Alright, I've used the vast resources on this site and it allowed me, an amateur mechanic to install this sweet beaut:



I have some spacing issues though from the air vent to the heat shield:





How important is it that this be completely sealed and how can I fix it?

 

That does not look right at all. The more sealed the better but it won't change much.

 

How can I get it tighter to the air vent? I installed the bracket that attached from the heat shield and the air vent:



How do I make this look right?

 

You could make a new hole in the bracket to move it over a little more. Is that the only place where it mounts?

 

It mounts at the very bottom:



I guess drilling a new hole in the bracket might work but I'm not sure I have the drill bit to do it with. Ugh.

 

OK, so there's a second hole in the back of the air vent. Not sure what it's for but I'm putting it to use. I moved the heat shield over some, removed the bolt and then put it through the second hole. Readjusted the rubber trim. What do you think now?



Now I just need to find a nut to go thread somehow on the back of the bolt. This look like it'll work? Or should I just try to drill a new hole in the bracket? If I redrill, I'm worried the bracket will then be to long and I'll have to carve off the end of it. Again, just an amateur, wasn't looking for all this extra work.

 

NOOOO! The only peices that overlap are the foam rubber. In the second pic your foam is inverted (the piece attached to the plastic duct). I just did mine last weekend, this is the best pic I have now.



I tried to keep the gap from the foam on opposite ends, granted, it's not an airtight fit, but I don't think it's supposed to be. If you need better pics later let me know.

Hope this helps,

 

Crap. Here's the picture from the install write-up I was going off of.



Looks like he did install the rubber the other way around but just has it peeled back for a good shot. Whoops, give me 30 mins, I'll be right back.

 

In fact, now that I look at it, the ducting is mounted backwards. It should form an extension for your airbox to the heat shield. All you have to do is flip it the opposite direction so it points toward the heat shield. That stuff was sure a pain to work with, I know. Good luck!

 

jesus... no common sense?

 

Alright, I got it fixed:





G35driver does it again! I love this site with all of it's info and supportive people. Thanks ttrank and DVatz.

X-vert, I apologize for not coming out of the womb with amazing car maintenance, repair and install knowledge. Some of us have to make a mistake or two to learn and luckily I have a site like this to help me. You are a useless part of it.

 

Nice job, and congrats! I was surprised how much extra plastic that airbox was carrying around. Hope you enjoy the music our engine makes, now amplified !

 

Comparing the original pic to the latest one, it doesn't look like its attached to the air duct any better...it just looks marginally better meaning that inverting the tube did little. But I don't have the POP charger...so who cares what I think ;-)

 

Bah, sorry... didn't think you'd take it so offensively. But I help out when I can, and since the question to your answer was already answered, I felt the need to post a smart *** comment

 

Just took it for a test drive and it sounds great! I can already see the MPG going down as time at WOT goes up!

Now for the next two projects to be knocked out this weekend:





Hopefully the headlights go much easier but I'll be using this site to help me do it. Thank you again ladies and gentlemen of g35driver.com