Hey, I curious if anyone has noticed this who are using the AEM Brute Force Intake Kits. I had intake kit on car since around October/November. I was looking under the hood today and noticed some marks on my silver intake tube. I looked up under hood itself and saw one of the rubber fins slightly bent over as if the intake tube was pressing against it when hood is closed. The rubber fins are part of the fake air scoops we have on car. I took a towel and wiped the marks off of the intake tube. I know lowet runs an AEM Intake and if anyone else has seen this what have you done to correct this. I may be able to rotate tube just a little bit more so that the bent portion of the intake tube right before the filter doesnt hit. I guess i'm gonna try that first. Any suggestions area welcomed. Thanks.
Ya - I had similar issue; The tube was rubbing on the hood insulation. I just rotated the tube down and that fixed the problem. Also, the black cage that the filter sits in was just too high and digging into the hood. Cut 1/2 an inch off and all is well. Should be a simple fix... Make sure you MAF is not rubbing or hitting anything too...
Ya - I had similar issue; The tube was rubbing on the hood insulation. I just rotated the tube down and that fixed the problem. Also, the black cage that the filter sits in was just too high and digging into the hood. Cut 1/2 an inch off and all is well. Should be a simple fix... Make sure you MAF is not rubbing or hitting anything too...
Okay thanks, I'm gonna try loosing the one support brace and the clamp near the throttle body and try to rotate it a little. I dont see at all where the heat shield is rubbing the insulation. I double check. I also looked around after seeing that and checked the clearance of the maf sensor/wires/hoses. All else looks good. When wife gets home tonight and after dinner Im gonna try and rotate it a little. Thanks again.
BTW JNgoat - The hood scoop inserts pop out if you ever decide you want some more down their. I took mine out right after I bought the Goat.
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Okay thanks, I'm gonna try loosing the one support brace and the clamp near the throttle body and try to rotate it a little. I dont see at all where the heat shield is rubbing the insulation. I double check. I also looked around after seeing that and checked the clearance of the maf sensor/wires/hoses. All else looks good. When wife gets home tonight and after dinner Im gonna try and rotate it a little. Thanks again.
The Main support for the intake tube that attaches to the heat shield was adjustable. I slid the support down more on the shield, hopefully giving me enough room for clearance. No part of the intake tube or MAF was touching the shield, but for good measure, I placed a piece of rubber edging around the heat shield cut out so that if any vibration occurrs when hood is closed it would protect the intake tube/maf from rubbing on heat shield. Whew, gettin' a little nervouse there for a minute, was thinkin' I had to find another intake or put stock back on!!!
Oh, and if I take her to the track this summer, i'll remove those hood intake plugs so she will get more air. thanks.
Sounds like you got it nailed!!! I love the AEM, nice and fat, lots of air and a nice sound. Best on the market I think...
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Originally Posted by NJgoat
The Main support for the intake tube that attaches to the heat shield was adjustable. I slid the support down more on the shield, hopefully giving me enough room for clearance. No part of the intake tube or MAF was touching the shield, but for good measure, I placed a piece of rubber edging around the heat shield cut out so that if any vibration occurrs when hood is closed it would protect the intake tube/maf from rubbing on heat shield. Whew, gettin' a little nervouse there for a minute, was thinkin' I had to find another intake or put stock back on!!!
Oh, and if I take her to the track this summer, i'll remove those hood intake plugs so she will get more air. thanks.
Sounds like you got it nailed!!! I love the AEM, nice and fat, lots of air and a nice sound. Best on the market I think...
Yea, it appears so. I'll check it out after the next time I use the car. Its only the soft rubber that was touching the intake tube anyway. So, even if it continues, I don't see why it would be a problem.
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