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Old 02-09-2010, 10:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Intake, MAF, and tuning

I did some searching, used the mother of all intakes thread, and i see random notes about having CEL if using an intake that does not have vanes/etc on it.

I do not plan on getting the car tuned, or using flashpro/reflashing the car due to the fact that I do enjoy my warranty. (yes yes I know, magnus. moss act... but there are still problems that can arise which are expensive using a reflash, which I do not feel like paying for at the moment)

I was interested in the CT engineering air intake, but was wondering if the MAF would cause a CEL to come on using that intake and not doing any sort of returning/reflashing?
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Old 02-09-2010, 10:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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no it shouldn't. i have a injen short ram and no check engine light unless you install it wrong
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Old 02-10-2010, 12:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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hope not. i'm holding off on buying an intake until i decide whether or not to worry about that maf thing. i think i've settled on the CT one , only i dislike the oily filter, and want to swap it for a different one
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yeah youll be fine with getting an intake. just make sure you install it correctly
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I settled on a CT-E intake last week. Still hasn;t shipped yet though
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Old 02-10-2010, 10:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Takeda intake and no CEL's so far. Maybe the difference w/ CEL experience is short ram vs. CAI setup?

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You won't get a CEL.
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Old 02-10-2010, 11:26 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I think the only people reporting CELs from intakes were exclusively R18 drivers. Never heard of getting a CEL on an Si with any intake.

You should get an intake with vanes, lest you want to run lean all the time.
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Old 02-10-2010, 12:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
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thanks for the replies, i think i'm going with the CTengineering one, although i want to put on a dry filter (that oiled foam crap seems annoying to maintain)
does the CTengineering have vanes? (i think it does) and what size/type of filter will fit on the end of the CTengineering one as a replacement? (like a K&N, amsoil dry, etc)
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Worst case, you can always put a dry-flow filter on your CT-e pipe.

Most brands come in multiple sizes. My Injen-Amsoil filter is a 3", but they sell 2.5", 2.0", etc.
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Old 02-10-2010, 03:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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thanks fiji. any idea what the pipe on the ct-e is?
there's a thousand filters on the amsoil site...
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