DIY PRL CAI for Stock Manifold w/ Battery Relocation

ron v

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Oh got ya. Damn.
 

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Hopefully i don't round it off enough to need to cut the line. I'd hate to have to get it to a shop for an intake install...
If the wrench already slipped, heat isn't prob going to help. I mean, it will help, but you will prob have to turn it off with a pair of vise grips.

They make a locking type for bolts that may be needed since yours is rounded. They have 4", 7" and 10" versions of it. They're extremely helpful. I have some that I use all the time. I'm sure a hardware store would carry them as well. Heat + a vise grip of some type is prob the solution.

Amazon productView: https://www.amazon.com/Tools-VISE-GRIP-Locking-Wrench-Cutter/dp/B00004SBBD?th=1
 
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Any concerns about the battery being so low? I get flash floods where I live. I'm going with the SRI, but I like the idea of it being a faux CAI
 

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Any concerns about the battery being so low? I get flash floods where I live. I'm going with the SRI, but I like the idea of it being a faux CAI
If you've got water up to where your headlights are, you've got other problems....like the inside of your car completely flooded.
 

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It appears that the battery terminals are at the bottom of the headlight roughly. Again, you'd have water pouring into your doors at even like a foot of water. The car would be totaled by insurance. I know a guy who bought a bunch of civics that were flooded. The whole wiring harness/electrical system has to be replaced when that happens. Insurance totals it out. He rips out the carpets/seats and rewires the whole car. Sells them as salvaged.
 

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Finally had my intake installed by a real pro who had a few spare metal clutch lines.

He was a bit puzzled at first by the complexity of the install but he didn't bother with it for long.
 
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