Does anyone else have major fitment issues with trying to get the MAF sensor section to fit into the intermediate intake tubing (clamped on silicone hose)???

I've tried:
-Lube
-Dumping the hose end into boiling hot water (in efforts to soften the hose compound).
-I finally resorted to slicing the inner hose tubing for extra flexibility to get the MAF tube to fit in.

Maybe it's the new silicone tubing PR/Cattman is using for their last batch of CAI but it's so STIFF that it's IMPOSSIBLE to get the MAF tube in.

Any suggestions? Tks.

 

and a lot of blood and sweat!
also tried prying the crap out of it with 2 screwdrivers.
I've installed 4 CAI's and this is the first time I got all this crap. I also noticed the rubber tubing is different from the previous ones. This one is much tighter and thinner than the older ones.
Vic

 

i went through the same problem installing the upper cai piece. it's cattman too. i did spray a lot of lubricant on it, completely loosened the clamps to the maximum, and had to move around the maf sensor piece a lot to get both ends to match up. good luck to you, i know your pain!!

 

Yes! Place Racing definately disapoints me for the over $200 I spent on it!

 

when I installed my PR upper piece (which I bought from Cattman) about a year ago I had no problems fitting it to the MAF

 

ran into that same problem..my bro was in that last GD u had for the upper tube + filter combo....well it took me and my bro, with 2 flathead screwdrivers and about 20mins, to force the tube on the MAF

 

mine doesn't really fit in correctly but i got mine last year.

 

I had mine for less than a year and had no fittment problems at all. the connector/reducer hoses were a shiny black rubber fyi.

 

I noticed a snug fit, but nothing a little force didn't solve. My only problem came with the vacuum hoses. They didn't quite reach. I'll head out and pick up some new hoses, but aside from that, no problems.

 

I have an old prototype version didnt have any fitment problems with the MAF but the CAI piping is too short and it was finished in crappy fake silver before I repainted it metallic blue...

 

should I try to return the piece to Cattman... maybe he'll replace that silicone hose piece with one that'll give a lil.

Vic, Dee and I tried for over an hour using flatheads and everything that we could possible think of to get the MAF piece in but were unsucessful

 

 

I have/had no problems or fitment issues Just bought and installed 2 months ago from cattman...

 

Took a closer look at both ends of the upper tube and it looks to me like Cattman used the same size hose for both ends. That explains why we couldn't get the MAF tube in for the life of us.

That means one thing.. off to the post office tomorrow.

 

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hmm got mine like a month ago, still not installed although a friend was doing it and we got the upper piece on fine, then realized we didn't have the key to the tool box with the plasma cutter so its was pretty much just a "test" fitting heh seemed ok I hope I don't run into any problems when I do it all for real, god i wish I had the n00ts to mess around under the hood

 

mine was perfect!!! Although it was about 3 minuts of an effort to get it but not bad

 

It was fun having two gals spread while I pushed hard...
Vic

 

The end that connects to the throttle body

 

 

ange i can hook yuou up with a piece on coupler that will fit with mininal effort if you wnat just let me know.

 

Cattman messed up my groove.. now he's sending me the replacement coupler to fit my MAF section. I'll let you know what **** of it.

 

hmmmm i have that end going to the throttle body and the other end is going to the MAF.

i used a little bit of motor oil just to lubricate the the silicon hose and then squeezed it in.

 

Same here. I used elbow grease instead of motor oil