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07-14-2001, 12:15 PM

okay i installed all the piping n then there was an extra hose, ( i did this all without instructions) :biggrin: so i put a breather filter on the pipe at the base of this hose, next i started the car and it shut off, so i then put that pipe to the intake piping, and put the breather on the pipe on the engine block, is this what we are supposed to do when installing a cai? cuz the car runs this way fine, and the intake is doing well even in 82 degree heat, also, is there a break in period for the intake?

oh and i guess its not a cai its just really what should be called an air intake lol

(Edited by nismos14 at 12:16 pm on July 14, 2001)

*drifterx* · 07-14-2001, 12:55 PM

hmmm wait.. your car starts then it dies... make sure the hoses are not clamped shut cuz they r vaccuum lines

07-14-2001, 01:35 PM

no see now it works, i put the hose from the bottom to the intake (the larger one on the pipe) and then i put a breather on the block, the lince coming from the top part of the ??valve cover???    

*drifterx* · 07-14-2001, 02:24 PM

sigh
i am lost
so here is how it goes
the big fat one goes to the valve cover
the second biggest goes on the hose that u took of as the secondbiggest
then the smallest fit on the smallest
it any of those dont fit then get a new adapter
also hoses might not be long enough so u might need new ones

96SEChick · 07-14-2001, 05:03 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from nismos14 on 1:15 pm on July 14, 2001
and the intake is doing well even in 82 degree heat,</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

82 degree heat?  Lucky!  It's been over 100 here almost all week!  82 is what our "low's" have been!<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Can you tell any difference in the performance since you put the intake on?

07-14-2001, 09:33 PM

can i leave a breather on the valve cover?

and is there a break in period for it?

(Edited by nismos14 at 9:34 pm on July 14, 2001)

07-16-2001, 07:55 AM

does anyone know the answer?

07-16-2001, 11:38 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> Can you tell any difference in the performance since you put the intake on? </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

well i already had the filter but there is better throttle response now with the entire system, and it drives better, for some odd reason the auto tranny shifts smoother, and the performance is definately there i can feel a kick @ as low as 2000 rpm, and it difinately kicks in at about 3500 - 4000

(Edited by nismos14 at 11:41 am on July 16, 2001)

07-14-2001, 12:15 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	okay i installed all the piping n then there was an extra hose, ( i did this all without instructions) :biggrin: so i put a breather filter on the pipe at the base of this hose, next i started the car and it shut off, so i then put that pipe to the intake piping, and put the breather on the pipe on the engine block, is this what we are supposed to do when installing a cai? cuz the car runs this way fine, and the intake is doing well even in 82 degree heat, also, is there a break in period for the intake? oh and i guess its not a cai its just really what should be called an air intake lol (Edited by nismos14 at 12:16 pm on July 14, 2001)

07-14-2001, 12:55 PM	#2
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 43 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmmm wait.. your car starts then it dies... make sure the hoses are not clamped shut cuz they r vaccuum lines

07-14-2001, 01:35 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	no see now it works, i put the hose from the bottom to the intake (the larger one on the pipe) and then i put a breather on the block, the lince coming from the top part of the ??valve cover???

07-14-2001, 02:24 PM	#4
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 43 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sigh i am lost so here is how it goes the big fat one goes to the valve cover the second biggest goes on the hose that u took of as the secondbiggest then the smallest fit on the smallest it any of those dont fit then get a new adapter also hoses might not be long enough so u might need new ones

07-14-2001, 05:03 PM	#5
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 47 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from nismos14 on 1:15 pm on July 14, 2001 and the intake is doing well even in 82 degree heat,</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> 82 degree heat?  Lucky!  It's been over 100 here almost all week!  82 is what our "low's" have been!<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> Can you tell any difference in the performance since you put the intake on?

07-14-2001, 09:33 PM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	can i leave a breather on the valve cover? and is there a break in period for it? (Edited by nismos14 at 9:34 pm on July 14, 2001)

07-16-2001, 07:55 AM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	does anyone know the answer?

07-16-2001, 11:38 AM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> Can you tell any difference in the performance since you put the intake on? </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> well i already had the filter but there is better throttle response now with the entire system, and it drives better, for some odd reason the auto tranny shifts smoother, and the performance is definately there i can feel a kick @ as low as 2000 rpm, and it difinately kicks in at about 3500 - 4000 (Edited by nismos14 at 11:41 am on July 16, 2001)