Finally stopped my CAI from rubbing against fender. - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

Drftpretty · 10-16-2006, 06:20 PM

Not sure about other cars but in Tiburons the CAI follows the stock intake through a hole in the fender. A majority of the time the CAI will rub up against the fender and will slowly shave down the CAI until you have a nice hole in your intake.

I fixed that.

In the pic you can see my mock up, I took a coffee can, cut the bottom off with a can opener, cut vertically, then unravelled the can into a sheet.

I cut 2 4x4 squares with tin snips and then made 5, 1inch cuts vertically in one piece to help it conform to the intake pipe where it bends. Once I had the squares cut and bent to shape I zip tied them over the deep cuts that were on the intake piping from when I test fit my CAI for a week.

With the squares snug on the pipe with the zip ties I used old 89mm hose clamps and and clamped the squares on.

Then I practiced my weldind skills with my $200 30 year old welder welding coke cans together. I did a semester of welding at tech in HS and it came back rather quickly.

I then spot welded 6 spots on each square to the intake pipe.

I effectively gave my CAI another protective layer to gaurd against wear.

CHAOS · 10-16-2006, 06:59 PM

my question... why not just cut the fender out a bit?

drew · 10-16-2006, 07:12 PM

that's weird man, mine doesn't rub at all, did you cut the whole big enough to fit the pipe?

I can put up some pics of mine if you want to see

Drftpretty · 10-16-2006, 07:26 PM

I used a pair of plyers to widen my stock hole, didnt have to cut or anything.

It was way easier than trying to angle any sort of cutting tool in there.

CHAOS · 10-16-2006, 07:31 PM

a dremel with the small extension is a beautiful thing.

Drftpretty · 10-16-2006, 07:36 PM

^My brother ruined my dremel making candy canes into cotton candy with my sanding bit.

gary · 10-16-2006, 07:37 PM

Mine doesn't rub and I didn't cut a thing?

Drftpretty · 10-16-2006, 08:04 PM

what size is the CAI pipe? Is it SRI or CAI?

Cizin im pretty much jealous of how well your car behaves.

Honest_Bob · 10-16-2006, 08:05 PM

very ingenious. You are the master

Drftpretty · 10-16-2006, 08:32 PM

And you should be happy to know Im trading my tails for a set of stock 06 tails sometime soon with a rich kid from parkland.

gary · 10-16-2006, 08:34 PM

Kickass... i like the 06's

Honest_Bob · 10-17-2006, 05:39 AM

Finnaly!

now I have no one to make fun of...

Drftpretty · 10-17-2006, 12:10 PM

Cizin Im assuming they'll fit on my 03 without issue? Have any input?

gary · 10-17-2006, 12:14 PM

You won't have any issues... they will fit right up. Its just a biatch to get them off. You have to take the interier of the trunk apart.

Drftpretty · 10-17-2006, 03:35 PM

^Awwwwwwww

10-16-2006, 07:12 PM	#3
drew Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broomall, PA Member #2617 My Ride: fuzion & exploder iTrader: (8)	that's weird man, mine doesn't rub at all, did you cut the whole big enough to fit the pipe? I can put up some pics of mine if you want to see __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-16-2006, 07:37 PM	#7
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	Mine doesn't rub and I didn't cut a thing? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-16-2006, 08:05 PM	#9
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	very ingenious. You are the master __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-16-2006, 08:34 PM	#11
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	Kickass... i like the 06's __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-17-2006, 05:39 AM	#12
Honest_Bob TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Easton, PA Member #1179 My Ride: 05 WRX Wagon iTrader: (2)	Finnaly! now I have no one to make fun of... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

10-16-2006, 06:59 PM	#2
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	my question... why not just cut the fender out a bit?

10-16-2006, 07:31 PM	#5
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	a dremel with the small extension is a beautiful thing.

10-17-2006, 12:14 PM	#14
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	You won't have any issues... they will fit right up. Its just a biatch to get them off. You have to take the interier of the trunk apart. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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