Honda Prelude Forum

Hey i just bought the Aem CAI for my 01sh does it fit right in the hole when its leaving the engine area like that openin is near the battery in the 5th gen.. question was does it fit right into it down to where its gotta be?

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This is good..i ordered my red AEM CAI and im waiting to install it...nice ask

ahaha its just the hole doesent look like itll fit though to the under right??

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you gotta take your bumper off bro

do you really...

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like can anyone put a step by step intruction on what to do?

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search it bro..its got to be in here

I had this problem too. You have to remove the Intake Air Control solenoid valve. Its probably the part on the intake that's supposed to be bolted down. It's hitting a little black box. You have to remove the black box. Here are the instructions.
http://www.aemintakes.com/instructio...-6005_inst.pdf
You don't have to follow every singe step since AEM suggests you remove the water bypass hose just so you can take off both hoses. Save yourself some time and only take off the one connecting your intake to your valve cover. Otherwise you'll drain out some coolant and blah blah. Pain! And you don't have to remove your resonator box underneath where your stock intake box sat. Waste of time. Hope this helps.

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ya, you dont have to take the bumper off. im gonna go ahead and assume youve already removed the resonator and stock airbox. basically, remove tire (its easier) remove splash guard. then when you stick the tube through the hole that was under the airbox, you can put the filter on through where the splash guard went. hope that made sense. kind of rambled

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oops my bad you will have to take out your resonator box. I forgot you're putting in a CAI not an SRI.

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...did you even try and look in the DIY section?? it was on the first page under engine diy... ENG: How to remove air intake resonator - 5G Prelude

Two comments for you dtrain,
1 awesome advice with following the aem instructions, but unlike what you said, DO remove that extra coolent line, and replace it with a normal rubber line, that should have came with your intake(if not just go buy like 6in's of it). Otherwise it leaves this useless piece of pipe right there and looks like Shit.
2. YES you do have to remove that resonator box underneath if your runnning any type of CAI, like he said he got.

015THGeNsH only part of that i would consider is yes read through that aem instructions or the diy link above..

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Great Info By 98vtec!!

so then after all this what would be better to follow..im installing a aem cai on 5 gen

me i thinki would follow the aem one. seems to be pretty detailed and pretty well covers everthing.

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Great Info By 98vtec!!

Wow

1st off u dont have to take bumper off.. just pull back the plastic guard thats underneath ur car.. take the stock intake resonator off.. u MIGHT have to make the hole bigger where the intake goes through the enine compartment.. I had to with my old aem cai.

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true true, thats why i posted the link to the diy too

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Great Info By 98vtec!!

so how do u make that hole bigger is what im saying like a easy quick way ?

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Yea i mentioned later that he had to remove the resonator box. I forgot he was putting in a CAI. As for the hose, it's optional. Removing it is just for cosmetics. Not necessary unless its worn.

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I took some channel locks and bent it.

ya my bad, see it now.

but better question, if your in there doin that line anyway, why not just do the whole thing. get rid a useless piece of metal pipe. and make it look alot better

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Great Info By 98vtec!!

Ive got an AEM CAI on my 01 prelude and i just removed the original air intake box and you dont need to remove the front bumper. If you can raise your vehicle so your passenger front tire is off the ground, Remove your tire and remove your water wheel cover and you will have perfect access so you can slide the piping from the top into the hole and then go under the water wheel and slide on the filter. I have done this so many times to pull the filter off and clean it. its the simpliest and less stressful in my opinion.

sounds good to me

Are you a ****in idiot you don't have to take the bumper off.

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Read the rest of the damn thread djp..we have established that

maybe this will help you all...

ENG: How to remove air intake resonator - 5G Prelude

I just like to pick out the false information and call it out. Sorry.

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yes djp and if you read through the thread you will clearly see that has been established at least three times..but thank you

how much was it if you don't mind my askin? one of the places i was lookin wanted 500 bucks!

500?!??!?! Jeezus girl...i just ordered mine from AEM directly off of Auto & truck performance parts & aftermarket car parts from HorsepowerFreaks
SHIPPING AND EVERYTHING IT WAS LIKE 260.00 TOTAL