HOW_TO Install a short ram intake
Short Ram Air Intake is a great, quick, bolt-on HP booster. It's simple to install and if you know where to shop, can be a cheap addition.

First you take off the stock airbox. If you've still got warranty on your car, (like me) you may want to keep the airbox if you have to take it in to the shop because if they see that intake your warranty is voided instantly. To take off the stock airbox, there are 3 screws around the filter. Then there's a screw attaching the plastic tube for the filter to the chassis. Unscrew this. You'll be able to take the top plastic piece off of the box, but not the filter piece yet. It's stuck on a round plug-type bar. You're going to have to pull up and towards the back until you pop the piece off. Now all you'll have left is the rubber tube attached to the fuel injection system and the 2 attached plastic tube pieces. You can leave the tube pieces for now. They won't hurt anything. Your next job is to remove the rubber tube. First take out the oxygen sensor. Unclip the attaching piece from the sensor inside the tube, then take out the sensor itself and reattach the two pieces. Then remove the two tubes connected. The tube that is not connected to the valve cover is no longer necessary. (With the stock airbox it sucked out condensation/water that got inside the tube.) Now unscrew the round ratcheting tightening connector and pull the rubber piece off. Keep the round connector, as it may be needed to connect your intake, depending on which one you got.
Now you will only have the two tubes left of the airbox and a big hole in the side of the fuel injector. Take the rubber piece that connects the metal pipe and the injecton system and screw it onto the engine first. Now add the filter to the metal pipe and tighten that as best you can. Add both pieces to the F.I. The R.A.I. should have come with a rubber hose. Attach this hose where the old O.E.M. hose was running from the airbox to the valve cover and discard the old hose. It is no longer necessary. It may be welded to another hose. In this case just leave it inside. It won't do any harm to the engine. Now connect the new hose to the RAI. After competing this step, slide the oxygen sensor into the round rubber slot near the valve hose.
Once that's complete, the intake is ready to go. Normally, the intake will make a low purring noise and when you press the gas, it may get louder and deeper. This is normal. If you're not noticing any difference in horsepower, try tightening the connectors or buying a new filter. Remember, the intake will only add 5-15 ponies. This is enough horsepower to notice a slight difference, but don't expect a dramatic raise in power.


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