Cold air intake performance Options

[recniabsal]

Ok I have a major slice in the tube for my stock air intake and so I am thinking of replacing the whole thing. I have a K&N filter and I drilled a big hole in the bottom of the air box. But I went to ebay.com and saw a cold air intake included with a K&N filter that would fit the intake. I have heard rumors that they perform ****ty during rain or winter. Its 105.00. Do you guys think its worth it performance wise? Cost isn't too much to me as long as it would last a long time and perform well.

[xredjokerx]

dont get the ebay one because that one gets air from near your radiator but in fact it should be in the fender area where true cold air is. so its easier to build your own apparently, which i cant do because i dont have ANY of the tools >__> so... im in the same position you are >__<

[reko]

dont get the ebay one because that one gets air from near your radiator but in fact it should be in the fender area where true cold air is. so its easier to build your own apparently, which i cant do because i dont have ANY of the tools >__> so... im in the same position you are >__<

Just remove the plastics that ''protect'' your engine from water / mud / dust under your engine

[ratzer]

buy a cold air intake for a 90-93 honda accord. all you need to do is make like one or two cuts.

[reko]

dont get the ebay one because that one gets air from near your radiator but in fact it should be in the fender area where true cold air is. so its easier to build your own apparently, which i cant do because i dont have ANY of the tools >__> so... im in the same position you are >__<

There is traps in the plastic just where the filter sits

[slow_yota]

I had a cai that i welded together..was very nicely done but i felt like the car was way more boggy..I hated it, I put my factory air box back on and installed a drop in K & N...Just my .02$

[mspired13]

CAI dyno runs hav eproven time and time again to have better gains in power, due to the fact that colder air leads to better fuel combustion (drive on a cold day, and drive a hot day). CAI have a longer lag in throttle response, as it takes more time for it to fravel from the filter to the engine. Not too much, but noticable. If you were to go this route, seeing tha tyou live in Utah, you might want to consider an AEM air by pass valve. This little device will prevent your engine from sucking up water. Soem people have short ram or pop chargers. They have reduce air travel time and like wise have better throttle response. If you run one of these, you will need to run a heat shield as it will suck the hot air in the engine compartment. I like your idea of drilling holes into the airbox. A trick that old school racers used before CAI and the sorts. I did this on my 92 integra, poped a high filtration panel filter, Drilled three big 1.5 holes onto the sides, and bottom of it, ran a good size tube to catch some ram air effect and closed the hood. Sounded evil, but when people poped the hood, everything looked stock. Which is kind of nice Plus it keeps the heat away from the air.

This post has been edited by mspired13: Sep 23, 2008 - 10:20 PM

[Akirad1]

if you want the one from ebay i have one for sale with the filter just not k&n.

[97celiman]

unless your going through water that you shouldnt be going through in the first place (high than half you wheel) you wont have to worry about hydro-lock...talk to darthripley...they got it down

[reko]

Overall view



Cold air intake main view



How its fixed



Sensor



Top view



Air trap on filter side



Air trap on manifold side


This post has been edited by reko: Sep 26, 2008 - 6:21 PM