Acura RSX Cold Air Intake Installation

Tools Required

• Phillips head screw driver
• Flat tip screw driver
• Ratchet
• 10mm socket

Step One

Remove the stock air box or what ever intake you have installed.

Step One - Additional Image

Step One - Optional

I removed a bracket that holds the stock airbox or Injen heatsheild. It is not a great weight savings, but it does clean things up in the engine bay. It still looks like something is missing, but not as much.

Step One - Optional - Additional Image

Step Two

Remove the six clips on top of the bumper. Use a flat head screw driver and be very careful, these clips like to break. Once the clips starts to release work it out from different sides and that will help reduce the chance to breaking them. Do not force it, just work it off slowly.

Step Three

Remove the six clips on the bottom of the bumper. There are 4 across the center and one on each side in front of each wheel.

Step Four

Remove the four screws from the bottom of the bumper. There are two on each side in front of each wheel.

Step Five

Remove the two screws that are located in the fenderwell. There is only one screw per side. It is located in between the bottom and the top of the fender.

Step Six

Remove and drain the stock washer fluid bottle. (Mmmm, good to the last drop)

Step Seven

Cut a hole in the fenderwell to allow clearence of the intake. Looking at the last picture, you can see how much more weight you can save (yes, it is a joke).

Step Eight

Remove the two pumps and the three grommets from the stock washer bottle. Install the pumps and grommets onto the new Injen washer bottle. Install the bottle using the two screws and rubber bolt.

Step Nine

Install the flexable intake arm onto the intake and feed the intake up and through to the throttle body. Make sure you are in 5th gear to make sure you have enough clearence between the intake and the transmisson.

Note: You may have to either cut off or bend the bracket that holds battle cable to the battery bracket. Injen suggests that you remove the battery and bracket. This would help the install and help to remove or cut the bracket in question.

Step Ten

Remove the stock hoses and install the hoses provided in the kit.

Step Eleven

Install the filter and make sure everything is tightened down. Remove the negative side of the battery or disconnect the ECU to reset it. Leave it disconnected for about 5 minutes, reconnect, turn the car on and let it sit idle for about 15 minutes and you will be ready to go!