Need Help: Simota Intake

BMXtreme · 10-23-2007, 03:30 PM

I need the bracket shown in the pic below:

This doesn't come with the intake I bought and I don't feel safe installing the intake without this. Anyone knows if I can get it anywhere or is there anyone here can provide me with the length of this metal piece? Anyone install this intake without this bracket?

iczz · 10-23-2007, 04:07 PM

get it from the seller!
I think you must have the bracket to hold it in place.

BMXtreme · 10-23-2007, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by iczz

get it from the seller!
I think you must have the bracket to hold it in place.

seller don't have it...guess i really need it. I know from my past experince this thing will rattle and eventually fell apart without any reinforcement...guess i need to DIY....sigh....what a pain.

S_M · 10-23-2007, 05:52 PM

get some scrap aluminum and cut one

it couldnt take 10 minutes to make that...

BMXtreme · 10-23-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by reallyslow

get some scrap aluminum and cut one

it couldnt take 10 minutes to make that...

Haha..got no tools......

Excellence · 10-23-2007, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BMXtreme

Haha..got no tools......

What! How do you not have any tools?!
Hmm.. We'll it looks like a peice of crappy aluminum you can bend with your hands/fingers and drill two holes in. Get a crappy drill from your local tool shop and drill two holes on each end of the aluminum. Bend them into the shape you see in the picture and then mount it.
If your worried aobut things coming out. Locktite each bolt.

My intake will be here soon, I'll look at my bracket and see if I can make one for you.

ntpcrew13 · 10-23-2007, 09:32 PM

check home depot or something for a part similar to that. im sure all you have to do is bend the piece to fit correctly. good luck. its a great intake. i have it. haha

BMXtreme · 10-23-2007, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Excellence

My intake will be here soon, I'll look at my bracket and see if I can make one for you.

Wow...thanks alot guys for the offer and info.....ha....guess this is not my week!

Got a $115 ticket on Saturday when i stopped for 30 seconds at a No Standing zone to pickup my friend (the cop block my car preventing me from leaving and gave me a fucking ticket), paid for this intake which i thought is brand new and JUST NOW when I was installing it, I dropped one of the screws that is used to connect the two parts together into the engine bay!....ha...can't see it and I don't know where it is underneath ....ARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am so exhausted...anyone knows what size is that screw is? Oh yeah and also.....I stepped on some dog poo....GGGRRrrrrrr.

Also...does the intake touches the compressor? Mine is like about 5mm away from the compressor.

Excellence · 10-23-2007, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BMXtreme

Wow...thanks alot guys for the offer and info.....ha....guess this is not my week!

Got a $115 ticket on Saturday when i stopped for 30 seconds at a No Standing zone to pickup my friend (the cop block my car preventing me from leaving and gave me a fucking ticket), paid for this intake which i thought is brand new and JUST NOW when I was installing it, I dropped one of the screws that is used to connect the two parts together into the engine bay!....ha...can't see it and I don't know where it is underneath ....ARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I am so exhausted...anyone knows what size is that screw is? Oh yeah and also.....I stepped on some dog poo....GGGRRrrrrrr.

Also...does the intake touches the compressor? Mine is like about 5mm away from the compressor.

That sucks bro. Sorry that your having such a rough week. We all have shitty days and shitty weeks it's all good.
Which screw did you drop? A picture would be helpful, I should be getting my intake at the end of the week so I'll see if I can make the bracket you need and find the screw you need to mount the intake. If anything I'll mod it so it's even more secure than just using that bracket.

BMXtreme · 10-23-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Excellence

That sucks bro. Sorry that your having such a rough week. We all have shitty days and shitty weeks it's all good.
Which screw did you drop? A picture would be helpful, I should be getting my intake at the end of the week so I'll see if I can make the bracket you need and find the screw you need to mount the intake. If anything I'll mod it so it's even more secure than just using that bracket.

