Cold Air Intake Question

[1996dsm]

i think i pictured it backwards.

 

[EDM95]

That pic that you posted looks like it converts from a sri to a cai so i belive it is the same thing.
So you can have a sri one day and then the next day swap it out for the cai.

 

[EDM95]

that would go to the valve cover, the hole in the other one is what im wondering about?

That would also go to the valve cover, that is 2 different parts in that pic the small tube is the short ram and the longer one is the cold air, so yea you can not have them both hooked up at the same time, it is one or the other. I would recommend you go with the sri and not the cai you do not want to hydro lock you engine in the event if it rains and water gets in it.

 

[Slo2gen]

The AEM V2 has two nipples on it too but one connects to the valve cover and AEM supplies a cap to put on the other one.

 

[totaleclipse_05]

that would go to the valve cover, the hole in the other one is what im wondering about?

That would also go to the valve cover, that is 2 different parts in that pic the small tube is the short ram and the longer one is the cold air, so yea you can not have them both hooked up at the same time, it is one or the other. I would recommend you go with the sri and not the cai you do not want to hydro lock you engine in the event if it rains and water gets in it.

Wow, guys please don't talk if you don't know what you are talking about. Search for "Pulsed Secondary Air Injection" for your answer for what that port is for.

 

[1996dsm]

so i guess you know what its for?

 

[EDM95]

Wow, guys please don't talk if you don't know what you are talking about. Search for "Pulsed Secondary Air Injection" for your answer for what that port is for.

What do you want me to say then.
Ok that is for the breather hose.

 

[dr1665]

What do you want me to say then.
Ok that is for the breather hose.

95 2GNTs came with a PSAI system. It's garbage and there is a recall to have it removed and the ECU reflashed to run correctly after the fact. This is one of those situations where all you have to say is that the 2GNT intake only requires (1) fitting to supply vacuum to the PCV system. Any other fittings should be capped off, as they are not needed.

To call it a breather hose fitting without mention of the PSAI system is on the weak side, even though, technically, that's all it really is. It's all moot anyway. Why are there STILL multi-page threads about intakes on NTs?

People. It's a pipe. There is a filter on the end of it. This is not rocket science. Get a cheap pipe and quality filter. Think for yourselves! The gains associated with CAIs are NOT worth the trouble debating. Pipe. Filter. Done.

 

[totaleclipse_05]

People. It's a pipe. There is a filter on the end of it. This is not rocket science. Get a cheap pipe and quality filter. Think for yourselves! The gains associated with CAIs are NOT worth the trouble debating. Pipe. Filter. Done.

Thank you Brian, someone else besides me gets it

 

[red97tib]

Oh I get it, I'm just helping along those less furtunate that don't have the minimum 2 brain cells required to function.

 

[joshed_240sx]

Oh I get it, I'm just helping along those less furtunate that don't have the minimum 2 brain cells required to function.

Says the guy who can't spell "fortunate"..........I just wanted to know what that port was for, and now I know, so thank you, whoever answered that...

 

[dr1665]

Says the guy who can't spell "fortunate"..........I just wanted to know what that port was for, and now I know, so thank you, whoever answered that...

Hahaha! Excellent!

 

[red97tib]

Look at the time I typed that. I have a right to a misspelled word at that time of night. Especially after being out all night partying my ass off.

 

[joshed_240sx]

Look at the time I typed that. I have a right to a misspelled word at that time of night. Especially after being out all night partying my ass off.

Its all good...we all have probably been guilty of that on a forum late at night...

 

[dr1665]

Its all good...we all have probably been guilty of that on a forum late at night...

Whiird. It's all good.

 

[armyboyiraq7]

i have a 97 eclipse non turbo with a cold air intake and exhaust this car was drove from california to ny in the winter and has seen alot of rain and snow and i have never woried about hydrolock from personal experience the only threat is to completely submerge the filter before it will pull water throuth the intake and into the engine not to mention although the filter is outside of the engine bay it is still not directly exposed to the outside environment therefore even going through puddles will not directly hit the filter i personally think that cai make a huge difference cause all the resistance is in the filter so smooth bends and a longer tube will let your engine breath easier it doesnt really make a huge difference from air temperture cause like previously said it will be rapidly heated by the hot manifold and head

 

[thricestrat]

I do not agree with the car not hydrolocking. The reason I have a TSI is because of an ebay CAI. It ran right to the ground 2" above street roughly and was great for a while. I live in NY and we got a bad rain storm, hit a puddle coming into a turning lane and my car sounded like a weed-wacker (aka honda) for about 20 sec. Shut it down and it locked up. Had the engine rebuilt by a local machine shop and threw an AEM Bypass on it (they are junk and DONT work unless the cone is completely submerged). Motor never ran right after the rebuild. My suggestion is that if its your DD just bolt on everything else and keep the stock intake. If you MUST have it, then by a SRI to ensure a larger safety margin for your motor. I would (if it was my N/A) get a Bigger TB and spacer for better flow, so if you end up going turbo its still money well spent. Good luck.

 

[Shadow98]

People and their CAI's READ the freakin thread above!!!

 

[RallyEclipse98]

I'll never again put an intake as low as an AEM CAI unless it's got one heck of a splash guard on it.

 

[420aNEWB]

The gains between Cold Air Intakes and Short Ram ones are like 1 hp different between the two. Get a Short Ram and play it safe. I would never want to take the chance to hydrolock an engine for 1-2 hp.

wow just for a 1-2 hp difference that sux
you don't want water inside your engine

 

[PCD_RS]

I believe that is what the VFAQ's page is for guys... There is a HUGE GIGANTIC MASSIVELY HUMUNGUS(sp) thread on CAI and SRI.

 

[EventsCo21XL]

All the threads I read was the reason why I run a short ram on my car. I don't want to worry about hydrolock and felt a nice gain from it. Truthfully all you need is a Ebay pipe with a good filter. Name brands are only good if you need a CARB number which I needed. That's why I have a AEM short ram on my car. Stupid California . You'll get the same gains as long as you use a good filter.

Good luck on your choices.

 

[viper99]

I hav had a v-2 intake [cold iar],for 3yrs.,and i swear buy it ,u cant buy a better intake.oh and like shadow an loxke said there are no chips for the eclispe its all bullshit ,so dont waste your time ,look at know real mods to get your gains.

 

[wrknmike924]

All the threads I read was the reason why I run a short ram on my car. I don't want to worry about hydrolock and felt a nice gain from it. Truthfully all you need is a Ebay pipe with a good filter. Name brands are only good if you need a CARB number which I needed. That's why I have a AEM short ram on my car. Stupid California . You'll get the same gains as long as you use a good filter.

Good luck on your choices.

Refering to the hydrolock. Had a cold air AEM intake on my car for about four months, sounded great, good preformace gain. Then one night coming home from outback she ate a gallon of water and locked the motor up. Needless to say i cracked three pistons, bent two rods horribly. I would deffinatly go with a short ram. No questions asked. To risky for an intake to be that low.

 

[Diamondrev]

+1 for ebay short ram.. but if i were you, i would buy 3inch intercooler pipes on ebay and make your own intake, the way u want it...