Home Depot Intakes

Blam · 03-09-2004, 03:34 PM

so I have a HD intake and it is squished up against my lower rad hose...not a lot but I am sure it makes a difference...does anyone else have this problem? and how did u deal with it?

L2RTSiAWD · 03-09-2004, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by Blam
and how did u deal with it?

I bought a real intake.

RiceKiller_TSi · 03-09-2004, 03:56 PM

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Originally posted by L2RTSiAWD
I bought a real intake.

lol

Uhhh... un-squish it?

What did you make it with dude? PVC?

Blam · 03-09-2004, 03:58 PM

I used ABS piping...

as for a real intake, I'm broke T.T

RiceKiller_TSi · 03-09-2004, 03:59 PM

Yeah, lol , thats what I meant... ABS. I thought that stuff was pretty hard??

Blam · 03-09-2004, 05:16 PM

it is...its the lower rad hose that is being squished =(

RiceKiller_TSi · 03-09-2004, 05:18 PM

Oh!!! Lower radiator hose... sorry. BTW how is your ABS holding up? How long have you used that stuff and have you noticed any gain from it? Sorry about all the Q's but I cant purchase any car parts right now that arent essential... women.

Blam · 03-09-2004, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by RiceKiller_TSi
Oh!!! Lower radiator hose... sorry. BTW how is your ABS holding up? How long have you used that stuff and have you noticed any gain from it? Sorry about all the Q's but I cant purchase any car parts right now that arent essential... women.

it holds up awesome actually. pretty sturdy and damn cheap and it does make a noticeable difference

psi on u · 03-09-2004, 09:57 PM

Yea i had the same problem and i never could get mine to fit right so ....i bought one

just save up a 100 bucks and get one

dsmturboawd · 03-09-2004, 09:59 PM

a pipe is a pipe. no need to waste big money on an intake pipe that really does nothing anyways.

just keep working with the pvc.

1G/TS-ituner · 03-09-2004, 10:02 PM

is there a "how too" on this site for how to make your own intake pipe??? if there is i might just do that tomarow

n0va91TSI · 03-09-2004, 10:09 PM

http://www.geocities.com/awd92gsx/intake.html

This one?

dsmturboawd · 03-09-2004, 10:13 PM

theres a dsmtuner tech article about it.

Blam · 03-10-2004, 07:43 AM

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theres a dsmtuner tech article about it.

yup yup, check the tech article section. and as for saving up 100 bux for a real intake, it wont happen I am a canadian and the exchange rate is shit =( would have to save up like close to 200 =(

RiceKiller_TSi · 03-10-2004, 07:55 AM

Screw 100 bucks, that one in the link looked pretty nice to me. I think I shall partake of the el cheapo Home Depot Intake pipe-o.

AAHDIRTRACER05 · 03-10-2004, 04:54 PM

i got the intake too. i got it at lowes and it cost me 12-15 bucks i forget which one but it also is squishing my hose and i think it is slowing the flow causeing it to leak through my hose clamps.it is also rubbing on my boost line.I have no idea what to do. i think im just gonna put on the stock intake again

Blam · 03-10-2004, 04:56 PM

yeah...I think mine is slightly leaking as well around the hose clamp...I am going to try shaving off a bit of the intake =\

AAHDIRTRACER05 · 03-10-2004, 06:29 PM

i just thought of that too but i dont know if it would take off enough to do anything. worth a try though