Am I doing it wrong? CAI intake touching upper rad hose. - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

el ess A · 08-17-2015, 08:39 AM

A while back I installed a CAI cai intake on the ZL1. It looks great and it sounds great, but one thing that bugs me a little is that the intake tube is so fat, it crams up around the wire bundle that routes near the upper radiator hose. I mounted it using CAI's instructions to a T.

I'm thinking it's definitely not a good thing to have the heat from the hose transferring over to the intake tube, effectively negating what you are trying to guard against.

It may be negligible, I'm not sure, but it doesn't make sense to have a heat source so close to the metal transition tube. I'm I worrying for nothing? Car doesn't seem to mind as it pulls strong.

Honestly, the way it mounts, I can't see any other way around this as there just isn't any room. I tried wiggling the silicone tube slightly, and trying to reposition the filter to gain room, but the way the box mounts it, it might give me a 1mm clearance gain at best.

Am I overthinking this? (First world problems ya know) *pics will be added later*

el ess A · 08-17-2015, 12:32 PM

Here's the pics

ZED SLED · 08-17-2015, 12:49 PM

The MAF cable goes behind the tube. I made the same mistake when I first installed mine. Look at some of the pics in this thread starting around post 80.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=310145&page=3

Stephen12ZL1 · 08-17-2015, 12:55 PM

check your wires

08-17-2015, 08:39 AM	#1
el ess A Older Than Dirt Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 4,561	Am I doing it wrong? CAI intake touching upper rad hose. A while back I installed a CAI cai intake on the ZL1. It looks great and it sounds great, but one thing that bugs me a little is that the intake tube is so fat, it crams up around the wire bundle that routes near the upper radiator hose. I mounted it using CAI's instructions to a T. I'm thinking it's definitely not a good thing to have the heat from the hose transferring over to the intake tube, effectively negating what you are trying to guard against. It may be negligible, I'm not sure, but it doesn't make sense to have a heat source so close to the metal transition tube. I'm I worrying for nothing? Car doesn't seem to mind as it pulls strong. Honestly, the way it mounts, I can't see any other way around this as there just isn't any room. I tried wiggling the silicone tube slightly, and trying to reposition the filter to gain room, but the way the box mounts it, it might give me a 1mm clearance gain at best. Am I overthinking this? (First world problems ya know) pics will be added later __________________ 2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54 Last edited by el ess A; 08-17-2015 at 08:51 AM.

08-17-2015, 12:32 PM	#2
el ess A Older Than Dirt Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 4,561	Here's the pics Attached Images __________________ 2010 2SS TE, 1 of 822/2013 Camaro ZL1 vert, 1 of 54

08-17-2015, 12:49 PM	#3
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,467 View My Garage	The MAF cable goes behind the tube. I made the same mistake when I first installed mine. Look at some of the pics in this thread starting around post 80. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...=310145&page=3 __________________

08-17-2015, 12:55 PM	#4
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	check your wires Attached Images __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)