Thanks man!...the screw I guess I can try look for one that fits frm HomeDepot....I got one locked in now, but as soon as I take it off, the intake will split into two..lol...........i guess I can take that screw out at HomeDepot and bring it in to match it...(fingers cross so I don;t dropped it while I am at HD..haha..)...Thanks alot man....i guess u can provide me pix and dimension if its too hard to make...but nonetheless...I really appreciate your offer.

BMXtreme · 10-24-2007, 10:29 PM

I notice that one of the pipe that connects the radiator and the engine is touching the intake as shown. Is this normal? The pipe is burning HOT after driving for 5 minutes.

Excellence · 10-25-2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BMXtreme

I notice that one of the pipe that connects the radiator and the engine is touching the intake as shown. Is this normal? The pipe is burning HOT after driving for 5 minutes.

Oi! Not a good idea to put your intake on like that.
I think you have fitted your intake wrong or the bracket keeps the intake from leaning on that pipe you see there.

Can you take better pictures? The ones you have are so crappy quality. Or when I install mine I'll take some detailed pictures on how it should fit.

BMXtreme · 10-25-2007, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Excellence

Oi! Not a good idea to put your intake on like that.
I think you have fitted your intake wrong or the bracket keeps the intake from leaning on that pipe you see there.

Can you take better pictures? The ones you have are so crappy quality. Or when I install mine I'll take some detailed pictures on how it should fit.

LOL..yeah i know the pix suck...it was dark in the garage and I only have a small torchlight...i think i am giving up with this intake..seems like its falling apart...the hole where we need to screws to connect the two pieces starts to cracked further..it was already cracked when I got it...sigh...what an unfortunate purchase. I will see if I can take a better pix tmrw. Please do post up your setup when you got it. Thanks alot!

doba_s · 10-25-2007, 01:07 AM

dude just forget about this one and leave your stock one ... with this intake i think you are not going to gain any HP only loose ...

BMXtreme · 10-25-2007, 11:03 AM

yeah..i think i decide to throw this out into the trash...everytime i looked at it I am so pissed...i thought i bought a brand new one.

BMXtreme · 10-25-2007, 09:36 PM

So those who have this intake can't confirm if the pipe touching is normal? Help me out...i already over paid for this piece of shit...so I hope i can use it for a few more weeks before it breaks for good.

M-Force_Design · 10-27-2007, 03:46 PM

Why you didn't have that bracket????
It should come with the kit. who did you buy this from?
If the seller can't get u one, I might get you one next month.
I will suggest you remove the cf intake first before it broke. Let me know if you need me to get that for you.

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Originally Posted by BMXtreme

So those who have this intake can't confirm if the pipe touching is normal? Help me out...i already over paid for this piece of shit...so I hope i can use it for a few more weeks before it breaks for good.

328i4me · 10-27-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BMXtreme

So those who have this intake can't confirm if the pipe touching is normal? Help me out...i already over paid for this piece of shit...so I hope i can use it for a few more weeks before it breaks for good.

When I installed this intake the pipe does touch the intake. Its the only way you can get the two CF pieces to line up correctly. Good luck with the bracket/install.

BMXtreme · 10-31-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M-Force_Design

Why you didn't have that bracket????
It should come with the kit. who did you buy this from?
If the seller can't get u one, I might get you one next month.
I will suggest you remove the cf intake first before it broke. Let me know if you need me to get that for you.

Hey man...thanksss alot. I took it off

The sound is really nice....but it was rattling a lil. Let me know how much is the bracket. Sorry I didn't get this from you when I was supposed to...hehe...being cheap I guess....well..lesson learned.

BMXtreme · 10-31-2007, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 328i4me

When I installed this intake the pipe does touch the intake. Its the only way you can get the two CF pieces to line up correctly. Good luck with the bracket/install.

really? Hmm....thanks for the info...

Will try to see how I can make it not touching.

