Home made "cold" air intake.
06-13-2011, 06:02 AM
#11
A has been that never was
Thread Starter
Ford did a good job with these intakes. Mello is right, the air gets directed under the left (vehicle's left) headlight the up the fender. This is done by all the rubber partitions. Then the little snorkle sucks up ambiant air. It's better than any of that after market expensive crap. I did this all for the sound only. Plus I removed all of that rubber stuff and the snorkle. This is why I said it was "cold" air. The quotations meant that it looks like the tipical cold air units that just suck in hot air. The stock system is more cold air than anything except for the Volant or S and B units with a scoop that runs behind the bumper.
06-13-2011, 07:31 AM
#13
Looks good man! How much the tubing and couplers cost you?
06-13-2011, 12:47 PM
#15
Senior Member
A cold air intake relocates the filter to an area further away from hot areas and hopefully into a direct stream of air... Not that a CAI is going to provide any real HP/TQ gains, and what you did is cool... but if it uses the stock airbox/location it's not really a CAI.
But, regardless - props!
But, regardless - props!
BTW CATBACK systems are also useless.
In many instances given how modern engines regulate intake and exhaust pressures, after market intakes and exhaust may actually make HP worse.
To get more HP you essentially have to modify the entire intake and exhaust system, cams AND computer. Something that costs thousands of dollars Anything less and the results are zero or negative.
Last edited by Hondafan; 06-13-2011 at 12:55 PM.
06-13-2011, 04:02 PM
#17
Originally Posted by PRNDL
Here it is. Gotts mod, K and N drop in, and my home made intake tube. Oh yeah, I removed all the rubber shield crap around the air box. What do you guys think? I got tired of the expensive "cold" air intake kits. 