Intake-Install Help

[GTi_01]

yea yea, its an abd product... :rolleyes:

i have the ABD Racing Cold-Air LAN Intake

having some trouble installing it.

http://gti1.mypicgallery.com/SICGTI/engine-bay_large.jpg

i just painted my calipers today too :p too bad my brembo slotted cross-drilled rotors havent came in yet. that would be hot-sex.. :tup:

http://gti1.mypicgallery.com/SICGTI/filter_large.jpg

do i really need this mass-air flow sensor w/ house??? its doesnt plug into anything :(
well, with the new intake system that is.

http://gti1.mypicgallery.com/SICGTI/sensor-hose_large.jpg

can i just install whatever this hose is called from the throttle body to the intake??

http://gti1.mypicgallery.com/SICGTI/throttle-hose_large.jpg

here is a further shot for you to get an idea.

http://gti1.mypicgallery.com/SICGTI/throttle_large.jpg

thanks in advance.. oh im trying to finish this tonight sometime even if its 2am. needa get this done by 6am because vw classic is tomorrow.. ;)

[joefis13]

You do need your MAF, That orange tube should slide right onto it. Are you keeping the bolts on the intake loose so you can maneuver it around. I had a shitty one on my car. there are pics on my homepage if you want to use it as a reference. I know they're not the same type of CAIs but maybe someone else has better pics.

[GTi_01]

yea, i was keeping em loose, but it seems impossible to fit the orange tube onto the MAF hose. any suggestions or force it on there. it just seems like the orange tube is an inch short in diameter to even fit around the MAF.. its kinda like trying to fit into an old pair of pants that you used to wear back in high school years back in the day and both the zipper/button just wont budge.. :(

[RavinJetta]

From the looks of it you have the hose on backwards. the hose you have on the intake should go onto the maf and vice versa. Without the maf you will throw a CEL and your car will run like crap.

[GTi_01]

k, im getting a lil frustrated... this is taking way too long.

i got the orange tube to finally fit around the MAF.

http://mpg.cc/SICGTI/maf_large.jpg

not the fristrating part is trying to fit the other end of the orange tube to fit onto the end of the intake.

http://mpg.cc/SICGTI/not-fitting_large.jpg

i tried folding back the end of the tube and tried to fold it back over onto the intake.
http://mpg.cc/SICGTI/folded_large.jpg

when i fold down the tube onto the intake, one side never fits. it alwas comes up short. i tried using a flat-head screw driver to bring it back, but it wont budge and the rest of the tube ends up sinking in.. :(

http://mpg.cc/SICGTI/almost-there_large.jpg

any sugestions?
update: is there a special tool or certain tool i need?? :confused:

[Firefly4322]

With mine, I tried using force to bring the two together..

[mike]

youre almost there, use a small screw driver to work the hose over the pipe, leave everything "loose" untill everything is inplace then tighten your clamps

[mike]

btw make sure the arrow on the MAF ----> is pointed towards the intake manifold/throttle

[GTi_01]

thanks. im currently heating up the tube in hot water. then i'll get back to forcing it on and using a smaller screw driver.

[GTi_01]

SUCCESS! used a hair dryer and forced it on. i'll post some pics tomorrow sometime to show the end result. :p

[GTi_01]

k, this is a really dumb question. but i dont care as long as my car gets running.

i need a picture of the side that shows where the spark plugs go. i know for a fact i dont have them plugged in order. i shoulda marked them before i unplugged them. Lession well learned.. :(

http://mpg.cc/SICGTI/engine_large.jpg

[mitssn]

the wires are a set length and it should be easy to figure out that the long ones goes far away etc...

[GTi_01]

k, i guess there is numbers that i couldnt see because i only was able to work on the car at night. :o

after i put that together, the car was still sounding like poo and would spudder.
turns out the distributer cap fall off and i didnt know it did.. anyways, its all fixed, no dealer was needed or any fees and btw.. the car sounds great! :tup:

[RavinJetta]

Distributor cap? The VR6 does not even have a distributor. It uses a coil pack.

[GTi_01]

Distributor cap? The VR6 does not even have a distributor. It uses a coil pack.

i know, it was the wrong word. but its fixed and i drove it to school today and thats all what matters.... :p

[SoCal_GLI]

good job man...nice to see someone that isn't scared to do some work themselves.

i wish i shoulda seen this thread when you originally posted it..

if you woulda sprayed some soapy water onto the tube it woulda slid right into the rubber grommet

[Monster8V]

if you woulda sprayed some soapy water onto the tube it woulda slid right into the rubber grommet


Jahreenes always using soapy water to put stuff in shit.........! :eek:

well...... :bowdown:

[SoCal_GLI]

shawn, leave your gerbil escapades out of this :D

[GTi_01]

good job man...nice to see someone that isn't scared to do some work themselves.

i wish i shoulda seen this thread when you originally posted it..

if you woulda sprayed some soapy water onto the tube it woulda slid right into the rubber grommet

thanks. and i only really started getting into cars when i bought this in august of 04 :tup:
im learning as i go. this summer ima do the neuspeed pulleys and aluminum flywheel this summer. oh and ima try really hard to get it turbo-charged sometime in the begining of the year, but i wont be trying to install that :rolleyes: