I've noticed ever since I got the car that the stock intake's cold air scoop tube always comes loose from the airbox... this past weekend I put the scoop back on and tried duct-taping the tube connection so it won't come off, but the duct tape isn't working too well. I noticed my extra "low end" was gone today on the way home, then when I got home I noticed it was coming loose.

So I must ask... should I just try a better job with the duct tape or does anyone else have any ingenius ideas for holding the stock intake's scoop to the airbox tightly? It would seem that sealing the tube connection is necessary for the scoop's ultimate functionality.

 

uh so do u have the stock intake or cai?

i have the berk and left the scoop on, but it kept coming loose. So i duct taped the scoop to the resonator, and so far its worked quite well.

 

A small screw to the side should do it. Mine comes off but i am haven't even bothered with it. Might get it permanently fixed this weekend.

 

Same problem, thought about using a big a$$ zip strip in some way.

 

is the weather stripping(foam with double-sided tape or whatever it is) around the connection deteriorated? Not on the air scoop itself, but where the scoop connects to the airbox. I replaced mine with weatherstripping from home depot, and that seems to keep it air tight...

 

yeah possibly, is the foam stuff actually supposed to hold it on??

(FYI- yes, this is the stock intake)

A small screw in the side may be an idea... I might remove the battery and fiddle around with it.

 

Time to awaken the corpse of this dead thread!


I have the same problem, it has not escaped my attention, but I did not think it really mattered all that much.

Here's my suggestion: Use some medium strength tension/extension springs, with hooks on each end, to keep the intake scoop together. The extension springs will still allow the whole assembly to flex under hard acceleration and all that. You will have to install something for the springs to attach to. I suggest eyelet screws (or hooks) with washers and nuts to keep the ends from stripping out of the plastic, and an application of blue Loctite (thread locker) on all fasteners (optional).

So, get small hardware; threaded eyelets with nuts, washers and drill holes on each end of the scoop either just top and bottom (two springs total), or one spring on each side (the scoop has a squarish cross section) assemble the scoop and then lastly, use pliers to stretch the springs to each eyelet. Voila!

 

just do what I did


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