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AP90 · 03-08-2016, 10:08 AM

So I just got my CAI cold air intake installed. Haven't started the car up yet. Do I need to disconnect the battery for half an hour or so to reset the computer before I start it so i don't get a CEL? Or will the computer automatically readjust while its running for the first 10 mins or so?

dmginc · 03-08-2016, 10:10 AM

battery should have been disconnected when you installed. at this point dont think it would matter, computer will adjust.

2Carats · 03-08-2016, 10:10 AM

MCSarge · 03-08-2016, 10:36 AM

Whether you disconnect the battery or not the engine is still going to have to adjust to the new air flow. It will take a lot longer than 10 minutes to do this. Just drive the car normally for a while and don't do any full throttle pulls right away and it will be fine.

ZED SLED · 03-08-2016, 10:48 AM

There's no reason to disconnect the battery other than the manufacturer's lawyer tells them to say that. All you're doing is disconnecting the MAF which is off with IGN anyway. Installed the ones on my SS and ZL1 without doing that and didn't have a CEL or any other issues.

AP90 · 03-08-2016, 10:50 AM

Yeah I don't need to disconnect the battery to install a CAI. Im not an idiot. I was just wondering if I should to help the computer reset after install beaus I have read where people do get a CEL afterwards.

DFWZ28 · 03-08-2016, 11:22 AM

get ready...the first time I started mine I could hear it sucking in air....throttle response was way better. love mine.

MCSarge · 03-08-2016, 01:33 PM

I did mine the same way you did and have never gotten a CEL.

ShadowYYZ · 03-08-2016, 03:27 PM

Yeah, I did mine didn't disconnect battery either..

Og3rail · 03-22-2016, 05:23 PM

Will adding a CAI void the factory warranty?

blewbyyou · 03-22-2016, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Og3rail

Will adding a CAI void the factory warranty?

Yeah I want to know this also. And where's the best place to purchase one?

CamaroJim56 · 03-22-2016, 05:48 PM

Installed 2 without disconnecting the battery, no issues on either

Matt8892 · 03-22-2016, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blewbyyou

Yeah I want to know this also. And where's the best place to purchase one?

No. And the Internet

clashley1976 · 03-22-2016, 06:16 PM

I didn't disconnect my battery, either. but I didn't unplug the MAF sensor. I just unscrewed the sensor from the old airbox (still attached to the harness), set it aside, and installed the CAI. Bolted the sensor into the new intake and drove away happy.

A CAI is not going to void your warranty. It's one of the most-commonly installed aftermarket mods on any vehicle (not just Camaros). Dealers are used to seeing them and probably won't even say anything to you about it.

03-08-2016, 10:08 AM	#1
AP90 Drives: 2010 camaro 2ss Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Midwest Posts: 36	Installing CAI brand cold air intake So I just got my CAI cold air intake installed. Haven't started the car up yet. Do I need to disconnect the battery for half an hour or so to reset the computer before I start it so i don't get a CEL? Or will the computer automatically readjust while its running for the first 10 mins or so?

03-08-2016, 10:10 AM	#2
dmginc Drives: In Circles Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,433 View My Garage	battery should have been disconnected when you installed. at this point dont think it would matter, computer will adjust. __________________ CAI Cold Air Intake, BMR Strut Tower Brace, BMR 1.2" Lowering Springs Gen5DIY Fog Lights, Big Worm Third Brake Light/Side Marker Tint (Charcoal) GTS Tail Light Covers, Purple Under Hood Lighting Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe w/ Muffler Delete Black Plasti Dipped Wheels, Z/28 Spoiler

03-08-2016, 10:10 AM	#3
2Carats Drives: '12 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Unknown Posts: 1,264 View My Garage	__________________ I solve problems for a living. Either accept my advice or go figure it out on your own.

03-08-2016, 10:36 AM	#4
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	Whether you disconnect the battery or not the engine is still going to have to adjust to the new air flow. It will take a lot longer than 10 minutes to do this. Just drive the car normally for a while and don't do any full throttle pulls right away and it will be fine. __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

03-08-2016, 10:48 AM	#5
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,477 View My Garage	There's no reason to disconnect the battery other than the manufacturer's lawyer tells them to say that. All you're doing is disconnecting the MAF which is off with IGN anyway. Installed the ones on my SS and ZL1 without doing that and didn't have a CEL or any other issues. __________________

03-08-2016, 10:50 AM	#6
AP90 Drives: 2010 camaro 2ss Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Midwest Posts: 36	Yeah I don't need to disconnect the battery to install a CAI. Im not an idiot. I was just wondering if I should to help the computer reset after install beaus I have read where people do get a CEL afterwards.

03-08-2016, 11:22 AM	#7
DFWZ28 Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Rockwall, TX Posts: 1,605 View My Garage	get ready...the first time I started mine I could hear it sucking in air....throttle response was way better. love mine. __________________

03-08-2016, 01:33 PM	#8
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	I did mine the same way you did and have never gotten a CEL. __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

03-08-2016, 03:27 PM	#9
ShadowYYZ Drives: 2014 Camaro 2LT Deep Magenta Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 367	Yeah, I did mine didn't disconnect battery either..

03-22-2016, 05:23 PM	#10
Og3rail Drives: 2015 1LT RS Package Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 14 View My Garage	Will adding a CAI void the factory warranty?

03-22-2016, 05:48 PM	#12
CamaroJim56 Obsessed Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,603	Installed 2 without disconnecting the battery, no issues on either __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS

03-22-2016, 06:16 PM	#14
clashley1976 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Albany, GA Posts: 399 View My Garage	I didn't disconnect my battery, either. but I didn't unplug the MAF sensor. I just unscrewed the sensor from the old airbox (still attached to the harness), set it aside, and installed the CAI. Bolted the sensor into the new intake and drove away happy. A CAI is not going to void your warranty. It's one of the most-commonly installed aftermarket mods on any vehicle (not just Camaros). Dealers are used to seeing them and probably won't even say anything to you about it. __________________ -Cameron Lashley Albany, GA 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS 3.6L M6 Summit White w/silver rally stripes CAI intake, VTC, VMax PTB, VMax Iceolator, Apex intake scoop, Roto-Fab washer bottle relocate Build Journal: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=419992 .