Installing Cold Air Intake on 2000 Accord 2 door

[Vegasguy80]

Hey everyone. I was talking to a guy that works on cars often (but not generally Hondas) and he told me we may have to take off the front bumper to install a cold air intake. Is this the case?


Does anyone have a 98-02 Accord 2 Door 4 Cyl that may know or does anyone install them regularly that would know? To me it looks like an easy install but again I am not the mechanic.

Any help on if the installation will really be this difficult is appreciated. Thanks

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

I don't know about the 6th gens, but on my car, the bumper does not have to be removed.

[ebpda9]

nope the bumper does not have to be removed, only part of the splash shield

[ifeldwn02]

mines a 4dr but same front. u just need to undo the bottom splash guard so u can get the filter on but i didnt have to take the bumper of to put in my cai

[spoogenet]

What they said.

Here's a hint that would have saved me some time: jack up that wheel when trying to remove the resonator. It wouldn't clear the bumper without jacking.

The instructions say to take the whole splash shield off, but you really only have to undo about half the fasteners.

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[Duckydos]

Definately make sure to re-install the splash shield properly. I neglected to do so, and the stone sheild eventually got destroyed. Now, I have to worry about water-locking and dirt getting up in there. Good thing I'm getting a new stone shield next month...

[SofaKingSmooth]

it is not that hard to do just tkae your time

[F22B2]

Honda's Accord V6 uses an intake configuration that is similar to other later-model Hondas. There's not mass air sensor in the intake stream since the ECM uses speed-density (manifold pressure) metering of incoming air. Like other Hondas, the Accord has half of its intake system behind the front bumper cover where you can't see it.

Our Injen intake system is their standard air-filter-under-hood deal, and we also picked up the optional cold-air extension. This gives the vehicle operator the choice of cold-air configuration for maximum performance while also retaining the option to drive through deep winter-weather water without worry.

The installation begins with removing the plastic engine covers and stock airbox. It's held to the vehicle with the throttle body clamp and two 10-mm bolts. (One bolt is somewhat hidden between the box and the battery.) The throttle cable is also clipped to the airbox, so be sure to pop it off.

Once the upper portion of the airbox is out, you can see the lower portion that lurks beneath the bumper. Normally this is a snap to remove, but on the Accord you will need to loosen the driver's side of the bumper where it mounts to the fender.
Loosening the bumper isn't as scary as it sounds, as it is held in mostly with quick-release snaps and a single 10-mm bolt. The degree of removal you see here is all that's needed.

The lower portion of the intake is held to the body with two 10-mm bolts; the rear bolt is fairly easy to get to, but the front bolt is of an unusual configuration. Apparently, Honda engineers realized that there wasn't much clearance in this part of the vehicle and ended up using a six-inch (about 150 mm) long bolt for the front position. But, only about 20 millimeters of this bolt is actually threaded, putting the bolt head on the far side of the intake airbox. Keep that in mind when you look for a place to put the wrench.

Once you drop out the lower portion of the stock intake, remove the pre-formed metal pipe that connects the forward valve cover to the stock intake. Conjoined to the pipe is the coolant flow to the throttle body, which will also be temporarily removed. You will not be reusing the conjoined pipe with the Injen intake.

With the Siamese pipe out of the way, thread the rubber vibration isolation mount into the hole that used to hold the upper half of the airbox. The intake slips on to the throttle body using the silicone reducer (included).

All of the stock vacuum fittings hook up to the Injen intake as designed. Use the red silicone hose that came with the intake to connect it to the valve cover, and use the plastic hose union to reconnect the throttle body coolant hoses.

With the cold air extension, you have the option of putting the air filter under the hood or outside the engine bay under the bumper cover. Considering we're not expecting to see much inclement weather for the next few months, we opted for the cold air configuration.



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