Jaraxle
20+ Year Contributor
- 104
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- Mar 8, 2003
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Troy,
New_York
Ok guys.
This is off the cuff. I wasn't gonna let this one out of the bag. It is so friggin cheap, and the results are amazing! You won't be dissapointed I assure you. It looks sweet too !
Here is what I used:
1.) Apexi air filter or any with a 2.75" intake that you can clamp/zip tie some flex hose to
2.) 90 degree chrome elbow from autozone (spectre intake parts)
3.) Flex intake tubing from autozone (spectre intake parts)
4.) FMIC ( ! air filter goes where smic was !)
5.) 2g maf to 2.75" adaptor (ebay item) I had one in a box in the garage. Lucky me.
6.) some 3/16" vaccume hose
7.) Dremel with tungsten carbine cutting bit and large cutting wheel disks
8.) Normal drill and a bit to start your dremel cutting
1.) Cut the hole in the right friggin spot. Make a starter hole with a normal drill.
That dremel never ceases to amaze me. Wear SAFETY glasses. Hot metal will be flying around !
The bit will also work itself out of the dremel, since the angle of the grooves make it pull. Have fun.
2.) Cut the vaccume hose lengthwise and to the proper length to "gasket" the hole you cut. This makes sure the metal doesn't cut through your new piping/hose and it cleans up the image.
3.) You get the rest. Secure the air filter where the smic was. The air filter is now sucking COLD air that is being blasted on it from our bumper opening.
4.) I installed the NA eclipse block-off on that side. I was nervous about heavy rain on the air filter. At the track I can quickly remove it, but I don't think it hurts anything to have it there (according to ecu).
My intake temps DROPPED LIKE A ROCK. I was reading 114+ degrees. After this mod, I always measure whatever AMBIENT temperature is. Lately I've been making some changes....so I can't be 100% certain. But I believe this either was the reason (or assisted) in ridding my KNOCK I was having. It wouldn't suprise me given the drastic inlet temperature change. The power change is noticable. The throttle response is improved.
If you BURY the front end of your car in water (the hole bumper)....well your an idiot then.
Everyone has their "performance" air filter sucking HOT engine heat. It's just no good. I know we have to usually because of the intercooler piping. This is the solution.
Here are the pictures of 1000 words:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/files/1/5/3/4/5/cold_air_close.JPG
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/files/1/5/3/4/5/COLD_AIR.JPG
-Jaraxle
This is off the cuff. I wasn't gonna let this one out of the bag. It is so friggin cheap, and the results are amazing! You won't be dissapointed I assure you. It looks sweet too !
Here is what I used:
1.) Apexi air filter or any with a 2.75" intake that you can clamp/zip tie some flex hose to
2.) 90 degree chrome elbow from autozone (spectre intake parts)
3.) Flex intake tubing from autozone (spectre intake parts)
4.) FMIC ( ! air filter goes where smic was !)
5.) 2g maf to 2.75" adaptor (ebay item) I had one in a box in the garage. Lucky me.
6.) some 3/16" vaccume hose
7.) Dremel with tungsten carbine cutting bit and large cutting wheel disks
8.) Normal drill and a bit to start your dremel cutting
1.) Cut the hole in the right friggin spot. Make a starter hole with a normal drill.
That dremel never ceases to amaze me. Wear SAFETY glasses. Hot metal will be flying around !
The bit will also work itself out of the dremel, since the angle of the grooves make it pull. Have fun.
2.) Cut the vaccume hose lengthwise and to the proper length to "gasket" the hole you cut. This makes sure the metal doesn't cut through your new piping/hose and it cleans up the image.
3.) You get the rest. Secure the air filter where the smic was. The air filter is now sucking COLD air that is being blasted on it from our bumper opening.
4.) I installed the NA eclipse block-off on that side. I was nervous about heavy rain on the air filter. At the track I can quickly remove it, but I don't think it hurts anything to have it there (according to ecu).
My intake temps DROPPED LIKE A ROCK. I was reading 114+ degrees. After this mod, I always measure whatever AMBIENT temperature is. Lately I've been making some changes....so I can't be 100% certain. But I believe this either was the reason (or assisted) in ridding my KNOCK I was having. It wouldn't suprise me given the drastic inlet temperature change. The power change is noticable. The throttle response is improved.
If you BURY the front end of your car in water (the hole bumper)....well your an idiot then.
Everyone has their "performance" air filter sucking HOT engine heat. It's just no good. I know we have to usually because of the intercooler piping. This is the solution.
Here are the pictures of 1000 words:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/files/1/5/3/4/5/cold_air_close.JPG
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/files/1/5/3/4/5/COLD_AIR.JPG
-Jaraxle