Injen CAI on CL9 [Archive]

DR1V3R

04-09-2010, 10:04 AM

So i finally got my Injen CAI on this week and decided to fit it tonight (friday night) , and thought i would let you all know about my experence with this kit.
I have read everywere that the Injen CAI kit is the bees knees for CL9 and other Hondas, but to be honest i thought the quality of the product was good, very well made and presents well in engine bay but thats about it. The fitment of this product was absolutly shoking, it didnt fit at all. After spending a few hours trying to make it look like it fit was a nightmare, the bottom pipe has a bracket that u secure to bottom of battery tray or there abouts and the bracket is so long that it permently rubs on gaurd lining, only a matter of time till theres a hole there just a few inches from my tyre!
Secondly the filter is permently rubbing on steel and had to mounted **** eyed to avoid this, the top breather arangment is crap and also has to be mounted **** eyed to be lined up.
The top mount where the bracket bolts to the battery clamp looks crappy and also doesnt line up, your battery clamp bolts are now on a lean and ya clamp is crooked!!!

As this was advised to me to be the best product to buy for my car i was extreamly dissapointed and would not reccomend it to anyone! If your saving your money to buy one of these kits, forget about it, go to performance workshop and get a custom one made, it would cost u same if not cheaper and would fit a hell of a lot better and u wont be having the dramas of fitting it yourself and stress about it lining up. I also have bought one of these kits for my FN2R and there is noway that im going to be fitting it, the only reason its still attached to accord is im to lazy to remove as fitting was a major job!!

1 Unhappy Customer
:thumbdwn::thumbdwn::thumbdwn:

Ken-f

04-09-2010, 11:38 AM

.....Never had a problem. Perhaps you installed it wrong? LOL!

Simonnn

04-09-2010, 11:51 AM

The injen was the first car mod I decided to do myself, and found it very straight forward and everything fit perfectly! You just need to turn the piping a little which clamps onto the TB and fix the angling a bit from the second piece connector, other than that there weren't really be any issues!

Also, I don't think the pod should be rubbing against the guard, you might need to go back and play around with it a bit. Good luck! :D

SL8512

04-09-2010, 12:19 PM

u sure you bought the right injen intake? i dunno if there's one for the CU2 but the CL9 one shouldnt rub at all. fitment is perfect and a monkey can install it provided he has the right tools....
post pics of your install

npcan2

04-09-2010, 02:37 PM

It took me a couple of hours to fully install it. I found that the fitment was something that you had to get right by adjusting little aspects of how everything connects together. It's not as simple as plugging in a power plug into a socket.

If your problems can't be solved with minor adjustments, maybe you did receive the wrong kit...

DR1V3R

04-09-2010, 05:22 PM

I have attached a few photos of install but as i said earlier, it presents well. The install was correct, i even downloaded the intrustions from the Injen website. I honestly dont think it was anything to do with the installer, more then likely it is the wrong kit if all u guys say yours fits well.
Have a look anyway and tell me if it looks like same kit as yours, sorry about poxy phone camera

http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/DR1V3RS/carpics064.jpg
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/DR1V3RS/carpics067.jpg
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/DR1V3RS/carpics069.jpg
http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab104/DR1V3RS/carpics063.jpg

elitee

04-09-2010, 07:09 PM

kural7

04-09-2010, 07:20 PM

hey mate how much did that set you back. and was it hard to install./

power_of_dreams

04-09-2010, 07:45 PM

hey mate how much did that set you back. and was it hard to install./

lol!!

Stig

04-09-2010, 09:10 PM

To OP, maybe you should have gotten a professional to install it?

sodhi90

05-09-2010, 06:50 PM

Maybe the car has been in an accident???

DR1V3R

05-09-2010, 07:32 PM

Why would u pay someone to do something u can do yourself! I am more then confident in fitting a CAI, I have changed engines and turbos and clutches ect in past!
The car hasn't been in any accidents as it's a 1owner car and I know all of it's history!

