short ram 02 sensor too short!

[Corolla Sound]

I am installing my Short ram intake for my 97 DX. Everything fits except the o2 sensor is too short! What options do I have? I have wiggled the short ram around to try and get it as close to the sensor as possible but no matter what position, it is still a 1 inch gap from the sensor to the sensor hole in the pipe. What options do i have? anyone else have this problem?

[Corolla Sound]

im an idiot! lol had the tube backwards. It just didnt look like it was suppose to go on this way but sure enough it does

I cant believe the sound improvement

[mobiless2]

It's not an O2 sensor, it's an air temp sensor. Drill new hole, closer to sensor, Plug old hole.

[Corolla Sound]

Oh, thanks. I managed to get the air temp sensor to reach by flipping the pipe around so the sensor hole is closer to the intake. It works and sounds great!

[TheNightWolf]

Is the air temp sensor an important piece?

Mine can't go into the intake because I have no hole, and it won't reach the piping.

[Corolla Sound]

I cant say for sure? Has a check engine light or anything come on with the temp sensor unplugged?

[TheNightWolf]

Originally Posted by Corolla Sound

I cant say for sure? Has a check engine light or anything come on with the temp sensor unplugged?

No CEL at all..lol

[Corolla Sound]

My Check engine light came on yesterday while driving through town. I have had my short ram on for a week now and have been driving with no CEL on. I let it sit overnight and started it again today and the CEL was still on. So I put the stock air filter back on and the light went off. I guess it wasnt use to that much air

[slowrolla]

Originally Posted by TheNightWolf

Is the air temp sensor an important piece?

Mine can't go into the intake because I have no hole, and it won't reach the piping.

Yes it is important. Plug it back in. Just drill a hole and use the oem rubber grommet on the new hole that you just drilled.

[kickfli12]

Originally Posted by Corolla Sound

My Check engine light came on yesterday while driving through town. I have had my short ram on for a week now and have been driving with no CEL on. I let it sit overnight and started it again today and the CEL was still on. So I put the stock air filter back on and the light went off. I guess it wasnt use to that much air

do you have any pictures of your intake while it was on the car? it sounds home made to me. also, what was the code that was set?

[Corolla Sound]

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[Corolla Sound]

I couldnt find anywhere open or anybody to read my code, So I couldn't properly diagnose the CEL. Do you think it was just because my car was adjusting to the new intake? (I do reset the battery each time after changing the intake)

[kickfli12]

Originally Posted by Corolla Sound

I couldnt find anywhere open or anybody to read my code, So I couldn't properly diagnose the CEL. Do you think it was just because my car was adjusting to the new intake? (I do reset the battery each time after changing the intake)

thats why your cel went out after you changed it back to the factory system. disconnecting the battery resets the codes. no codes = no cel. drive around with the factory system on and see if the light comes back on. if it does, then it wasnt your intake. if it doesnt, put the intake back on and wait for the code. i believe advance auto will check the code for free. let us know what it is. even if the light comes back on with the factory intake still let us know what the code is and we will point you in the right direction.

[Corolla Sound]

yea i will. not usually like me to not have my code checked but I didnt know where to go. It happened on xmas day lol. ...and I was also wondering about that; if resetting the battery resets the code..So Ill keep driving with the stock intake on and see how it goes...

Ill keep ya posted

[Corolla Sound]

I have been driving for a week now with the stock intake on and no light has come on... I am going to keep driving it stock for the winter and I will try out my short ram when it warms up. too cold to work on car lol...