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Hey i got a cold air box and i need help with getting this right

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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:46 PM
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Hey i got a cold air box and i need help with getting this right

well i got the old plastic box out and so far nothing has gone right , ive had to cut it down so many times its getting stupied , my dad says its suposto lean foward and its leaving a big gap when its that way , it wont lean back and the brackets fit up , and i need to know how im going to hook this up!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:49 PM
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I REALY NEED HELP , I FELL AS IF $150 ARE DOWN THE DRAIN!!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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Any pics? You might have to move things that are in the way but I doubt you are supposed to cut any of the "box." If it needed cutting I'm sure it would have came that way.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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HEY PPL I NEED HELP FAST!!!!! listin nothing is hooking up right theres huge gaps , i came here for ome help and i realy need it!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:54 PM
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well my dad refuses to belive that , he said you always cut around it, the transmission cooler line is running right in the ay of the box!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:57 PM
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post some pics because with out seeing the box we have no idea what the problem is. Or speak is great detail
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 02:58 PM
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wtf are you suposto do , hes cut half of it away , its still no weres close fitting and the brackets arent anyweres near were they sould be , every dang hose is pasing by there and none of them car be moved cause there steal or plastic!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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ok well the metal thing holding the raidator and ducting is at an angle , the box is not at that angle , and were the box drops in theres a line running stright up that meets the bottom of the box and prevents it from going down into place , it uses the preexisting brackets and the way the aera is modeled , the brackets will not meet the box unless we cut most of it away !
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:03 PM
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Who did you buy this from?
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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hes cut half of it away , its still no weres close fitting
WTF?!? So you have no more of the $150 box left huh? Damn...I think you need to reconsider getting help from your pops, just a suggestion.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:13 PM
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Spelling lessons too.........sorry can't help myself.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:18 PM
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well this isnt a bashing room , i came here to get help not to be made fun of , ill take my bussness somewere else , every time i ask a question , i get a stupied anwser , while all you ppl are changing engines and transmissions , you dont even know how to put a box in!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:19 PM
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wel i bought this from mariah sports ,we keep askin em they keep saying there moving shop and keep making excueses ,ive gave up for today!
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:20 PM
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well i didnt have a choice he came out there and said i know everything about cars and started cutting and saying well they know nothing there ive worked on cars all my life and went to cutting away
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:21 PM
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and to anwser the spelling problem , my keyboard have some bad keys and you gotta push em hard and sometimes that makes it hard to spell everything just right
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:23 PM
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Man its very difficult to help with this. First off not many people on here spend that money for their box. Most make their own. Second, its not a hard install, just can't be. Are the TII and NA ones different? Did you get a different one maybe? Or maybe a S4 or S5 one?
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:25 PM
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Ok, Sorry. First I don't trust Mariah. They hate spending time on the phone with people and they were really ******* rude to me whenever I called just to ask 1 question. Which package of theirs did you buy?
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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The package you bought is probably this:

Mariah Cold Airbox Kit
1986-1992 Turbo II & Non-Turbo
(This is a "DO-IT-YOURSELF" kit for those people who have ALREADY MODIFIED their intake system in one way or another. Package includes a Mariah closeout panel assembly & installation hardware Only)


The one you should have bought is if the car is stock is:

Mariah Cold Airbox and K&N FIPK Package
1986-1988 Turbo II & Non-Turbo
(This package includes a COMPLETE, emissions legal, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit and a Mariah closeout panel assembly and ALL other NECESSARY HARDWARE for INSTILLATION.)
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by RotaryWeaponSE7EN
The package you bought is probably this:

Mariah Cold Airbox Kit
1986-1992 Turbo II & Non-Turbo
(This is a "DO-IT-YOURSELF" kit for those people who have ALREADY MODIFIED their intake system in one way or another. Package includes a Mariah closeout panel assembly & installation hardware Only)


The one you should have bought is if the car is stock is:

Mariah Cold Airbox and K&N FIPK Package
1986-1988 Turbo II & Non-Turbo
(This package includes a COMPLETE, emissions legal, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit and a Mariah closeout panel assembly and ALL other NECESSARY HARDWARE for INSTILLATION.)
Yep thats probably the problem.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:42 PM
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Ryde stop post whoring you *****. Oh wait I'm doing it too. Doooh.....
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:45 PM
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are you cutting a aftermarket box or stock box? if it is an aftermarket box it should drop right in. just remove the stock box by removing all the screws holding the top of the box in then remove airfilter and on the underside there are some bolts to remove ,after that your aftermarket box should fit.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:49 PM
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well this isnt a bashing room , i came here to get help not to be made fun of , ill take my bussness somewere else , every time i ask a question , i get a stupied anwser...
This is exactly why you don't get any help around here! Every post you make insults the people you're demanding help you. You make ten posts in less than an hour because you expect instant results and get all snotty when you don't get what you want. If you take your "bussness" elsewhere I doubt you'll be missed.
...while all you ppl are changing engines and transmissions , you dont even know how to put a box in!
No, you are the one who can't put a simple heat shield in...
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:53 PM
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Its aftermarket and its says its a do-it-yourself kit. Heres the picture they have for it. The one on the left is the drop in kit. the one on the right is the do-it-yourself.
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 03:54 PM
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NZ, you ever thought of anger management classes? j/k.....
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Old Dec 30, 2002 | 04:15 PM
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yep looks like the prob.
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