Intake For 2.4 Sohc

[Creed32]

ok guys, no company in the world that i know of make an intake for our cars. so heres the directions for what i did.
1. buy a cheap cold air intake off of ebay. (if its a one peice you will have to cut it, if you can buy a 2 peice id do that, but i bought a one peice and had to cut)
2. buy a cheap turbo air filter off of ebay, make sure it has the mounting bracket and a filter(**do not get the filter with the built in bracket**)
3. go to home depot, take your new cai with you, and your new maf adapter with you. go to the plumbling aisle and find the rubber connectors( i had to compare all the fittings buy trial and error, the connector from the throttle bodie will be sent with the cai, all you will need is a rubber fitting for the piping to the maf and then you may need a rubber connector if you bought the one peice cold air to fit the maf adaptor bracket.**MAKE SURE THEY FIT SNUG AND YOU WILL PROBALLY NEED DIFFERENT SIZED RUBBER CONNECTORS ON BOTH ENDS.**)
4. if you bought the one peice cut it to where it will work like a short air intake, the rubber connector needs to be attached to the maf first, you may need to take a hair dryer and heat up the connector to get it in the shape of the maf, i had to use a heat gun and pull like hell. after you get the RC(rubber connector) on the maf work in the tube for the short air section.
5. for the cold air, the pipe going to the ground may be turned in the opposite way, you still get cold air either way, bolt the maf adaptor on to the maf, install the RC and attach your pipe.
**Make sure you have the hose connectors on and they a relatively tight** install the filter.
6. to keep the intake from moving around i had to custom make me a peice of angle(metal in an angle) and screwed it in the old intake bracket and welded it to the car.
it has a very nice sound and a good amount of hp gain, have not dynoed it but maybe some once can beat me to it. good luck to you guys
DISCLAIMER**IF YOU SCREW UP NOT MY FAULT, EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU IS WHAT I DID, IF YOU NEED A PROFESSIONAL WELDER CALL SOMEONE THAT IS AND DONT DO IT YOURSLEF.**

 

[slodsm]

Thats a good idea bro, but you could make it a little easier on you by buying the 2g mas adaptor and filter for the inlet side, it will bolt right up, then you just have to make the upper peice. May save some people some headache to do it that way.

 

[Creed32]

yea, but that would leave you a short air intake too though, or am i missing what you are talking about?

 

[97dsmbishi]

My co-worker installed an Apex'i intake for a turbo on his, works great for him...i'll get some info & pics.

phil