Short Ram Intake - Submitted by fifthgear Tools needed: Phillips head screw driver (medium) Flat head screw driver (large) 10mm Wrench Ratchet 10mm ratchet socket Nylon Cable Tie 1. Using the wrench, remove the heat shield which is covering the front part of the battery and is attached to the stock air filter. Removed: 2. Using the Phillips head screw driver, begin to unfasten the metal fasteners holding together the stock tube to the throttle body. 3. With your fingers, semi-gently begin twisting the rubber 'nipple' off of the stock tube that was previously attacked to the throttle body. 4. Once the upper piece of tubing has been removed from the throttle body, remove the top of the air box by pushing back the clips that are in place. 5. Once the top of the airbox has been removed, take out the entire filter until you are left with the following: 6. Begin to remove the three bolts that are holding the bottom of the airbox using the ratchet with the 10mm socket attached. 7. Once you have removed the bottom part, your engine bay should look like this: And you should have the following on your garage floor: 8. You will then want to put on your new coupler. Lube it up a bit with spit because it might be a bit tricky to feed it over the throttle body mouth. Fasten one of the metal fasteners around the throttle body mouth and coupler. Ensure it is snug. 9. Line up the tubing accordingly and before placing it in the coupler, lube the little 'nob' with some spit and put the rubber 'nipple' back over it like the original setup. Place the tubing now into the coupler and ensure it is securely put together. Begin to insert the tubing into the coupler and make sure it is firmly in place and as far as it can go into the coupler. Fasten the other end of the coupler to the new tubing. 10. I used this bracket (the L shaped one that came with the kit) and attached it around the metal coupler band that holds on my air filter to the tubing. I installed it my own way, but it's holding the air filter on properly. This is what it looks like for me now. I used one of the brackets and a cable tie and tied it to the little gray box (I think it's where the door chimes and such are). Just make sure everything is on tightly and that you haven't pushed the air filter too far on the tubing. You'll feel the tension and know when it's right. 11. This is what it should now look like. You don't want the newly installed pipe rubbing up against anything, especially not the little white plastic container with the black cap that is resting on the engine wall infront of the driver side. Double-check everything and turn the car on. Make sure that you it is not vibrating too much and that everything sounds alright. Give it a couple of revs if you'd like and/or take it around the block. 12. The final product! Here is what it should look like (minus the change I made hooking up the bracket piece, but you get the idea: 13. Like KeWLKaT has told me, you want to reset your ECU. Disconnect the negative terminal of your battery. Then apply the brakes for 30 seconds, and put the terminal back on. YOU WILL SEE mini sparks flying. I figured this would happen so I wore rubber gloves when putting it back on and tightening the bolt. I wanted to avoid getting shocked. If your reset was successful, your clock should be reset. Adjust the clock, then "proceed to drive it like you stole it." You will feel a difference from driving without the reset and then with the reset.. atleast I noticed it. You can also try doing it another way if you'd like to not have to reset your clock and adjust your head unit all over again. Just remove the fuses that are marked ECU for a few seconds and replace them. I haven't personally tried this, but I keep reading it so I thought I'd post this option too. Click here to discuss this Do It Yourself Guide.

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