INtake Problem? rubbing on tire

djchompa · Post by **djchompa** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:09 am

I have an Aem intake system and the filter rubs on the tire when i turn right.Its weird because when i turn left it dosent can anyone please help me?

05srt4clone · Post by **05srt4clone** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:28 am

It shouldn't if your wheel well is still there? I never had a problem.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:09 am

Frizbe · Post by **Frizbe** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:18 pm

Wow. thats all I can say.

Floyd · Post by **Floyd** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:53 pm

take a pic of that filter after you drive around in the rain for a bit

no inner fender = poor filter life.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:51 pm

Floyd wrote:take a pic of that filter after you drive around in the rain for a bit

no inner fender = poor filter life.

= hydrolock

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:31 pm

aquariuskid2001 wrote:
Floyd wrote:take a pic of that filter after you drive around in the rain for a bit

no inner fender = poor filter life.
= hydrolock

w3rd. You should definitely revert back to stock air filter system if you don't have a wheel well.

djchompa · Post by **djchompa** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:22 pm

yeah i dont have a wheelweld so ur telling me that i need one so the filter wont rub. i had an aem filter but it did rub.But i was at school and some asshole stole it. so i bought this k&n and i think its probably bigger but do you all know how much the wheel weld is and will it fit if i have a bodykit.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:45 pm

in a nutshell..yes thats what we are telling you.

go to a junkyard ASAP

and yes a wheel well is a wheel well, regardless of if you have a body kit or not

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:35 pm

you need one not so much so the filter wont rub, but to mainly keep the elements away from the filter, and to keep from destroying your car.... that tires spinnin all kinds of crap at it.. you can adjust the intake so it doesnt rub.. bend the battery bracket to adjust.. or make another bracket to bolt to one of the airbox bolts to hold it where you want it..

but get the fenderwell plastic.. or at the very least, take the resonator box you removed and hollow it out and reinstall it as a makeshift fenderguard till you can find one..

rice_eater · Post by **rice_eater** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:44 am

you could switch the filter to one of those HKS mushroom filters to save a lot of length without shortenning the tube, but yeah you probably want your splash guard, if nothing else so assholes cant steal your filter lol

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:57 am

i wanna see pics of that nasty filter...

22stars · Post by **22stars** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:11 am

agreed

djchompa · Post by **djchompa** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:44 pm

ill post some pics up later on 2day

ImportKiller · Post by **ImportKiller** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:30 pm

I have the exact same problem,, my intake rubs on my tires when i turn also,. my car is really low and I am running a 215-45-17 tire,.. I was going to try going with a 205-40-17 tire to see if it solved the problem, but havent, I have also been thinking about extending the pipe where the filter sits, with a piece of pipe and another coupler, thats all i know!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:49 pm

^you dont have wheel wells either?

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:32 pm

scneonchic501 wrote:^you dont have wheel wells either?

an epidemic is starting.. global driver side neon wheel well thefts are on the rise...

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:34 pm

aquariuskid2001 wrote:an epidemic is starting.. global driver side neon wheel well thefts are on the rise...

How do these people NOT hydrolock their engines? I've been concerned having the intake AND still having wheel wells? Does it not rain where you guys live?!

I guess I'm worried for nothing if these people have been okay.

turbo neon 2002 · Post by **turbo neon 2002** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:09 pm

hydrolock would only happen if you submerge the filter in water that is hod we do not hydrolock the motors. to submerge the filter you would have drive in a puddle of water deep enuff to come in at the bottem of your doors

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:40 pm

im hesitant about driving mine in the rain, but i odnt drive that far, esp during the week. my work is 2 minutes away from my house, some days i could WALK to work faster than i could get there in a car

advantages to living in a smaller city i suppose

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:13 pm

turbo neon 2002 wrote: to submerge the filter you would have drive in a puddle of water deep enuff to come in at the bottem of your doors

everytime it rains here the roads flood all over the place.. (south florida) doesnt have to be as deep as your doors, you just have to hit it fast enough, and that shit sneaks up on you especially at night... who was it, blackrose i think hydrolocked with a warm air intake of all things, with the filter under the hood..

i'll never argue an intake being good or bad.. but its not worth the worry where i live.....

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:15 pm

turbo neon 2002 wrote:hydrolock would only happen if you submerge the filter in water that is hod we do not hydrolock the motors. to submerge the filter you would have drive in a puddle of water deep enuff to come in at the bottem of your doors

Wrong. Yeah, talk to BlackRoseRacing.

ImportKiller · Post by **ImportKiller** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:31 am

I wrote:I have the exact same problem,, my intake rubs on my tires when i turn also,. my car is really low and I am running a 215-45-17 tire,.. I was going to try going with a 205-40-17 tire to see if it solved the problem, but havent, I have also been thinking about extending the pipe where the filter sits, with a piece of pipe and another coupler, thats all i know!

I also have 17x7 rims, i think the stock snowflakes are a 15x6 and I think that the SRT rims are a 17x6 therefore there is that extra inch depth to get a little closer to that filter.

and whatcha mean no inner fenders? it comes right through that little hole and you remove the air box..... mine still has the inner fender intact......... but yes Hydrolock scares me to death, I am real close to buying that AEM valve to prevent it

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