Hey guys, I bought an AEM CAI from a member here and I've had it for awhile but havn't installed it because the weather here sucks right now. Anyway, before i got it he said he cut it in half so that he could switch it to a SRI when he needed to. My question is...Is this safe? Will i lose any gains if any? What should i make sure of?

The part where he cut it doesn't look so good because it's not so straight so what should I do to fix it? I will post a pic tomorrow to show you.


Thanks!
I did the search on it but it's really late so im sorry if this bothers you.

Oh wow....

You won't hurt anything as long as you remember to move the filter.... *twitches*

As far as any "loss" in performance, you won't notice it. You would notice if you sucked up water though. That shit doesn't compress very well...


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Originally posted by kain_99gs
Oh wow.... You won't hurt anything as long as you remember to move the filter.... *twitches* As far as any "loss" in performance, you won't notice it. You would notice if you sucked up water though. That shit doesn't compress very well... http://talontimes.blogspot.com 99GS 95TSI

Yes I know "oh wow" but I was just making sure. Thanks tho.

Heres the pics of the part where it was cut...

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Are you asking us if the straightness of the cut matters? If so, no.

That "AEM" pipe looks a whole lot like my "Ebay" pipe...


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Originally posted by kain_99gs
That "AEM" pipe looks a whole lot like my "Ebay" pipe... http://talontimes.blogspot.com 99GS 95TSI

THAT would really be fucked if he sent me a bootleg one, and bought the sticker to go on it!!!!

but i dont think so..

heres another pic...

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Um...well I did close to the same thing the guy you bought it from did, only a bit better. It looks like he took a dremel to it and cut the pipe where I took a pipe cutter to it, made a straight cut and sanded it smooth, then took a tig welder and welded a bead around the end so the filter or rest of intake (whichever you are using the CAI or SRI) will stay on better.

If I was in your position I would sand the end of the pipe smooth so tiny shards of metal won't brak off easily and you won't tear the filter fitting either.

Like Kain said you shouldn't notice a big difference performance wise between a CAI & SRI. I believe this has been covered already elsewhere though. Hope this helps you.

Originally posted by RallyEclipse98
Um...well I did close to the same thing the guy you bought it from did, only a bit better. It looks like he took a dremel to it and cut the pipe where I took a pipe cutter to it, made a straight cut and sanded it smooth, then took a tig welder and welded a bead around the end so the filter or rest of intake (whichever you are using the CAI or SRI) will stay on better. If I was in your position I would sand the end of the pipe smooth so tiny shards of metal won't brak off easily and you won't tear the filter fitting either. Like Kain said you shouldn't notice a big difference performance wise between a CAI & SRI. I believe this has been covered already elsewhere though. Hope this helps you.

Yea I think im going to do that, he did a shitty job but owell.
Thanks for the help.