There's alot of skeptics on here, trust me its nothing to do with car or fitter, just product! The whole reason for this post was to let people know of the bad side of the injen intake, when I bought it I had never heard anything bad about them! Just my experience anyway!

sangyz

05-09-2010, 08:41 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong. But when I installed my CAI, took me 1hr however with 3 other mates =D. Anyway, I realised the fitment isn't 100%. Like where the thing sits on the battery, abit on an angle, one of sensors had to be flexed around and in the hole. I'm guessing it was made for the CL7 euro r? Hence why the fitment isn't perfect but it can be done!. Maybe your product was faulty?

x10Hz

05-09-2010, 09:18 PM

yeh dude, the fitment on this thing was like 98% for me, the only issue i had was with the breather pipe, so i just got a longer line of vacuum hose which solved that.. no rubbing of anything anywhere.. u prob just got a faulty version.

DR1V3R

05-09-2010, 09:48 PM

It's based on the yankee spec accord which is left hand drive and slightly different! If it was based on the CL7 it would fit the money!
I've got it all to work and not rub but mounting this cockeyed isn't the way a quality part should have to be fitted, if I bought a cheap china kit then would expect that but not a $500 kit made in the US

sangyz

05-09-2010, 09:57 PM

Yeah. Unlucky? Just fit it however to get it done!

integral90

07-09-2010, 04:30 PM

Actually one for the CL7 or CL7R probably wouldn't fit at all. As everyone's said; these things need adjustment. Did you try loosening the battery's brackets and shifting that around as well?

DR1V3R

07-09-2010, 09:26 PM

Yer mate did everything! As I said earlier I have got it sorted, just disappointed in fit for an advertised top shelf product

ADM13R

13-09-2010, 07:41 PM

i got a hps one that was half the price and fit perdectly. with the injen one everyone seems to remove the metal breather pipe but i didnt have to change anything. fits perfectly and roars like a lion lol

npcan2

13-09-2010, 07:52 PM

Yer mate did everything! As I said earlier I have got it sorted, just disappointed in fit for an advertised top shelf product

Solution to all of life's problems... 'Never get your hopes up."

asshat

13-09-2010, 08:18 PM

I am sorry to hear that you will never enjoy the cargasm of an INJEN CAI with VTEC.

DR1V3R

13-09-2010, 11:22 PM

I am sorry to hear that you will never enjoy the cargasm of an INJEN CAI with VTEC.

Wot? I've got it on and have heard it on V-tech plenty don't u worry

npcan2

13-09-2010, 11:57 PM

Don't listen to asshat! and how good does it sound when its screaming at 7k rpm!

Have you ever heard it when your outside the car? it sounds truly amazing! Especially when you realise that its a family 4 door car!

VTEC FTW!!!

asshat

13-09-2010, 11:57 PM

nonono VTEC not V-tech.

please give me your car now.

npcan2

13-09-2010, 11:57 PM

Correction... I-VTEC***

npcan2

13-09-2010, 11:59 PM

Go back to enjoying ECOTEC at is finest!!! HAHAHAHHA

djpro1

14-09-2010, 01:47 PM

Mine actually fit quite well. Maybe the pipe dimensions are longer than its meant to be but so far I've only heard good things about the INJEN CAI. Bad luck!

You can always convert it to a short ram :)

eurogo

20-09-2010, 10:25 AM

presents really well, but can see what u mean by twists the battery clamp etc. On my last car (97 civic) i got a performance shop to make the intake up for me, from the front bar all the way upto the throttle body, costed me $150 including k&n pod filter and all the clamps and flex hosing. Money well spent, they polished the piping too.

akina

20-09-2010, 02:33 PM

I don't remember any major problems with my injen intake...
Only little thing was the hose at the top that don't really align, and that an easy fix.

kuyar11

20-09-2010, 10:30 PM

hey guys, i installed my INJEN CAI last year. Took me awhile though. Only thing i got CEL after a week. Got it diagnosed and it was the o2 sensor. My friend had the same problem with the o2 sensor. Just wondering if you guys had the same problem.

npcan2

20-09-2010, 10:56 PM

What is CEL? I get the ABS, VSA and Traction Control lights popping up on the dash when I hit 6,000rpm in third gear.

Any relation?

kuyar11

20-09-2010, 11:52 PM

What is CEL? I get the ABS, VSA and Traction Control lights popping up on the dash when I hit 6,000rpm in third gear.

