silver 06 hatch

[serega12]

So I finally got my intake installed. And it made more difference than I thought it would! I didn't realize how restrictive stock piping is until I installed my CAI!

So anyways, on Sunday night I installed the piping with K&N filter (took some fitting and wiggling since the K&N cone is a little bigger in size than the one that came from chromeintakes but I would rather keep my $65 cone over the $20 one that came with the kit.

And today (Monday) I received the AEM air bypass valve and K&N drycharge wrap (to keep the moisture out). Installed both of those, but it was after dark, and I didn't get a chance to take pictures of the whole thing installed. So here are the pictures that I have so far...

Chromeintakes piping and filter (the K&N that's on the right in the picture got put onto the final setup)


Chromeintakes cone vs K&N cone


And the same filters from the bottom...


Sensor installed (it took some modifying, the plastic "ring" by the base of the sensor would not fit through the opening on the piping, so I took a small metal saw to it... made it fit). It had to be cut out of the stock piping...


And here's a view down the pipe (I double- and triple-checked to make sure that it's sitting in there the right way, I'm not sure if the direction matters, but I installed it exactly the same way so the air would drag across the element in there)


And this is the last photo of the day (both already installed in the car)...
K&N cone wrapped in a nice water repellent hydrowrap, or "drycharge wrap" made exactly to fit by K&N and the AEM air bypass valve... Let's hope it holds up.


I will post some pics of the whole thing installed here soon!

[petrified.rabbit]

So I finally got my intake installed. And it made more difference than I thought it would! I didn't realize how restrictive stock piping is until I installed my CAI!

i thought so too. nice write up.

[LarsBud]

Good bye ugly rubber, hello shinny!!

[Nemasys]

Nice :P

[croush]

Hey serega12, great looking ride. Seriously.

Sorry to hijack the thread away from the intake discussion, but you mentioned you've thrown an 09/10 spoiler on your 06; any trouble with that? Same mounting holes? It looks like the hatch hasn't changed in the update, but I ordered an 09/10 spoiler for my 07 Aveo5 and I'm wondering how much work I'll have to do to make it fit.

Many thanks.

[serega12]

Hey serega12, great looking ride. Seriously.

Sorry to hijack the thread away from the intake discussion, but you mentioned you've thrown an 09/10 spoiler on your 06; any trouble with that? Same mounting holes? It looks like the hatch hasn't changed in the update, but I ordered an 09/10 spoiler for my 07 Aveo5 and I'm wondering how much work I'll have to do to make it fit.

Many thanks.

Mine didn't have any holes to begin with because it came with no spoiler so no holes to match up. And is it hard? If you can drill two holes (that's for the lip spoiler, for the one with two posts it could be 4 holes, not sure), then you can do it. Just measure it first to make sure they fit right. they give you a couple of nice templates, but I just measured mine without them and made sure it would be symmetrical. 2 bolts and a double-tape. That's about it.

And you won't have any work to do to make it actually fit, there is no change in the hatch between 04-08 and 09-10 hatches. Just drilling the holes.

[croush]

That's just what I was hoping to hear. Thanks!

[serega12]

That's just what I was hoping to hear. Thanks!

Yup. Glad I could help. Post some pictures up in the Pics and Vids section when you install it. Are you getting the two-post or lip style?

[screech985]

just wondering about your springs, do you have any clearance issues with them. i was thinking about getting some this summer and i'm just afraid i'm going to bottom out.

[serega12]

just wondering about your springs, do you have any clearance issues with them. i was thinking about getting some this summer and i'm just afraid i'm going to bottom out.

Nope. Not so far. I'm even able to drive up about a 45 degree driveway if I do it carefully. And that's with my side skirts and front bumper being a few inches lower than stock...