide a bit more heat protection.

predator Grand Master

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And finally.. a basic install pic and some instructions.. the numbers go to the ones on the pic

1. Undo bolts for carbon canister bracket.

2. Disconnect all hoses to carbon cannister. There is a hose down the bottom you will have to disconnect also to feed it through the box. You should be able to move it around a bit now. As you can see, it sits *in* the box, whereas the metal feed tube sits outside the box. You'll work it out.

3. Undo the rubber elbow down there for the intercooler. Both at the intercooler end, and towards the turbo end. Basically will have to take it off to feed it through the box. I found the best way was with the hose clamp *in* the box.

4. Disconnect the rubber intake hose to the turbo up near the AFM. Fit the box in the engine bay. Once the box is fitted, the AFM and pod will sit inside the box, whereas the rubber pipe will be clamped on *outside* the box. You will need to pull and stretch it up a fair bit, and it IS a prick to stretch it up to the AFM, whilst tightening the clamp (an extra hand may help)

5. There should be a screw point here, use the correct sized screw or nut & bolt to secure that point to near the wheel arch. The other mount point is under the carbon canister bracket as you can see

Reconnect all your plugs and hoses, feeding them through the provided holes where necessary. As you can see, its not a bad place to mount the boost controller or valve.

I'll shutdup now :D

oofoofoo Enthusiast

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you going to stick that insulation down? just thinking that the pod make suck it all over the place/ block you intake. :D i think i will get some black rubber to stick over that hole for the stock IC pipes.

thanks for taking pics. now i will know if i i have done it wrong :D

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Nice installation and looks very professional...

wish I knew about this before i went and built my own dammit.

Can anyone tell me where to get the flexible hose from to duct from the front bar to the box? Autobarn tried to sell me about 1m for 30 bucks... Fook that!

Here are some shots of mine

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Nice installation and looks very professional...

wish I knew about this before i went and built my own dammit.

Can anyone tell me where to get the flexible hose from to duct from the front bar to the box? Autobarn tried to sell me about 1m for 30 bucks... Fook that!

Here are some shots of mine

Ronin 09 Your installation looks even better!! :D

With regard to the corrugated tubing it's ok but I wouldnt use it I'd be using 90mm plastic drain pipe....a bit harder to use but well worth the effort

http://members.optushome.com.au/jay51/Cold...ntake%20012.jpg

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