trd cai problems

[03MikeSportivo]

I've had my trd cai for aslong as ive had my sportivo..... prob about 6 months.

had a look at it today and notice in a section near the headlight the trd cai piping has worn away...... almost tore a hole in the pipe. also in another spot but not as bad.

anyone else with trd cai have noticed anything of the sort?

I will admit the bracket supplied for the cai that is supposed to reside down near the left hand guard i didnt put in on because the thing was that tight fitting in there, it wasnt gonna move for nothing but now its a little sloppy and almost could have cause some major damage to my engine.

[peekay]

You have to add the bracket. No question. I and several of the others that I have installed have no problems. it mounts fine. just cut the top off the backet and mount using one bolt off the fuse box. Yours would have alot of slop. Mine is completely rigid.

[Danthuyer]

Again you should listen to peekays wisdom ;) cut off the top section of the bracket which has the silver mounted thread on it. then all is sweet :D

[03MikeSportivo]

took ur advice.... hacked away at the original bracket... works a charm.

i was just lazy in the original installation i mean it took me over 7 hours to figure out what fuking hoses are what and still to this date i dunno if its 100% correct but shes works fine... idles fine sucks like a lil school girl so its good enough in my book.

anyways thanks for the advice mate.

[lucio_libre]

sucks like a lil school girl so its good enough in my book.

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Classic!!!!!!! so your CAI doesent do a good job then?? she swallow yet?

[peekay]

Please don't swear on the forum even if it is spelt wrong.... it is not required

[E-Gene]

Huh? Where was there swearing?

[Danthuyer]

03mike - glad to hear you mounted that bracket and all is good :)

[<rollin>]

Mine car seems hesitant off the mark now and even more so when the a/c is on. When warming up the car in the mornings i can nearly fully floor the accelerator and there is nothing there.. it seems to want to cut out. As a result i am riding the clutch more to compensate.

[qkslvr]

Mine car seems hesitant off the mark now and even more so when the a/c is on. When warming up the car in the mornings i can nearly fully floor the accelerator and there is nothing there.. it seems to want to cut out. As a result i am riding the clutch more to compensate.

hi rollin, check to see if there are cracks in your intake pipes after the sensor on the airbox. check to see all clamps are tight.

when was the last time you ran some injector cleaner through the fuel?

anybody, does the corolla have an airflow meter?

[<rollin>]

qkslvr - i have a TRD CAI. Can't seem to find any loose fittings and everything seems to be plugged up. Might try a different angle and go with the injector cleaner ;)

[peekay]

rollin which state are you in. If you are in Melb if you are close by I might be able to have a look at it for you.

[influx]

the air flow meter is plugged in right before the air box man it's a denso one

[oz_viking]

Yep, hot wire type. It needs to sit right in the centre of the intake and, as I posted elsewhere (http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/index.php?showtopic=450), needs non-turbulent air flow.