I havent done anything on cars but since i came to this forun, i ve known some then just bought lots of stuff. now, i wanna try to install my aftermarketing air intake myself but problems happen on how to take off the stock plastic intake box. i saw that there are a lot wires around the intake, can anyone give a DIY thread about taking off the stock box?

 

What is your aftermarket intake? If you don't get a response, check back tomorrow and I'll have the info for you. Did you do a search? I'm sure there is a DIY(Do It Yourself) on it. It's not that bad at all.

 

The intake is easy to uninstall and most aftermarket intakes will come with instructions that will guide you step-by-step. My AEM came with instructions and included pictures to help. And you will also need to remove the front bumper.

Here is a link from the DIY section on removing the stock airbox:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-easy-removal-air-filter-box-54827/

 

i read that link before but i didnt have the pics so its kinda hard to follow what he was saying. i bought the SR one but they only gave me the instruction about installation but not uninstallation. By the way, do i need to take off the wheel for removing the air box?

 

No... you don't need to take the wheel off to remove the airbox... only to remove the bumper for installing a CAI (this can be done with the wheels on, but its WAY easier with them off... trust me I've done it both ways).
I believe with a short ram intake, you use the existing pipe thats behind the bumper (I could be wrong, I've never personally installed a short ram into an RX8).
You mentioned that you bought the SR intake (I'm assuming thats abbreviated for "short ram"). Can you tell us what brand it is so I can review the manual or maybe someone here has installed that particular intake and can clarify what is needed.

 

this is from sr motorsport, they say that it doesnt need to take off the bumper, i think it should be easy according to the instruction. however, it seems like that the whole air box should be taken off, unlike doing the k&n filter drop in( i am not sure if its the same, but sounds different). i saw that there are two curved pieces of metal thing behind the box, and which holds a little cylinder with a wire going through. and the cylinder is horezentally placed. (the cylinder is at the right hand side of the pipe). at the other side of the pipe, there is a plastic block which holds a connector with a wire as well. i dont know if i explained ok or no, but i dont know what i should do with these two things.

 

Correct... the whole box should be taken off.
I went to the SR Motorsport website and looked at a pic of the intake.
I have attached a picture of an installed intake from SR Motorsport with a couple components that I labeled. Hopefully, this will help clarify everything and help you through the install. Now the whole VFAD unit (shown to the right of the intake in the attached pic) just needs zip-tied away from any moving assemblies along with any other free-hanging wires or wire tubing.

 

Thanks for steppin in Jon, I have been busy. anyway, you serious about taking the wheels off to take the bumper off? I never have and it's cake! By the way, you still want it, I can shoot over some PDF's tomorrow on taking out both the stock airbox and the VFAD.

Oh no! Bad thread count number..........I am doomed!

 

yeah yeah, i still want it, if u can post the pdf document, i would be really appriciated.

 

Quick Mazurfer!! Respond To This And Save Your Soul!!! lol

 

Phew...saved! Now let me go look for that pdf file!

 

Phil, don't have in pdf but have has jpg's................PM me your home E-mail address.

I'm going to try and send the files to your e-mail address here, but if it doesn't work...send me your other E-mail adress.

 

No problem... I'm not the most knowledgeable person here, but I try to help out when I can. And yeah... I had an easier time taking the bumper off with the wheels off... maybe its my tires (BF Goodrich g-force kdw).
Anyway... Glad to see you got a PDF on removing the stock intake and VFAD for philsbluerx8. I'm sure all this information will help to understand how easy this really is.

 

i am really appriciated of your help. i will try to install it again; at least, its gonna be my 1st experience of modifying cars; oh, got one more question, i just heard that if you put some aftermarketing stuff on your car, you should disconnect your bettary and hits the break pedal several times, then reconnect the bettary, then the ECU will start to learn what you put on the car. is it correct or is it really necessary?

 

The break pedal deal is to reset the KAM which contains the sensor's profile.
To do this:
1) Turn the key to 'ON' (do not start the car)
2) Depress the brake pedal ~20 times until you see the oil pressure gauge sweep halfway and then back.

And yes, I would recommend doing this with any kind of modification (mechanically)

 

Don't think he'll have to do the brake thing, but good that you let him know anyway.


Phil...................
Yeah..,,,,also don't forget you might have to reset the DCS and TCS depending on what you do. I think it's.................key on but not start, turn wheel all the way to the right then all the way to the left. Make sure DCs light goes off, then turn key off, then back on(not start) and make sute TCS and DCS lights go ff. If you have a manual, it's in there. If not download a manual fron www.mazdausa.com or E-mail me as I do have apdf of that.
It's too late and I'm to lazy to go make sure that's how you do that reset.
Did they JPEG's of the other instructions make it through to you?

 

^^ that is the correct way to reset the DSC. Its also on page 5-22 in the owner's manual.
You'll also need to perform this every time you disconnect your battery.

 

Bingo!

 

going to ask the hard ? here.. why do you take this advice, but did not take the advice given about the sr motorsports intake????

just wondering..

beers

 

cuz before i asked, i had already bought this stuff; i didnt go on the forum before buying, so i was an idiot; but since people said that any intake wont give a lot power so i don't worry about it too much; unless i have one which gives a little increase of power, and plus that i have already paid, i just didnt want to repay the shipping fees to return it. thus, i will accept whatever i got; its also a good course for me to learn

 

Thanks for the help that everyone gave me in this thread. I successfully installed my intake last night, and it took me about 4 hours cuz its the first experience i have on cars. Especially, thanks about the pdf file Mazurfer sent to me and the jpg file Jon316 posted. actually, the DIY section is also very helpful with the uninstallation of the stock air box.

 

got one more question....since my car had stalling problem, now i wanna reinstall my stock box back on but there was one mistake that i made when installing my aftermarketing intake.....
have you guys seen there is a metal wire within the undertray? when i uninstalled it, i didnt know how to deal with that part cuz the wire from VFAD is connected to that metal thing. thus, i cut that undertray and took off that metal wire. so now, the wire from VFAD is connected with a unbendable metal wire. but i know there should have been a way to just take off the undertray without cutting it. can anyone help me with this!!!

 

I have no clue what your talking about, are you taking about the solenoid?

 

generally I think you can take off the undertray with just a few bolts. Everything else just needs a good pull

 

yes, i think we are talking about the same thing. so just pull the wires out from the solenoid?