PRM Intake - GE Installation DIY

[reako]

A few members will soon receive the new GE PRM Intake; I got mine last night and thought I would snap a few photos to help ease installation.

I will monitor this thread and can help answer any questions in an effort to prevent several "PRM HELP!!! HELP!!!" redundant threads, and to prevent Gerry from getting inundated with calls as the kits arrive.

Gerry includes detailed installation instructions and a nice diagram which ships with the kit - the photos below just help map everything out.

**Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself, nor FITFREAK.NET endorse, recommend, encourage nor take any responsibility for the outcome of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!**

Tools used:

10mm socket wrench – Removing bolts from stock intake, removing battery cables
Flathead screwdriver – tighten connectors
7/32" SAE size hex screw head – loosen stock intake *Thanks manxman!
Pliers – loosen battery cage nuts
Flashlight - it helps




1 & 2 - Loosen these two nuts which hold the battery in place, and remove this assembly

3. Disconnect negative battery cable

4. Disconnect positive battery cable

5. Remove the battery and the large black plastic case the battery sits in.




Remove the two bolts holding in the stock intake – one of the bolt locations are shown below with x2 next to it.

Loosen the breather hose clamp – pull the stock breather hose off the stock intake, and set it aside. (see below)

Loosen the stock intake clamp - Use a 7/32" SAE size hex screw head, (this screw head also has hexagonal wrench flats around the outer edge, *Thanks manxman!). If you strip it, it's still possible to remove the stock intake, just takes a lot more effort. (see below)







1.This shows the second bolt you need to remove to pull out your stock intake.

2.These are the battery cables Gerry refers to in his documentation, un-clip these and move them to the left a couple inches to allow more room to drop in the PRM intake filter.

3.Here is where your stock MAF sensor should go.

4.This is where your new breather hose connects.

5.Be sure the filter is not hitting this metal brake reservoir bracket (as mentioned in Gerry’s documentation).




*ProTip - Refer to the photo above before installation: be sure your MAF connector is facing the interior of the car, along with the intake breather hose connection - also note the slight bend in the intake is closest to your intake manifold.

Finally, here is a quick video clip after my install (more later): YouTube - 2009 GE Honda Fit PRM Intake

[Josurf808]

nice DIY. +1 Rep

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Nice job with the DIY..

[barams]

getting mine on tues. thanks for the write up! +1rep

[superfriend]

Excellent DIY my friend. I will wait until May to see the responses from the T1R intake, then I will decide. Either way I go, I don't think I'll be dissapointed.

[AP_ONE]

Nice dude, hope you really enjoying the intake! Im also sure this intake will yeild more gains then the t1r due to the fact that its less restrictive.

[JDM_DOHC_SiR]

Originally Posted by AP_ONE

Nice dude, hope you really enjoying the intake! Im also sure this intake will yeild more gains then the t1r due to the fact that its less restrictive.

Has this been proven yet..??...

[AP_ONE]

Originally Posted by JDM_DOHC_SiR

Has this been proven yet..??...

haha, common, dont make me get into this here :P

They assure you in their prm thread that this intake will yeild most and best results of any intake that is put out for the ge8

All in all, you know it will do a bang on job, The aem, and fujita will certainly do well as well but only time will tell but big props have to go out To gerry for being the first to get a ge8 intake out on the market for us and others!

I do look forward to getting mine next week and installing it. Kinda sucks that I only have 400km's on my fit thought and have yet to really hammer on it till redliner but once installed, ill be sure to giver then!

I personally would love to back to back dyno this item but I dont want to at my expense for others to benifit But Ill talk to gerry on this more.

[evanr821]

Good job on the install. This isn't a Cold Air Intake though is it? It looks like a short ram. The filter is located right next to the motor! I mean i understand that the engine compartment is really crammed but there should be SOME way to scoop up more cold air from underneath right?

[qbmurderer13]

Originally Posted by evanr821

Good job on the install. This isn't a Cold Air Intake though is it? It looks like a short ram. The filter is located right next to the motor! I mean i understand that the engine compartment is really crammed but there should be SOME way to scoop up more cold air from underneath right?

Umm... Look under your hood, there is a scoop that feeds forced cold air where the filter of the PRM is located. And the filter is nowhere near the engine dude...

[ajksail]

are there any dyno charts for the prm intake... really want to get one, also will this void my warranty on my 09 fit?

[qbmurderer13]

Theyre original intake had a 6whp gain. They claim this intake will make more whp and torque. Gerry from PRM is working on getting a before/after dyno of this new intake design.

Also this will void your warranty on any engine related problems. But it shouldnt take more than an hour to put the stock intake back to take your car in for repairs.

PRM's 09 kit group buy

[ajksail]

thanks for the pics btw

+1 rep

[Fitlurker]

Thanks Reako for the write up. Took me a total of 90mins for the installation from start to finish. Would have taken me the whole day otherwise.

+rep

[Fitlurker]

Oh, forgot to link my mini review here.