How-To Poor mans Intake

[Crashes]

Ok, I wanted to mod my mazda really bad and I dont have much money after putting almost all I had in savings down on the mazda. So I went to autozone and was gonna crappily make an intake for this to work. Well it turns out that you can get a MAF adapter that will literally bolt up to ours. So what I did was buy that for like 7.00 bucks, then bought a filter for another 20.00 bucks and took out the airbox with its resonator and bought an extra clamp for the filter/MAF adapter. I was just amazed how I found the MAF adapter at autzone happen to fit our MAF exactly to the bone. So What I got is an intake for less then 30.00 bucks. I'll get pics later when my girlfriend comes home. And I seriously feel a major difference compared to stock. I plan to get rid of that stock pipeing after the maf adapter though when I go back to autozone and get a coupler or two so it will be all metal. This way, you literally can spend less then $50.00 bucks altogether then buy a MS intake for 300+install or whatever. only problem is that, since I didnt replace that rubber flex intake pipe after the maf adapter its kinda floppy. But hopefully when I change that flex pipe it will look almost 100% I am very happy with results. And sorry if this has already been covered I was just thrilled that everything worked flawlessly.

 

[LBV]

Do you have a part # for the MAF housing?

 

[Crashes]

yeah I have parts #ers for everything I used, the MAF housing comes with alot of useless stuff also like extra gaskets and adapters. I will get it all when my GF gets here though, sorry I just got excited and left everything with her lol. I'll get part #ers and exact prices along with pictures and a break-down with the how-to once I get my camera back. It should be in a couple hours.

 

[07MS6]

I dont have much money after putting almost all I had in savings down on the mazda.

(notcool)(hand)(no)(pow)(ugh)

 

[07MS6]

So you made a SRI. If you felt a "major" difference then your ass dyno is broken.

 

[Killer]

uh boy.

 

[Crashes]

So you made a SRI. If you felt a "major" difference then your ass dyno is broken.

any difference to me is a major difference, when it comes to spending less then 40 bucks.

 

[Killer]

For the life of me I still cannot understand how someone can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a car and bolt on half-assed cheap crap.

If you have to cut back on mods...you should have bought a cheaper car.

Just my opinion.

 

[TX Speed 6]

For the life of me I still cannot understand how someone can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a car and bolt on half-assed cheap crap.

If you have to cut back on mods...you should have bought a cheaper car.

Just my opinion.

(mswerd)

 

[LBV]

If it works, it works! Who cares if the parts were assembled by a "company" or an individual? We're not talking some complicated piece of engineering here where a company's R&D and engineering expertise would make a difference.

It's just an intake. As long as the MAF housing is the same and there are no CEL's the ECU doesn't know who made the intake.

I give props to the guy for saving himself some bucks and getting the job done ... my 2 cents.

 

[07MS6]

For the life of me I still cannot understand how someone can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a car and bolt on half-assed cheap crap.

If you have to cut back on mods...you should have bought a cheaper car.

Just my opinion.

That's a fact

 

[Crashes]

For the life of me I still cannot understand how someone can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a car and bolt on half-assed cheap crap.

If you have to cut back on mods...you should have bought a cheaper car.

Just my opinion.

Sorry I like to get the best bang for my buck, we'll see who is faster with less cash. aslong as I do things right, I dont see why your hateing on this. If a company made a place to specifically mount the boost gauge, I MUST buy that cause my car is really expensive also? I dont think so, I will put it were I wish too.

 

[lzybum11]

dude if he wants to save money, let the man save some money, just cause everyone isnt rich like you, or willing to spend alot of money on "crap", doesnt mean you have to dog on the person.

 

[Killer]

dude if he wants to save money, let the man save some money, just cause everyone isnt rich like you, or willing to spend alot of money on "crap", doesnt mean you have to dog on the person.

Great first post. (blah)


I said it was just my opinion...don't get your panties all wadded up.

