I don't have a problem with the bottom and inner bottom part. My problem is the part near the vac hose. It's being pulled toward the airbox for some reason. If I remove the vac hose, I could minimize the gap and clamped down. But I couldn't get the vac hose in after that. As you can see from my pic, I spent so much time gripping and twisting the hose that the tape outside lost its shine.
I made sure to use a sock wrench instead of a flathead screwdriver because you can tighten it more. Also, I suggest everyone to doublecheck and retighten the clamp after driving around for a while. I've found that I could tighten the clamp a quarter turn more after that. Not just this intake, but the one I had previously too.
Looks like you’re rubbing:I don't have a problem with the bottom and inner bottom part. My problem is the part near the vac hose. It's being pulled toward the airbox for some reason. If I remove the vac hose, I could minimize the gap and clamped down. But I couldn't get the vac hose in after that. As you can see from my pic, I spent so much time gripping and twisting the hose that the tape outside lost its shine.
I haven’t fixed mine yet. I’ll try rotating the silicone hose first. If this doesn’t fix it, I’ll proceed to cut the silicone by 2mm where the flange mounts (a suggestion to @PRL Motorsports).
Yes, it is. I mentioned it in my previous post. What tool are you going to use to cut it? I looked at the Stage 1 hose and notice that the evap hose is a lot shorter as well.Looks like you’re rubbing:
Nice work!
Sharp Xacto knife with the clamp in place (but hose removed from the car) as guide. Just a plan for now. Haven’t done it yet.
