AEM Cold Air Intake to "Injen Style" Short Ram Intake Conversion

When I bought my AEM Cold Air Intake(CAI), I was naturally aspired. Now I'm Supercharged. I didn't want to run the CAI anymore becuase of the increased risk of hydrolock. Injen has a Short Ram Intake that is an amazing setup. The Cone Filter sits right over the hole where the AEM CAI pipe goes through. So the Injen SRI still gets cold air and because if where the hole is, the battery is acting as a heat shield for the cone. Injen's Short Ram Intake was what I wanted but I didn't want to throw away my AEM CAI that I paid $250 for and I didn't want to pay another $200 for a Injen SRI. So I copied the Injen SRI design (a bit) and built a really effective SRI out of my AEM CAI. I did however, have to purchase a new K&N Filter ($47 CN).

Tools Needed.
Flathead Screwdriver
Hacksaw
Compressor fitting (not sure what its called but the pics are below)
Thread Sealer Tape/Ribbon
1/2 Inch Drill bit
Electric Drill (that can hold a 1/2 inch drill bit)
Two 1/2 Inch Rubber Grommets (for wires, look in car electrical)
Measuring Tape
Metal File
Cotton Towel
K&N Filter Model #RU-3700
Vacuum Line Plug

Choosing A Path
I looked over the whole CAI vs. SRI path. I flipped the CAI (top half) over to get "The Path" that I had choosen. Nevermind the writting that says "See....Perfect fit". Its not a "Perfect fit". I thought it would be but its not. At least not AT the throttle body...The rest of the SRI was a perfect fit tho.

The AEM Cold Air Intake actually does fit on a supercharger but it may rub on the power steering line... Turning the CAI Top upside down, bypasses the hydrolic break line completely.

Drilling The Holes
Take the top half of your AEM CAI and flip it over like in the pictures below. Drill two 1/2 inch holes in the area's in the pictures. Clean up the holes with a metal file (removing the metal burrs) and remove all metal shavings from inside the pipe. Insert your 1/2 inch rubber grommet into those holes.

Screw In Air Compressor Fitting And Air Temperature Sensor
Apply Thread Sealer tape to threads of Air Compressor Fitting and Air Temperature Sensor.
With ONE finger on the top of Air Compressor Fitting, apply pressure on Fitting and screw into rubber grommet with the other hand. It will be super tight and will seem like its not going to screw in but keep going cus IT WILL SCREW IN. This will provide a good seal. Do the same for the Temperature Sensor.

Stock Alarm Horn
If you have an Aftermarket Alarm with its own horn, the stock alarm's horn is just in the way. Remove it. If you are still using the stock alarm, then do NOT remove this horn. Your gunna have to work around that horn.

Cut The Lower Pipe
I cut the lower pipe about 2 and 3/4 Inches from the Inside of the brace (not the weld, the brace itself). I Measured from the inside of the brace because I had a Bypass Filter on this CAI unit so it is missing ~1 inch on the end. For accuracy I choose to measure from the brace. Clean up the newly cut edge with a metal file and remove any metal shavings from inside the pipe.

Take CAI hose clamp, and put it around the pipe. Line it up so It is straight up and down, and where you measured from the pipe brace. I used a marker and went around the edge of the hose clamp; use the hose clamp as a straight line. Remove the hose clamp. Then use a hacksaw to cut on the marker line. Rotated the pipe when the hacksaw goes all the way through the pipes wall. Keep rotating till all of the pipe was cut.

Use a metal file to get rid of any metal chunks on the newly cut pipe. Clean with a air compressor or cotton towel; NO metal shaving are to be left in the pipe!

Attach the New K&N filter and do a test fit. IF it doesn't fit you may need to cut (off either end) a little bit more of the pipe.

Last Step
Once you have everything the way you want it, clamp everything down. Don't forget to oil your new K&N Filter and let it sit overnight.

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