[TiAg335i]

My DCI have been rubbing inside the engine bay while driving, as I can tell from the paint rubbed off in one spot of both of the intakes.

What is the best method to get them to stop rubbing? Seat them all the way into the couplers? I just reinstalled them and they don't touch while the engine is OFF, but when the engine is on, they vibrate a ton and end up hitting into each other when going over potholes of uneven roads. It seems unavoidable.

I was thinking zip-ties to hold them back, but I can't find anywhere that won't get blistering hot and melt them to connect it to.

[darkphantom]

painting coming off? can you take a pic of your DCI ?

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by darkphantom

painting coming off? can you take a pic of your DCI ?

The glossy powdercoating that caps the filter rubbed off (because of the two filters constantly hitting into eachother while driving), and you can see bare metal. It's only a tiny little spot.

[aab3218]

Do you still have the vishnu intake? It may just be defective. See if you can get it replaced.

[TiAg335i]

Originally Posted by aab3218

Do you still have the vishnu intake? It may just be defective. See if you can get it replaced.

This issue has nothing to do with a defective product...I am just asking for tips on how to orient them so they do not touch.

[AJerman]

I don't have any experience with a DCI, so I can't tell you about fitment, however, if you're going to get stuck with them rubbing, and you don't want the paint messed up (because really, they are both plastic, it's not going to hurt anything by rubbing), you can get some foam padding like you'll see on hose or anything else that would rub, and stick that on there between them.

[TiAg335i]

Well..I slapped some electric tape on the caps..seems to be the perfect solution. Hopefully the heat won't melt them.