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weird intake question plz help me

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Old 09-09-2009, 01:22 AM
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weird intake question plz help me

ok so i installed my itake a few days ago and its a short ram and when im driving it vibrates but there is a big peice of metal under it from the motor is there a way to stop it from chipping away at the intake or should i just try and make a cushin for it please help me

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any pics of it ?
Old 09-09-2009, 12:03 PM
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yes, pics would be helpful. chances are you should just be able to rotate the intake slightly to give it more of an angle and that'll give you better clearance
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the peice that is circled hits the intake pipe and it is chipping away the pipe

what can i use as a stopper

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usually the intake comes with a rubber stopper on a screw type thing.. i had the same problem with my cold air where it went thru the fender i i juset put a lil piece of duct tape and it stop the annoying tick sound
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i tried the duct tape will it stop the chipping cause i dont want a hole to develop

mine is also a short ram

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i dont no y it would even be hitting that hard. wat intake is is ? is it installed securely ?
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it moves up and down a little so im not sure what i did wrong all the connections are tight
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wat intake is it ?

oh the pic just uploaded lol yeah just put a lil piece of duct tape it wont leave a whole i have ijen too but the cold air

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ok sweet im going to do it right now thanks a bunch
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yup let me no how it works
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it worked perfect but when you turn off the car is it supposed to make a noise like air being sucked in
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