Ghetto or Genius?

[Kypatrick]

OK, after seeing everybody turn their $250+ AEM and Injen CAI kits into SHort rams, I decided to try something. I was gonna get a Weapon R Short ram on Ebay, but got Out-bidded. So being the experimental tightwad (ask my wife) i am, I bought a cheap intake kit for another car, and decided to fab my own kit.
Here are the pics.

 

[03MSP]

Neither, haha.

Nothing wrong with it, but you still are using the stock plastic piping so it won't make much difference, if any. I bet it sounds better though.

Looks like it at least is clearing the hot air blown by fans though, so that's a plus.

 

[MP3Architect]

hows the car running with that? should the maf be closer to the intake? how much did this setup cost you in the end?

 

[Kypatrick]

hows the car running with that? should the maf be closer to the intake? how much did this setup cost you in the end?

Car runs fine. No problems. i took it for a quick test and it ran normal. The B.O.V. sounded different and you can hear the turbo "suck" more. Well, it cost me about $30. The MAF is in the stock location, basicaly, i just pulled the stock airbox and added a filter. What you got? Interested in a similar setup?

 

[Kypatrick]

Neither, haha.

Nothing wrong with it, but you still are using the stock plastic piping so it won't make much difference, if any. I bet it sounds better though.

Looks like it at least is clearing the hot air blown by fans though, so that's a plus.

I originally purchased 2 intake kits for different cars with the intent on going from the turbo up, but I couldnt get it to work out, so i got lazy.

 

[gimpo2]

thats not too bad. i've seen a CAI made out of PVC from home depot. Now that is ghetto

 

[MP3Architect]

Car runs fine. No problems. i took it for a quick test and it ran normal. The B.O.V. sounded different and you can hear the turbo "suck" more. Well, it cost me about $30. The MAF is in the stock location, basicaly, i just pulled the stock airbox and added a filter. What you got? Interested in a similar setup?

nah i have an injen converted to sri....i was just curious.

 

[Kypatrick]

I figured the Airbox was the most restrictive part, so at a minimum I wanted to get it out.

 

[Kypatrick]

thats not too bad. i've seen a CAI made out of PVC from home depot. Now that is ghetto

That thought did cross my mind!(RTM)

 

[gimpo2]

the funny thing the guy said it was better than an aluminum intake because pvc doesn't heat soak as easily. it looked like he had part of a swimming pool pump in there. it was like 3-4 inch tubing

 

[thaikim]

What I don't quite understand is how everyone says that the stock intake piping is so restrictive and that placing a filter on the end will do little if not hurt performance. Yet HKS sells an "intake" for our car and it's just a foam green filter that attatches onto the end of the MAF, using the stock piping. (scratch)

 

[Kypatrick]

What I don't quite understand is how everyone says that the stock intake piping is so restrictive and that placing a filter on the end will do little if not hurt performance. Yet HKS sells an "intake" for our car and it's just a foam green filter that attatches onto the end of the MAF, using the stock piping. (scratch)

I think that qualifies me as genius!
I wouldnt think the stock tubing is that restrictive either. Im not very car-smart, but I would guess that replacing the box would help the situation the most. I was originally trying to go from Turbo up, but i couldnt get the bends I had to work. Its what i get for being a tight-a$$!

 

[Kypatrick]

the funny thing the guy said it was better than an aluminum intake because pvc doesn't heat soak as easily. it looked like he had part of a swimming pool pump in there. it was like 3-4 inch tubing

Doesnt Metal dissipate heat?

 

[gimpo2]

Doesnt Metal dissipate heat?

metal conducts heat better than pvc. he had a point. it just looked bad

 

[Kypatrick]

Hey, as long as it works, right!

 

[Mazdaspeed48]

Hey, as long as it works, right!

haha id rather loose a lil power than have it look like my car came out of the projects (drive)

 

[gimpo2]

haha id rather loose a lil power than have it look like my car came out of the projects (drive)

noone will know what your intake looks like unless you show them tho

 

[Falango]

Paint the PVC black and noone will EVER know!! Or get it chromed, haha.

 

[Kypatrick]

Paint the PVC black and noone will EVER know!! Or get it chromed, haha.

Make it Bling!!!!!!Lol!

 

[msp35]

Advanced Auto, Napa, Autozone are starting to cary universal Aluminum bends for ~$4-9/ea. And couplers as well. IMO it'd be better than the pvc.