I am considering installing an AEM intake for my GTv6. I recall reading a while back that a certain brand intake had a problem with rubbing against the break booster vaccume line. Was that this model intake? Has that problem been solved? Also, does this intake require that the hole in the engine bay be enlarged to fit the piping? If so, what is the best way to do it? Lastly, where is the best place online to get one? Who has the best price!

Thanks,
Tim

I thought there was a intake thread on sticky!?

OK, if there is a stickey, i'm not seeing it. Anyway, I odered the AEM intake. Are there any problems that I should plan for when installing this? Thanks!

OK, if there is a stickey, i'm not seeing it. Anyway, I odered the AEM intake. Are there any problems that I should plan for when installing this? Thanks!

Yes, it was AEM that having those problem... You should have gotten Injen... ;)

Well, since you ordered it you can avoid rubbing by placing a rubber hose over the brake line(whatever that line is). Those silicon rubber hose would work perfect..... :biggrin:

As r100s stated, you can remedy the problem by slipping a small piece of silicon tubing over the brake line in the affected area; just slit the hose and slide it over the brake hose.

As to your second question, the hole in the fender needs to be enlarged to accomodate AEM's piping (3" diameter). You can make two parallel cuts at the far corners of the hole (hacksaw blade works) and then bend up the central portion. You can then either leave that portion curled up or cut it off. I used a heavy-duty "metal snipper" to snip mine away.

All told, expect 2 - 2.5 hours for the install.

As r100s stated, you can remedy the problem by slipping a small piece of silicon tubing over the brake line in the affected area; just slit the hose and slide it over the brake hose.

As to your second question, the hole in the fender needs to be enlarged to accomodate AEM's piping (3" diameter). You can make two parallel cuts at the far corners of the hole (hacksaw blade works) and then bend up the central portion. You can then either leave that portion curled up or cut it off. I used a heavy-duty "metal snipper" to snip mine away.

All told, expect 2 - 2.5 hours for the install.

How would a piece of silicon tubing over the brake line help the brake hose from ripping apart from INSIDE? The problem with this is that the metal is tearing the brake line from inside out (not directly from AEM aluminum pipe) when the engine moves each time you rev hard...
::)

An extra 16 hp is tearing the brake line? You'd think Hyundai would have built themselves alittle more breathing room than that....

I have an AEM CAI on my car and I don't see where it would be rubbing against the brake line...had it on for atleast 3months now and everything looks good under the hood. If my brakes give out one day i'll try and remember to post it ;)

i hope AEM doesnt result in problems...i had a tough decision between injen and aem but damn...if my AEM wasnt so much prettier id prolly trade it in for the ease of the injen

Hey Guys, I just wantd to update you with what's goin on. Yesterday I ordered an AEM intake from Tony at ADAracinginnovations.com. Unfortionately, after I ordered it I realised that it probably wasn't exactily what I was looking for. I posted several other topics looking into injen (which i am still researching). Anyway, I was considering canceling my order with tony and going with the injen setup. I was kinda supprised when I got an e-mail from him asking if I wanted to cancel my order! It turns out he was reading the posts on NT.com, and saw that I probably wasn't going to be happy with what I had purchased. I just wanted to note how helpful he was. He refunded my money without a probelm!! A++++ for Tony at ADAracinginnovations.com

get the injen, the aem isn't worth all the trouble to install between cutting the hole bigger and the brake line rubbing. My injen will be here this week, i got it from NOPI for 205 shipped :shocked:

get the injen, the aem isn't worth all the trouble to install between cutting the hole bigger and the brake line rubbing. My injen will be here this week, i got it from NOPI for 205 shipped :shocked:
Do you have a BPV installed? If so, how did ya do it?

All this crap about the brake line messing things up for the AEM....and then the hole needing to be widened...

Just waiting for the prices to drop!

-Scott

i just put my AEM CAI in and it doesn't rub.. perfects they changed the design a little bit?

I doubt it....I think you just installed it in such a way that it does not come into contact with anything.....I have only seen a couple of claims of the brake line problem, and I am thinking they were either isolated defective pieces that were included with their intake, or they were simply not installed properly.

-Scott

I just ordered the AEM Short Ram Intake. I went with the SRI over the CAI because I like to drive in areas that would pick up a lot more crap if I had a CAI. Plus the SRI should be easyer to take in and out when ever I take my car to the dealer for service.

Does anyone have pics of the AEM SRI or have it in there car?

Here's a pic. I had an AEM SRI on my car for about 4 months before going with their CAI. I covered it with an Injen heat shield. KEEP IN MIND: it should really be described as an AEM FILTER. All you get is an AEM cone filter and a bracket. The filter slips onto the end of the MAF and then the bracket supports it. The pipe which is almost always shown in the photo IS NOT included...

how deep can we run into water puddles before were talking hydro locking? is a good splash going to cause any issues??

no. you have to submerge your actuall filter in a huge f'in puddle for it to suck up water. If just "splashing" caused it...everytime it rained we have to fork out a bunch of money to fix our engines.

You don't have to cut the opening, just get some vise grips and put a cloth over the end and bend down the edges a bit, the AEM will slide right in.

Here's a pic. I had an AEM SRI on my car for about 4 months before going with their CAI. I covered it with an Injen heat shield. KEEP IN MIND: it should really be described as an AEM FILTER. All you get is an AEM cone filter and a bracket. The filter slips onto the end of the MAF and then the bracket supports it. The pipe which is almost always shown in the photo IS NOT included...
I ran with a similar setup on my car for about 6months. Basically a filter on the end of the MAF sensor. I can tell you that it is in no way close to the AEM setup. I put on the AEM yesterday, and my first pull surprised the sh!t out of me. While the filter setup is good, it is not even close to the CAI setup. With your setup, I only noticed strong pull from like 4000+rpm, whereas the full CAI pulls just as strong from about 3000, and by the time it hits 4000 it is alot stronger.

As far as cutting the whole. I just bent the hole a very tiny bit, and the tube fit perfect. I also didnt notice mine rubbing on the brake lines...

so as far as installing the bypass valve you can just put it between the MAF and the second section of the pipe(the lower pipe)?

Yep, thats where I would put it. Between the MAF sensor and the lower intake pipe.

I have heard it robs alot of power, and MadCow8Me seems to have agreed with that, as he just installed a non-bpv'ed aem to replace his one with a BPV. He says the difference is huge

i can understand that i mean i'tls like putting a piece of cloth there allowing warmer air in and not allowing and much cold air to be sucked... it's kind of like how that duel SRI/CAI thing that someone posted aboot would work... i probably won't install one... cause i don't really submerge my car in water often.

Well, I still think you would get alot more cold air than warm air with the bpv though. I described it earlier as a straw with a crack in it. If you suck through it, you'll easily get air from the other end of the straw. However, as soon as you put it in water, you lose the vaccuum and the air "bypasses" through the crack.

that is a pretty good way to explain it i think

Regardless of how it works, it still robs you of a large amount of the power provided by the CAI

Here's a pic. I had an AEM SRI on my car for about 4 months before going with their CAI. I covered it with an Injen heat shield. KEEP IN MIND: it should really be described as an AEM FILTER. All you get is an AEM cone filter and a bracket. The filter slips onto the end of the MAF and then the bracket supports it. The pipe which is almost always shown in the photo IS NOT included...


I just ordered the AEM short ram, and it comes with the pipe to relocate the filter to the stock location. You can buy the AEM short ram for like 50 bucks but you will only get the filter and adapter, if you buy if for 90 you get the pipe. I emailed the company I bought if from just to make sure, they even asked me what color I wanted the pipe to be.