Injen Intake

[Dat Slotege]

Bought an Injen Intake, is there any way to run this sucker with a blow off valve setup?

 

[Valk]

you could probably get a plug for the recirc fitting. an air tool store might have something useful or even a plumbing plug. alternately, you could make a plug from a copper pipe cap, some rubber coupler and clamps. then just run your vta setup as prefered.

 

[Dat Slotege]

That's what I was thinking, that useless U-Bend is gonna look hella ugly haha. Oh well, thanks!

 

[mica.msp]

Chop it off and weld the hole shut.

 

[polaris]

I cut mine off and used a rubber end piece that fits onto a rod (like a spring-loaded curtain rod for a window) and a hose clamp. Same for the nipple on my hot pipe. Found it at Lowes


you can see the one on my hot pipe...

 

[Dat Slotege]

Did you only use the first pipe? I'm relocating my MAF and the intake hole is gonna be used for my front mount routing, so I was thinking about doing like you did.

 

[Valk]

id sell the injen and just buy a custom pipe if it was me. you could build a sri like i did for under $50 usd. doesnt need to be fancy if your not recirculating. i just use a 3" 45 pipe 18" long, a 3"-2.25" coupler a 3" filter and a random cutoff angle of 2.25" aluminum i was making my charge piping out of.
dirt cheap.

cant really see the small pipe down in there, but its there with a 2" coupler to the turbo. also relocated maf.



im gonna be replacing the entire setup when i get my car running again but i doubt the routing of the actual pipes will change much/at all.

 

[polaris]

Did you only use the first pipe? I'm relocating my MAF and the intake hole is gonna be used for my front mount routing, so I was thinking about doing like you did.

I only used the first pipe and made it a SRI. I had to drill a hole for the IAT, but not a big deal. It definitely spools faster than it does with the other pipe. And it sounds badass when it spools. Only thing I would recommend is to wrap your exhaust mani. It makes a big difference with less heat.

id sell the injen and just buy a custom pipe if it was me. you could build a sri like i did for under $50 usd. doesnt need to be fancy if your not recirculating. i just use a 3" 45 pipe 18" long, a 3"-2.25" coupler a 3" filter and a random cutoff angle of 2.25" aluminum i was making my charge piping out of.
dirt cheap.

cant really see the small pipe down in there, but its there with a 2" coupler to the turbo. also relocated maf.

I agree it's much cheaper than the Injen, and would be ideal on a budget. However, in Injen's defense, the Injen CAI is smooth and polished with no reducer couplers. And paired with the Injen filter, it channels the air into the turbo much more smoothly making for a less turbulent flow, therefore reducing spool up time. I used the Frankenstein intake piping before I got the Injen, and I could definitely tell the difference. I feel it was definitely worth the almost $300 it cost.

...I'm also running the stock T25 at 8 psi. With a bigger turbo, it may be a different story.

 

[Dat Slotege]

I'm running stock turbo at right around 7 psi, so I'm in the same boat. I'm thinking I'm gonna keep it