SE CAI

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:51 pm

Autobarn and Supercheap auto usually carry a selection of silicone joiners.

They tend to only have the simpler ones (ie: straight, 45deg,90deg) rather than the more complex ones (3in in to 2.5 out etc)
It really depends how complex the pipe you need is.

Oh, and unfortunately most of the ones they have are blue. But I think they might be stocking black joiners now?

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:20 pm

I bought a section of silicon hose and some clamps from this eBay seller recently.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/My-Car-Perfor ... 7675.l2563

Highly recommended as they even called me to confirm the order details before shipping as I requested an odd collection of bitz.
You don't get that type of service from an eBay seller often!

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:32 pm

BEGi contacted me, it is in the air, excuse the pun
Steven

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:04 pm

Hi I have fitted the BEGI CAI and I am astounded the difference it made in power and torque, worth every dollar.It begs the question why didn't MAZDA do something similar.
As for noise it is quiet, you can hear the BOV but it is in no way intrusive.
Booked into ChipTorque for next Wednesday. I will let you know how it goes

Cheers
Steven

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:54 pm

Congrats, I started putting mine in last night, the instructions are crap.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 3:44 pm

Great to hear WASP, got any pictures of it installed?

@ Okibi.... Instructions!? :roll:

...... you should be ashamed, they're only ever to be used as a last resort! :wink:

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:39 pm

Okibi wrote:Congrats, I started putting mine in last night, the instructions are crap.

Conversely, the AEM CAI intake instructions are probably the best I've ever seen: http://www.catalograck.com/ImgVD/AEI/22489.pdf

- step-by-step installation WITH PICTURES!

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:16 am

Okibi wrote:Congrats, I started putting mine in last night, the instructions are crap.

Yes they are, I have sent them an Email with some suggestions, such as decent photos and better descriptions. After all instructions are intended for the uninitiated.
Steven

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:17 am

Nevyn72 wrote:Great to hear WASP, got any pictures of it installed?

@ Okibi.... Instructions!? ...... you should be ashamed, they're only ever to be used as a last resort!

Not yet but I will post some.

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:06 pm

ChipTorque have waved their magic wand over it,180 rwhp with BEGI CAI,Magnaflow cat back exhaust and MBC set at 11lbs. It still has the STD intercooler and Cat. An increase in RWHP of some 30% if my maths are correct.
Cheers
Steven

Postby **Okibi** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:01 pm

Nevyn72 wrote:...@ Okibi.... Instructions!? ...... you should be ashamed, they're only ever to be used as a last resort!

Instructional design and visual communication make up part of my day job, I was disappointed an engineering firm hadn't put the some thought into the rest of the product. Good instructions would have only taken a day to develop and must save a heap of time supporting customers who ring to say "how do I do this bit" or "am I missing a part?"

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:29 pm

You should read the BC Racing BR Series coilover instructions that come in the kit.
These are made in Taiwan and it looks like someone just did an auto-translation of the instructions from Mandarin to English and no English speaker actually proof-read them - very little of it makes sense but, with a lot of time, you can guess what they meant if you look at the diagrams and re-interpret the "Chinglish".
I'm a bit of a "grammar-Nazi" so am surprised that anyone releasing a quality product can't even be bothered producing good instructions - at the very least, the instructions should be grammatically correct for the target audience.

WASP · Postby **WASP** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:19 pm

Okibi wrote:Congrats, I started putting mine in last night, the instructions are crap.

Hi Okibi
How did you tighten the bolt under the radius of the outlet tube, picture # ten.
Cheers
Steven

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:01 pm

Very good question, without pic number 10 I think I know which you mean.

I tightened it up as much as I could with my fingers first, then I have a small hex shaped bit a bit like one of these ...

Instead of using the socket I put a spanner around it and tightened as much as I could, slow going.