It fits just use some man strength

 

Yeah it will fit, it's a pain, but you have to give it some love to get it in place. Patience is your friend in this situation too.

 

heat the coupler up and stretch it... then when it cools it will get smaller for a tight fit

 

lol. man strength!! ill try again tommorow. ive been up since 5am. im alil beat. ill update on how it goes

 

yeah its probably like dealing with most rubbler couplings, heat is your friend

 

I should be getting a used aem intake in the mail soon. I will just use the coupler for now and stow the aluminum tube and filter away for when hpt can do something about our intake issuse. I am also going to do the lower airbox mod. I am stoked!

 

sweet. so you didnt get any codes? and you did the snorkle mod to right?
i would really like to do this when ever i get the stage one.

 

this mod was easy. dremeled the bend of the snorkel and cut off the elbow. Shoved the snorkel back in and placed a screw in. Done. Seeing 35lbs ....

 

^We should've taken pics yesterday

Frank is coming up tomorrow to get this done, I will take some step by step pics for people that are confused

 

Yeah, didn't even think of it .... not rocket science though ...

unplug MAF sensor
remove filter and stock lid
unbolt 2 bolts at top of filter box
remove one bolt at fog light on bracket
remove the PITA push clip
dremel at snorkel bend ---> remove bend only
cut off bracket (not too close since you'll create a hole in the inlet
shove new inlet into factory opening
place screw in to keep in place.

 

LOLz... if you get time take a picture or 2 of it...

I'm curious about it too

 

It sounds cheezy when you read it, but it looks stock when in the car and def makes an improvement! Ill make sure to take pics tomorrow!

 

Thanks that'll be my newest mod...

But the damn intercooler took so long I didn't get a chance to do it the other day!

 

does anyone have a pic on the snorkle before it was cut? i havent been down there enough to know what it looks like.

let me re-word that
cuz i see the pic in the OP, i just want a pic of what it looks like in the car before the mod please. so i dont have to go and take out my headlight. haha.

 

yea i would like to see where the "screw" goes in at

 

i was thinking about running the snorkle to the font of the car but up a little above the bottom grill and using the cold air the comes up from under the car and building a box around the cone filter at the end of the tube that velcro's shut for when it rains

 

Velcro But other than that sounds cool

 

You have to use a little lube to get it on there easily.

 

No lube for me mine slipped right on. No homo

 

No issues here either. I suppose each one is a little different.

 

I tried for 10 minutes to slide it onto the turbo to no avail. The tube just kept flexing and collapsing. A light film of glycerine fixed it.

 

I had trouble with the end buckling as well, but some caressing and twisting and I was able to finally slip it on without bruising my arm too much

 

well velcro would help seal the box but let a little bit of air in during rain when

 

does anyone have pics of the AEM coupler and their own air box mod before and after?

 

If I do this mod should I get the K&N dropin or is that a 2 for 1 if you need to replace it anyway? I have only 4,000 on my car so unless it's a necessity/good idea I wouldn't go buy the air filter.