Intake, MAF, and tuning

mongoose221 · 02-09-2010, 09:11 PM

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?

nickm101288 · 02-09-2010, 09:52 PM

no it shouldn't. i have a injen short ram and no check engine light unless you install it wrong

mongoose221 · 02-09-2010, 11:05 PM

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

Cloud0084 · 02-10-2010, 01:11 AM

yeah youll be fine with getting an intake. just make sure you install it correctly

ATL Si · 02-10-2010, 09:00 AM

I settled on a CT-E intake last week. Still hasn;t shipped yet though

BostonDuce · 02-10-2010, 09:24 AM

Takeda intake and no CEL's so far. Maybe the difference w/ CEL experience is short ram vs. CAI setup?

BD

FijiBlueFG2HT · 02-10-2010, 09:26 AM

You won't get a CEL.

enojy · 02-10-2010, 10:26 AM

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.

mongoose221 · 02-10-2010, 11:51 AM

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)

FijiBlueFG2HT · 02-10-2010, 11:52 AM

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.

mongoose221 · 02-10-2010, 02:40 PM

thanks fiji. any idea what the pipe on the ct-e is?
there's a thousand filters on the amsoil site...

02-09-2010, 09:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
mongoose221 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Age: 27 Posts: 939 ed iTrader: 1 / 100%	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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02-09-2010, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickm101288 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: deer park Age: 21 Posts: 106 Nick iTrader: 0 / 0%	no it shouldn't. i have a injen short ram and no check engine light unless you install it wrong

02-09-2010, 11:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
mongoose221 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Age: 27 Posts: 939 ed iTrader: 1 / 100%	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

02-10-2010, 01:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cloud0084 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cali Age: 23 Posts: 145 Junior iTrader: 4 / 100%	yeah youll be fine with getting an intake. just make sure you install it correctly

02-10-2010, 09:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
ATL Si Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga Age: 16 Posts: 413 Alex iTrader: 0 / 0%	I settled on a CT-E intake last week. Still hasn;t shipped yet though

02-10-2010, 09:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
BostonDuce Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 66 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Takeda intake and no CEL's so far. Maybe the difference w/ CEL experience is short ram vs. CAI setup? BD

02-10-2010, 09:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
FijiBlueFG2HT Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 18,392 Mitch [Ryan #3] iTrader: 0 / 0%	You won't get a CEL.

02-10-2010, 10:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
enojy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: palm bay, FL Posts: 1,695 eric iTrader: 1 / 100%	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.

02-10-2010, 11:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
mongoose221 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Age: 27 Posts: 939 ed iTrader: 1 / 100%	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)

02-10-2010, 11:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
FijiBlueFG2HT Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 18,392 Mitch [Ryan #3] iTrader: 0 / 0%	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.

02-10-2010, 02:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
mongoose221 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Age: 27 Posts: 939 ed iTrader: 1 / 100%	thanks fiji. any idea what the pipe on the ct-e is? there's a thousand filters on the amsoil site...