so last week, i designed and built myself a cold air intake. this thing is sick. i don't have any pix hosted, but if you'd like to see some, email me at ofwolfandman85@hotmail.com . if you don't have the opportunity to email me, i'll just explain basically how i did it. maybe it'll give you some ideas on how to go about your own, or maybe you'd even like to try my idea.
so basically, a few months ago, i bought a K/N cone filter for my intake. obviously, i had to bypass the old airbox, so the order of flow is as such: K/N filter, then the AFM, then the manifold vacuum tube. i heard that some people had removed a high beam to get cold air inside the car to the filter. i also heard that the method previously described would require a heat shield. i essentially said "screw that," and rather than bringing the cold air to the filter, i brought the filter to the cold air. so here's how it looks now: K/N filter, then a rubber adapter piece, then some 3" aluminum air duct tubing, then the AFM, then the manifold vacuum tubing. the only trick was to secure the filter to the bottom of the car. i did this by cutting a hole in that plastic thing on the bottom near the oil pan, which i'm assuming is there to protect the front side belts. the filter fit securely in the hole i cut, and then i further secured it with cable ties. it doesn't move at all when you grab it and try to shake it. i did bottom out once, as it is about 4 inches off the ground, and slightly in front of the wheels. so sweat...got a few scratches on the bottom of the filter, but at least i know it won't come out. as far as benefits, there's a difference in sound..it's louder than it was before i put it outside, i think because of the aluminum's sound generation qualities. also, call me crazy, or call it placebo, but i swear there's a noticable difference. ask for pix =)
so basically, a few months ago, i bought a K/N cone filter for my intake. obviously, i had to bypass the old airbox, so the order of flow is as such: K/N filter, then the AFM, then the manifold vacuum tube. i heard that some people had removed a high beam to get cold air inside the car to the filter. i also heard that the method previously described would require a heat shield. i essentially said "screw that," and rather than bringing the cold air to the filter, i brought the filter to the cold air. so here's how it looks now: K/N filter, then a rubber adapter piece, then some 3" aluminum air duct tubing, then the AFM, then the manifold vacuum tubing. the only trick was to secure the filter to the bottom of the car. i did this by cutting a hole in that plastic thing on the bottom near the oil pan, which i'm assuming is there to protect the front side belts. the filter fit securely in the hole i cut, and then i further secured it with cable ties. it doesn't move at all when you grab it and try to shake it. i did bottom out once, as it is about 4 inches off the ground, and slightly in front of the wheels. so sweat...got a few scratches on the bottom of the filter, but at least i know it won't come out. as far as benefits, there's a difference in sound..it's louder than it was before i put it outside, i think because of the aluminum's sound generation qualities. also, call me crazy, or call it placebo, but i swear there's a noticable difference. ask for pix =)
