Custom cold air intake

[Trav83]

I used piping from an extra air intake I had laying around and attached it to my Injen intake. I had to cut a hole so the piping could go down to the front bumper area, and then I attached the air filter & MAF, the plug in connector just barely reached. I actually bolted the air filter to the MAF housing cause I did NOT trust those snap clips to hold it on while driving. I'm still a little worried about when it rains, I think I wanna make a splash guard for it.

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[Barracuda]

cool. watch out for water splashing in the intake when it's raining though.

 

[coryf1233]

Based on that picture, it does not look like the filter is in a great location, it looks like the foglight is blocking most of the air..Pretty clean none the less.

 

[DWR-DSM]

You can get an air bypass valve just in case it goes underwater or etc.

 

[tunethis]

Looks nice. The air should be so much cooler under there. You may want to make a short ram intake for those rainy days and keep it in your car just in case.

 

[Trav83]

Based on that picture, it does not look like the filter is in a great location, it looks like the foglight is blocking most of the air..Pretty clean none the less.

The foglights are staying so that's pretty much as good as it's gonna get.

You can get an air bypass valve just in case it goes underwater or etc.

Who sells one, and how much do they typically cost?

Looks nice. The air should be so much cooler under there. You may want to make a short ram intake for those rainy days and keep it in your car just in case.

I was considering that, kind of a pain though if your on the highway and you gotta pull over to the side of the road, .


What do you guys think of my idea for a splash guard though ?

 

[habitatguy187]

You should be fine unless you drive through a wave, even then it would be hard to hydrolock your engine.

 

[6bolt2gdsm]

If you go through to deep of water then thats going to act like a vacuum. I think aem sells the by pass valve. Better safe than sorry IMO. I've seen a hydrolocked engine and it wasnt pretty.

 

[sik4g63]

Looks good man. I have that same intake on my ride. I wouldnt be too worried about the water, but a splash gaurd would be a good idea.

 

[whiteflash]

AEM makes a bypass valve:

aem bypass valve - Google Product Search

 

[94MightyMax]

You can also get an outwerware for the filter. I run them on my quads and they repel water very well. You can run water out of the faucet on them and it just bounces off.

 

[grdsm]

hopefully water does destroy your maf. looks good though. I would do somethingto avoid contact with water. Had the same setup in my cavalier But didn't have a maf and it suck so bad when driving in the rain.

 

[Trav83]

You can also get an outwerware for the filter. I run them on my quads and they repel water very well. You can run water out of the faucet on them and it just bounces off.

That sounds great (and the easiest solution) where can I get one that would fit my air filter?

 

[Kastigir]

Unless you completely submerge the filter, you won't hydrolock your engine.

 

[LandoAWD]

hopefully water does destroy your maf. looks good though. I would do somethingto avoid contact with water. Had the same setup in my cavalier But didn't have a maf and it suck so bad when driving in the rain.

Is English your first language?

 

[94MightyMax]

That sounds great (and the easiest solution) where can I get one that would fit my air filter?

Well Im not 100% sure for these filters. My Raptors filter is as big as my trucks(5.7 Hemi) so they do come in big sizes. Check google for a vendor, or go to tqsatv.com and call Steve, he is a really good guy and could point you in the right direction. Heres the main website Outerwears, Inc. - Original manufacturer of Pre-Filters & Shockwears

 

[Trav83]

Is English your first language?

I was wondering that myself

Well Im not 100% sure for these filters. My Raptors filter is as big as my trucks(5.7 Hemi) so they do come in big sizes. Check google for a vendor, or go to tqsatv.com and call Steve, he is a really good guy and could point you in the right direction. Heres the main website Outerwears, Inc. - Original manufacturer of Pre-Filters & Shockwears

I am so buying one of these, I can just slip it on when it rains, easy as pie I probably could even go underwater if I wanted to and drive along side some fish, no worries

 

[94MightyMax]

Yah they work very well, when I get some I will take a picture running water over mine seeing as I need to clean it anyway. They arent super cheap but it gives you piece of mind. Just put it on and leave it, you wont notice it on there. They arent restrictive at all.

 

[Trav83]

Yah they work very well, when I get some I will take a picture running water over mine seeing as I need to clean it anyway. They arent super cheap but it gives you piece of mind. Just put it on and leave it, you wont notice it on there. They arent restrictive at all.

Cool, I'll check 'em when you post 'em, thanks. I just looked at some on eBay and I can get one shipped for about $20. In the mean time I just hope it doesn't rain hard

 

[donswan]

You can get an air bypass valve just in case it goes underwater or etc.

I know AEM sells all types of colors and sizes for the bypass valve or you can porb go to autozone and pick up a really cheap one. Just depends on what you want.

 

[black_gst]

I used piping from an extra air intake I had laying around and attached it to my Injen intake. I had to cut a hole so the piping could go down to the front bumper area, and then I attached the air filter & MAF, the plug in connector just barely reached. I actually bolted the air filter to the MAF housing cause I did NOT trust those snap clips to hold it on while driving. I'm still a little worried about when it rains, I think I wanna make a splash guard for it.

i have an aem bypass valve laying around... i bought it for my 00' celica but never put it on and i dont have that car any more. what size is you intake pipe? ill give you a deal on it. i have no use for it