I am about to install an AEM Short Ram intake into a 1999 Honda Civic EX Coupe SOHC Engine. The instructions that came with AEM said to drain about 1 gal of coolant from the engine during the install & to replace it after installation. Is this necessary?
Has anyone installed a shorty on a 99 before?

I searched and all I found was a few pics of a CAI for a 99 and a 98 install guide.

 

taking out coolant just for an intake?? i've never heard of that before...

 

Not necessary. I didnt do it when I installed mine (AEM CAI), and I've been running it for almost a year with no issues.

 

umm no, I think the AEM people were smoking crack before they wrote it but jsut remove the stock air box and hook it up, take the - battery terminal off before you start and reconnect it when your done, then let the engine run for 10 min to let the ECU reset the sensor on the intake so you wont get a CEL

 

yea got no idea what they talking about and i got the same car 99ex civic coupe its just a mather of taking of the stock sistem swaping the sensor and vac line to the new intake tube reconet the baterie like ivtec sayed and be on your way whit a better sounding car

 

i have an aem sri and i didn't remove any coolant. maybe it's a typo mistake by aem. [&:]

 

nah they were just on CRAck when the wrote it

 

Got it installed no problem. Easy. AEM's instructions were garbage. I'm glad they didn't write the Haynes manual, becuase they might have me removing wheels to replace washer fluid!!!

 

LOL