stock airbox

[j{}n]

alright, i built a cai, and i can't seem to get the tubing down in the fender/bumper out. how do i do this? for now i just have a filter connected to the stock hose. but tomorrow i want to go full cai. thanks in advance

[Oldsman]

take the front bumper off so you can see the stock air resonator......it's huge. good luck.

[AndysGX]

Did you pull out ALL of the tubing? There is a ton down there. I pulled the fender lining and pulled it all out that way. Made it easier to see where the filter was going too.

[Redog]

I don't know if the tubing in the 3.4 is the same as the 2.4 but if you take off the fender lining there are 3 bolts holding in the tube. One sticks out of the fenderlining, one right under the headlight bracket, and a push pin type next to the windsheild washer fluid bottle.

Pending on old your car is will depend on how hard it is to remove the bolts

There is a diagram on this site somewhere.

All i did to get it out was jack up the car, take off the wheel, pop off the fender lining, and rip the box out...broke some plastic stuff, but i got it out...no problems.

[j{}n]

yeah, took the wheel off, off came the liner, and damn... that thing is huge. very incompetant

[Redog]

I didn't take off the wheel. Just drove it up on the ramps and turned the wheel to the right

^lucky you. almost everybody had to take the wheel off

Yeah I jacked up the car and took the wheel off. Way more room.

I took out the windshield washer crap too.

[j{}n]

why would you get rid of the windshield washer fluid?

Originally posted by j{}n@Mar 4 2004, 03:00 AM
why would you get rid of the windshield washer fluid?

I think he's sayin he took out the washer resivoiur to get all the stock tubing out.

[Fast Eddie]

Originally posted by j{}n@Mar 3 2004, 09:00 PM
why would you get rid of the windshield washer fluid?

to lighten the load, 1 gallon of water weighs like 8lbs.

Originally posted by Fast Eddie+Mar 4 2004, 03:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Fast Eddie @ Mar 4 2004, 03:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-j{}n@Mar 3 2004, 09:00 PM
why would you get rid of the windshield washer fluid?

to lighten the load, 1 gallon of water weighs like 8lbs. [/b][/quote]
Oh man....dont tell me people r doing this to actually "go faster"!!? 8 pounds!!? lol, make sure u race on an empty stomach and a 1/4tank of gas!
It's an Alero....not an indy car.

[Fast Eddie]

whaca talking bout 10LBs is like .001 seconds off ur time





LOL, it was a joke man :P

[j{}n]

just add a billet gas cap, you'll chop seconds off your 1/4 mile time

[Qcksilver]

dumb question for ya. with a CAI system then, do you have to take the front bumper off everytime you change the filter end?? that sounds like a pain in the ass. does this sound right or am i just wacked?

[Oldsman]

no just take the screw out on the bottom of fender liner that covers the bottom of bumper and there it is.

[Qcksilver]

oh, ok. i guess that doesn't sound so bad. does the liner come off pretty easily and how often does the CAI filter need to be changed on average?

[Oldsman]

if you get a true K&N then all you need to do is i would say once a year pull it out and wash it per instructions and get the oil for it and put it back in. the inner liner comes out easy.