AEMAEM-21-813C Cold Air Intake System

I love this air intake, I had the k&n intake and the oiled filter on it caused issues with my mass air flow sensor so I had to remove it and get a new maf sensor. I got this a few days ago it takes about 20-30 minutes to install with a few simple tools a small ratchet with 10mm, 13mm & 15mm sockets. The hardest part about installing this whole thing is getting the pcv valve off of the old intake. It takes a bit of elbow grease. But with the right removal tool and some very strong wiggling back and fourth it will eventually break free as it did for me. It sounds amazing and looks awesome. The only issues I have is the heat shield is a bit tall for the Malibu hood and makes a small gap on the intake side of the hood. I contacted aem to see if they can send me a heat shield cut down smaller to fix it. It only needs about an inch or so cut off but I don’t have anything to cut it and make it look pretty so I’m seeing what they can do. The other thing is my kit did not come with the pcv valve removal tool so I had to go buy one. Make sure if you buy one you buy one that is tall enough to reach the connections on the inside. (You will see what I mean if you buy one too small) I made the mistake of buying the first set of plastic A/C Fuel line disconnects I seen. You need a 5/8 which I had but the plastic one was too short to reach the fitting on the inside. So I went back and bought a metal one with a longer reach and I got it off in 10 minutes. Overall this intake is awesome, I also bought the separate filter wrap just in case I use it in a very dusty or sandy area. I will update this review if I have any issues 5/22/2020.

Update: The hose clamps are a fight fit and the wall will need to be cut in order to be able to close the hood. I also had to use a different hose clamp as one of the included clamps was too small. The filter that came with mine was too large for the intake, but I called the manufacture and they sent me a new filter that fit.Initial review was as follows, 1 Star was given due to so many fitting issuesI’m not sure what they were doing at the factory, but most of the parts don’t fit together. The wall doesn’t fit in the car(okay, not a huge deal, just cut it to fit), 2 of the hose clamps don’t fit, they’re too small. And the included filter is too large for the intake. I’m going to contact AEM and at least see if I can get a filter that fits the intake(I think the 2nd hose clamp should fit then). Depending on my experience with customer service, I’ll update this review. But there is seriously no point in purchasing this intake(at this time) if the filter doesn’t even fit.

If you're thinking about buying it just buy it. I promise you it's worth it, Could not recommend this more if that is what you're going for. You absolutely need a specific AC / PCV removal tool (harbor fright - the multi color pack with the finger tool hinge attached) or else you're going to waste days attempting to get it released. The heat shield doesn't fit properly and the hood won't shut completely. However, once you overcome that headache, i PROMISE you'll love the results of this intake system. AEM is the way to go with this mod.

It is a cold air intake and works at well at that. When i installed the intake i only could use 1 or 2 out of the 4 provided hose clamps. The most of them were too small and i had to buy larger ones to fit. the hoses fit tight like they should but the heat shield with the weather stripping is quite tall. without the weather stripping the hood can sit lower and look less obvious with a smaller gap between body lines, but there is still a small gap. This fit my 2018 chevy malibu 1.5T. Another thing to note is that the air filter is oiled all over and the metal piping does not provide much traction for the rubber on the air filter.

Should have been an easy install, but it required some trimming with a cutting wheel so the hood would close properly. End result is good, and the turbo sound is worth it.