Any relation?
CEL = Check Engine Light. Its the orange warning light.

euro1603

25-09-2010, 12:03 AM

just installed the injen cai.. thank god for the strong aussie dollar $380 includes delivery.. $600 on jdm concept.. cmon guys!!!!! paid on saturday arrived following friday morning... in perfect packaging..
you just can't compare the quality with cheap ass imitations..lesson learnt... the cheap ass one welding gave up in less then a year... great product

hondar

26-09-2010, 10:47 PM

elitee

27-09-2010, 07:14 AM

Also purchased mine
Waiting for delivery got it for $360 go the Aussie dollar

SuperCOW

27-09-2010, 07:35 AM

Also purchased mine
Waiting for delivery got it for $360 go the Aussie dollar

what's the website?

elitee

27-09-2010, 08:13 AM

what's the website?

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/product.php?productid=61529

$377 **

npcan2

27-09-2010, 11:03 AM

Probs Heeltoe auto!

Don't pay with creditcard, there is extra fees... :( I just found this out cos im retarded...

They're in the states btw.

elitee

28-09-2010, 11:35 AM

Injen just arrived, Will install this weekend and let you know how it fits etc

asshat

28-09-2010, 10:33 PM

and post pics

maestro

29-09-2010, 05:26 PM

hey guys, did you guys find any change in fuel consumption after installing the injen CAI? my consumption reads 10.7L/100km on the trip computer, which is the same prior to injen installation, but it seems like the fuel gauge is dropping quicker than it used to.. maybe its just me

sangyz

29-09-2010, 09:38 PM

maybe the after installing the injen its giving you a heavy foot ;]

elitee

30-09-2010, 07:37 AM

Installed it last night couldn't wait till the weekend.
Took me about 4 hours to install having never previously done anything like this.
Installation all parts fitted well bit of jiggling here and there but everything lined up so I'm guessing maybe OP was sent the wrong item..
Anyway took it for a quick spin and WOW absolutely love it you can actully feel the added power and torque and let's not forget about the great rawr it unleashes make the car alot more fun to drive
Will post some pics up soon !

Simonnn

30-09-2010, 08:17 AM

maybe the after installing the injen its giving you a heavy foot ;]

Oh so true :( But to be honest, I never really noticed a difference in fuel consumption even though I like to hear the Injen everywhere I go :P

Installed it last night couldn't wait till the weekend.
Took me about 4 hours to install having never previously done anything like this.
Installation all parts fitted well bit of jiggling here and there but everything lined up so I'm guessing maybe OP was sent the wrong item..
Anyway took it for a quick spin and WOW absolutely love it you can actully feel the added power and torque and let's not forget about the great rawr it unleashes make the car alot more fun to drive
Will post some pics up soon !

:D

euro1603

01-10-2010, 10:41 PM

wrong company to quote. we dont sell injen product. i think you are referring to other company

you're right !!! sorry, i was referring to jdmyard..

SuperCOW

11-02-2011, 07:03 PM

just wondering to the guys that order the injen on heeltoeauto how long did you guys wait?

kuyar11

12-02-2011, 11:26 PM

just wondering to the guys that order the injen on heeltoeauto how long did you guys wait?
Mine took 3 weeks to ship from USA to Sydney.

SPQR

13-02-2011, 07:48 AM

I don't think this mod allows for driving through water much deeper than 15cm (lol). I am glad these things are now manufactured for cars. 30 years ago, I hand made one for my Escort RS2000. I think I invented the idea (lol) after seeing the first cars with mass produced fuel injection systems. I was fascinated by the fancy intake systems and decided to do one for my non-fuel injected car (for those that know what those were).

Crapdaz

14-02-2011, 08:13 AM

For the OP problem - could it be the fact that his battery was not factory (overall dimensions were larger), thus the piping does not fit exact.

I don't think this mod allows for driving through water much deeper than 15cm (lol). I am glad these things are now manufactured for cars. 30 years ago, I hand made one for my Escort RS2000. I think I invented the idea (lol) after seeing the first cars with mass produced fuel injection systems. I was fascinated by the fancy intake systems and decided to do one for my non-fuel injected car (for those that know what those were).
Not 15cm prob around 40cm until the pod is fully submerged.

lstrde

21-02-2011, 09:00 AM

your intake is different to mine, your pipe is larger diameter, take offs in different angle etc
http://http://i56.tinypic.com/112cqc1.jpg