Just installed intake

[njk1]

So i ordered the cheap ford focus intake off of ebay. I am extremely surprised on the sound and the notice in power from the whole 30$ i spent. I didnt drill a hole for the AIT in the intake itself, I found a part at autozone for 10$ that was well worth it. Its made by spectre and it is a vaccum/sensor tube. The AIT screwed right in. So here are couple of pics for you guys to see. The sensor tube is right after the MAF youll see it.

Dont mind the dirty engine compartment, Im cleanin it this week

[pre98zetec]

Clean that engine bay!!!!

[mystiquevltwin]

Dont mind the dirty engine compartment, Im cleanin it this week

youd better give yourself the whole day to clean that!

looks good

[njk1]

youd better give yourself the whole day to clean that!

Thats why i said this week...

[CRZYDRVR]

Looks like a pretty good buy.

[KerryKool]

Not bad. Clean up the engine bay and get after shots up here.

[Hydramatic]

It's supposed to look like this...



Degreaser is your friend!! Try some mag-polish on that intake tube.

[njk1]

WOW surprising, what kind of degreaser did you use. and how bad was the engine bay before that?

[Hydramatic]

WOW surprising, what kind of degreaser did you use. and how bad was the engine bay before that?

Mine was about like yours, minus the rust (It was an Arizona/Texas car...). I'm not even sure if the degreaser I used is still made. It was the spray-bottle type Blue Coral degreaser, but simple green, etc should be just fine. Also, I spent a couple hours getting the heat shield off and mag-polishing it by hand, so if you want it to actually be shiny, you'll need to do that too(it's kinda dull if you only clean it off.)

It took a long time to get the engine bay that nice looking. I just cleaned a little bit every time I washed the car, which was like every week...Have fun with it!

[njk1]

Well heres the engine after the first round of degreaser... I need to buy a better scrub brush then ill be good to go....
Like the AEM sticker?... my buddy put it on there last night after he put a intake on his civic..