bhk1004

prefer not to delete.

I am hearing that people are reconnecting with new lines. Does anyone know what they used?

Orjinal

That metal line resting against the carbon fiber is going to chew through it.

I suggest you remove that metal line, buy a foot of 1/4" fuel line and connect the coolant line from the head to the intake manifold with it.

bhk1004

thanks. Will give it a whirl this weekend. Will I need to bleed the coolant to get air out of the system or will it push out on it's own?

Orjinal

You won't have to bleed it. The following link is the instructions for the k&n kit. Look at picture #9. https://www.knfilters.com/instructions/57-3514_inst.pdf Those are the two ends you'll be connecting.

AP2SSM

If you’re quick enough you can do it without draining. That’s how I did mine. Just put your finger over the fittings once you disconnect oem lines to avoid spillage. Keep your finger here until you’re ready to stab the new hose in. Keep the hose elevated higher than then the engine to avoid draining out the hose. Don’t do it when it’s hot for obvious reasons. It’s hard to mess up. Just reconnect a to b with minimal mess.

bhk1004

Appreciate it everyone. Will attempt this over the weekend.

Langelo DeMysterioso

Also when its's time to close the hood remove all that rubber crap and the underlying metal piece and adjust your hood latch. I took the whole $ht apart and reinstalled it the following weekend after I originally installed it. I can close the hood now but it rubs some parts of the intake and I'm looking for a thinner rubber molding because I don't like the little gap that I have at the front of the hood.

AngryTurtle

He has a 2008 so he doesnt have the air pump.

flanders

Oh good call, not sure how I could miss that from the picture.
Hard to see any problems then, just remove the metal pipes and replace with hose in same dimension.

bhk1004

Appreciate all the help and information guys! Swapped out the line and she looks much cleaner. Took longer than expected as I needed to take off the intake from the throttle body to get to the bottom part of the hose but much happier now!