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Old 12-29-2003 | 01:18 AM
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Default Do it yourself Cold Air Intake Stock Box and Pipe..

Does n e of u have figure out to make a Cold Air Intake out of ur own stock box and the stock equipment that came with the car?

I do but I haven't tried cause the rain. I will try in a few days n let you people know how it goes =)

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Old 12-29-2003 | 01:32 AM
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Good luck...

Will this process accomplish anything?

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Old 12-29-2003 | 02:06 AM
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its not suppose to do a big difference, its just letting the engine get a bit more cold air without spending big bucks on a intake... its just somthing to do when your bored.

i did it to the car already. all you do is unhook the pipe from where the headlight lash is and turn it clockwise either to where the foglight harness's are or you can direct it all the way down by the radiator fan. its jus a project to do if ur bored n want to do somting fun to the car for no cost. :D
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I will be doing it. Why pay $250 for something that you can do for less than $70 and get the same performance in the end.
Old 12-29-2003 | 05:49 PM
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Please post some picts if you can, I wanna see how it looks.
Old 12-29-2003 | 06:00 PM
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doing this may help a little bit, but the real benifit of a CAI system is that you have less bends and blockages in the system, and therefore less restriction/disruption to the airflow

yes getting colder air in the stock box will help a bit, but coupled with an intake pipe that has less bends, or even better, a velocity stack type design, you'll see much better performance.

it's great for a diy mod on the cheap, but don't be too dissapointed when it doesn't perform as good as an aftermarket intake system
Old 12-29-2003 | 06:02 PM
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Also remember that by getting a new intake all together, its proven to make power. Mandrel bent, bigger piping, new filter..etc..the stock airbox is a HUGE restriction.
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That's why I will build my own CAI for less then $70 and not use the stock box. Done it before for another car and will do it again.
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Homemade kits have proven to make either a small change, no change and even hurt performance. Its hard to justify spending a few hundred on an intake for anly 5 hp in our case.

There is a greater benefit to length tuning than there is to whether or not its a "cold air" intake in normal operating temperatures.
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Originally Posted by SoCalbBox
Homemade kits have proven to make either a small change, no change and even hurt performance .
Very true, unless you know how to do it. Here's an excellant explanation on the whole process and what you need to know when building one.

http://www.zzperformance.com/zzp/inf...ns_airflow.htm
Old 12-29-2003 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Besk one
doing this may help a little bit, but the real benifit of a CAI system is that you have less bends and blockages in the system, and therefore less restriction/disruption to the airflow

yes getting colder air in the stock box will help a bit, but coupled with an intake pipe that has less bends, or even better, a velocity stack type design, you'll see much better performance.

it's great for a diy mod on the cheap, but don't be too dissapointed when it doesn't perform as good as an aftermarket intake system

very true

the only modified intake system taht will give you less gains is probably the "dragon" intake system

but DIY intakes if done right are the best bang for the buck
Old 12-30-2003 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by kwicslvr
Originally Posted by SoCalbBox
Homemade kits have proven to make either a small change, no change and even hurt performance .
Very true, unless you know how to do it. Here's an excellant explanation on the whole process and what you need to know when building one.

http://www.zzperformance.com/zzp/inf...ns_airflow.htm
They left out a whole bunch of things on building an intake system. Unless you can dyno tune your intake, don't make one. Just go buy one.
Old 12-30-2003 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCalbBox

They left out a whole bunch of things on building an intake system. Unless you can dyno tune your intake, don't make one. Just go buy one.
Very true but in contrary there are some applications that have used stock air boxes with cold air ducts that did very well......so well it was used in SCCA sanctioned races and the car spanked a plenty of them especially the memorable Laguna Seca routing of Realtime Racing.

For you former and present Honda diehards.......do you know what car this was and who drove it?
Old 12-30-2003 | 05:02 AM
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yar ill post some pics tomorrow when its day light n not raining outside =) sorrie for a delay :D
Old 12-31-2003 | 05:50 AM
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Thought of this already......you have an advantage over us Californians.....we have a bi-annual smog check, so its hard for us to tamper with things. I also priced a new box (just the cover), 260 bucks, was definatly not worth it.
Old 03-31-2005 | 02:10 PM
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i modified my stock air box, i took out the plastic cylinder on the top part of the air box around the MAF sensor, it seems to pick up RPM's a bit faster but who really knows
Old 03-31-2005 | 03:35 PM
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cool...im plannin on doin the same...but im plannin on takin out one of my fogs...and puttin it there...kinda like a ram intake...
Old 03-31-2005 | 04:55 PM
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Why not just make a poor man's intake. Courtesy of SUPASCION

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Old 03-31-2005 | 05:02 PM
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^^^ air filter 20-30 bux??

gotta get it dynoed. im sure it is pulling hot air..
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Originally Posted by THE DON
Why not just make a poor man's intake. Courtesy of SUPASCION

got the steps?>?


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