 

[chuyler1]

Honestly, anyone that claims an intake gives them more power has a broken ass dyno. It gives you more sound in the low RPMs and maybe a few ponies in the upper RPMs...but how often are you red-lining your car? Not often enough that you could actually notice a difference unless you are at the track every weekend and have stats to prove it.

But with that said...I think it is great that Crashes found a way to duplicate a $300 mod for $50. Granted it isn't cold-air by going through the wheel well but it will get people what they want (the sound) for a fraction of the price.

 

[Crashes]

Honestly, anyone that claims an intake gives them more power has a broken ass dyno. It gives you more sound in the low RPMs and maybe a few ponies in the upper RPMs...but how often are you red-lining your car? Not often enough that you could actually notice a difference unless you are at the track every weekend and have stats to prove it.

But with that said...I think it is great that Crashes found a way to duplicate a $300 mod for $50. Granted it isn't cold-air by going through the wheel well but it will get people what they want (the sound) for a fraction of the price.

well the one thing I noticed the most, really is it doesnt drop off its peak power so badly after 5500, I can feel it pull more then it normally does. Although I can still feel the usual power loss after 5500, its not so bad anymore. Thats mostly what I am talking about. As for not being a 'CAI' To be honest there is no difference in power then your intake being ran into the fenderwell, or the engine bay. It doesnt make a difference in the end.

 

[chuyler1]

On a hot day it can get pretty warm under the hood and when the intake is sucking air that comes through the radiator instead of cooler air from outside it can make a difference...it just won't translate to ass-dyno noticable gains.

Now put your car on a scorching hot track and run it for 2 hours at WOT...then that CAI concept becomes extremely important.

 

[Crashes]

On a hot day it can get pretty warm under the hood and when the intake is sucking air that comes through the radiator instead of cooler air from outside it can make a difference...it just won't translate to ass-dyno noticable gains.

Now put your car on a scorching hot track and run it for 2 hours at WOT...then that CAI concept becomes extremely important.

sure I can understand all that, but in the end Its not worth a CAI (taking a chance at sucking up water, spending more for the money, also restricting the intake by makeing the engine breath through a longer pipe aswell) Try breathing through a straw, then put two more straws on the end of it and you'll see what I mean. In the end, the 'possible' 1-2 horsepower difference isnt worth it to me. And thats what the intercooler is for anyhow.

 

[chuyler1]

Your straw theory is false. Drinking through one straw vs 2 is more difficult but breathing is not. There are no additional forces involved. Now if you bend the straw into lots of hard angles you may have a point.

If the 'possible' 1-2 HP isn't important then I ask why was the first 1-2 HP gain important enough for you to spend $50?

The answer must be "because it sounds good" because that's all you really get when the intake is the only thing you change. The intercooler and turbo alone are a bigger drag on the airflow than the stock airbox. Add a high-flow turbo back exhaust and less restrictive intercooler coupled with engine management and THEN you might start to see some gains from an intake.

 

[Crashes]

Your straw theory is false. Drinking through one straw vs 2 is more difficult but breathing is not. There are no additional forces involved. Now if you bend the straw into lots of hard angles you may have a point.

If the 'possible' 1-2 HP isn't important then I ask why was the first 1-2 HP gain important enough for you to spend $50?

The answer must be "because it sounds good" because that's all you really get when the intake is the only thing you change. The intercooler and turbo alone are a bigger drag on the airflow than the stock airbox. Add a high-flow turbo back exhaust and less restrictive intercooler coupled with engine management and THEN you might start to see some gains from an intake.

guys you dont have try and school me on turbo theory stuff, I owned too many F/I cars to argue this. I honestly could care less really what you guys think. I know the difference beetween sound performance and actual performance. I've had a turbo supra before, and a supercharged Cobalt Also. I dont think sound is what Im going for by this point in time.

The only time sound is changed by performance ( and I mean actual performance) is the tune, from personal experience. I'm personally not trying to draw more 'horsepower' Im trying to take use of my power, and widen the band of it.