quake Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Ok....I know you guys get a lot of intake questions so please forgive me for asking this one.....I just bought an AEM cold air intake for my 96 civic ex. I installed it but I couldn't seem to find the air control valve vacuum line that's supposed to mount in between the air temp sensor and the breather hose......I mean......does my car even have a air control valve vacuum line? I looked everywhere in the cluster of hoses by the air intake and I didn't find it. Oh....and another quick question.......after I installed this intake, does my ecu need to be adjusted to compensate for the new fuel/air mixtures.....or does it do that automatically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 don't know about the vacuum line, but the car will adjust. It will continue to do so for minor alterations to the car up to a certain point where you start to function out of spec for what the ecu was preprogrammed for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion_2300 Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Are you talking about your "mass airflow sensor" (MAS)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 well.....I got the airflow sensor attached ok.......but i'm still trying to find out about the vacuum line........maybe i'll post some pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion_2300 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 right right right, so the line and the sensor has to be at a serton spot with a mid flow and the vacuum line has to be in the same area to tell the computer to add fuel or air or it wont work right and become a mess. I would say about 3" after the MAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 But all I can see in the hose cluster is a MAS and a breather hose..........I think that my vacuum hose might be attached to the throttle body.....but I'm not really sure. Is that even a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion_2300 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Are you sure you got the CAI kit? for your motor and car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah.....it's an AEM cold air intake model #21-414..........it's a complete one piece cold air intake and not a short ram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellion_2300 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 then it should go to the throttle body if its not a ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Not sure what's going on with the hoses and holes and MAS and all that. Post pictures pointing at the problem and we'll be able to tell ya easily. Pull your ECU fuse in the underhood box for about a minute and step on the brakes a couple times when you do it. When you put it back in it'll reset your ECU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 You dont have a MAS, you have a MAP. It should be connected to your throttle body. You should have an IAT that goes into the intake arm, and a breather hose from your valvecover to the intake arm. Thats all there is to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 installing an intake takes no mechanical knowledge at all.. i dont see why everyone asks about some kind of difficulty when installing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 I had no problem putting it on........I just wanted to make sure I did it right...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 if it ran fine, then you did it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 lol.....I guess that answers my question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 glad i could help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 PROBLEM SOLVED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 lol.....thanks for you help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Technically, he could have secured the intake arm on there but left the breather hose disconnected and left the hole in his intake unplugged. That would run fine but not as well as it was supposed to. Same with not resetting the ECU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I made sure I got the breather hose on there.....but it kept talking about some sorta vacuum hose that I couldn't find.......lol....oh well......it seems to be running fine. At least all the ports have some sort of sensor or hose going into them. I just need to reset the ECU now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 i think it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 god I hope so.....lol.....with my luck I'll end up sucking a bird into the intake manifold......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 gonna be a pretty small bird.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 I saw a picture of some idiot who left the filter off their CAI once and sucked up a squirrel...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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