Excellence · 11-05-2007, 11:24 PM

Hey BMXTREME,
Any updates? When I installed my intake, I realized it does touch the tube/pipe on the car. I took a look at the bracket and it does look quite heavy duty. Have you found something to keep the intake in place yet?
It would be hard for me to make something, maybe a vendor could get you an extra kit.

BMXtreme · 03-15-2008, 09:21 PM

Bumping an old thread and sorry for not getting back, was busy with interviews last Nov-Dec. I finally attempt to put this together again. The pipe is touching though. So Excellence, do you still have the intake on? Any problems with the pipe touching? My logic is that since the pipe is hot and touching the intake means heating the air going into the bay..which is why I would rather it not touch....as for the bracket, I found some stuff in HD that would help me with that..so now I would need to bend and drill holes so it will fit properly

WOuld be nice if someone who has an extra send one my way (I'll pay shipping plus I'll get you Visa Ultimate for $50

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10-23-2007, 03:30 PM	#1
BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Need Help: Simota Intake I need the bracket shown in the pic below: This doesn't come with the intake I bought and I don't feel safe installing the intake without this. Anyone knows if I can get it anywhere or is there anyone here can provide me with the length of this metal piece? Anyone install this intake without this bracket?
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10-23-2007, 04:07 PM	#2
iczz Lieutenant Colonel 75 Rep 1,754 Posts Drives: E90 / F10 / F80 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (23)	get it from the seller! I think you must have the bracket to hold it in place.
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S_M Lieutenant 70 Rep 550 Posts Drives: Many Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: X5 iTrader: (0)	get some scrap aluminum and cut one it couldnt take 10 minutes to make that...
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ntpcrew13 Lieutenant Colonel 114 Rep 1,599 Posts Drives: Arctic e90 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chicago,il (mokena) iTrader: (29) Garage List 06 pre sept model e ... [10.00] 2007 e61 [0.00] 2003 e53 [0.00] my winter ride [0.00] e90post chicago sub ... [0.00] e90post chicago mee ... [0.00]	check home depot or something for a part similar to that. im sure all you have to do is bend the piece to fit correctly. good luck. its a great intake. i have it. haha __________________ ......support your local vendors. view my garage for a list of mods.
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BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	I notice that one of the pipe that connects the radiator and the engine is touching the intake as shown. Is this normal? The pipe is burning HOT after driving for 5 minutes. Attached Images
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doba_s Major General 421 Rep 6,102 Posts Drives: X7 l Cayenne l 997.2RS Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville iTrader: (26)	dude just forget about this one and leave your stock one ... with this intake i think you are not going to gain any HP only loose ...
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BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	yeah..i think i decide to throw this out into the trash...everytime i looked at it I am so pissed...i thought i bought a brand new one.
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BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	So those who have this intake can't confirm if the pipe touching is normal? Help me out...i already over paid for this piece of shit...so I hope i can use it for a few more weeks before it breaks for good.
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Excellence G-STAR 209 Rep 1,897 Posts Drives: E90 to A5 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Richmond, BC iTrader: (0)	Hey BMXTREME, Any updates? When I installed my intake, I realized it does touch the tube/pipe on the car. I took a look at the bracket and it does look quite heavy duty. Have you found something to keep the intake in place yet? It would be hard for me to make something, maybe a vendor could get you an extra kit.
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03-15-2008, 09:21 PM	#22
BMXtreme Lieutenant Colonel 63 Rep 1,657 Posts Drives: E60 535i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Bumping an old thread and sorry for not getting back, was busy with interviews last Nov-Dec. I finally attempt to put this together again. The pipe is touching though. So Excellence, do you still have the intake on? Any problems with the pipe touching? My logic is that since the pipe is hot and touching the intake means heating the air going into the bay..which is why I would rather it not touch....as for the bracket, I found some stuff in HD that would help me with that..so now I would need to bend and drill holes so it will fit properly WOuld be nice if someone who has an extra send one my way (I'll pay shipping plus I'll get you Visa Ultimate for $50 )
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