About intakes...I helped install an Intake for a Supra and it wasn't too hard. Now when I look at my car, I see 6 hoses going into the box...I understand that only two of those hoses get filters put on them (the accordian pipes) what in the hell happens to the other 4? Like the one with the BOV, the one over that. The one that goes to the air pump, the and the one that goes to it from the right

 

one for primary turbo, secondary turbo, air pump, goes no where but under the box, two for bov's.....that's all I can think of right now

 

Most of the kits are designed to incorporate all those hoses. I know my Apexi kit has a spot for every single hose.. if I remember right on the Supra a lot of the hoses that return to the intake tract (BOV, PCV, ISC I think..) return to the hose rather than the actual box. It is not really any harder to install an intake on an FD, the Supra sure is a lot easier to work on overall I think.. but if I wanted something easy to work on I would have an old car.

Matt
93 SSM

 

Toughest part for me is struggling with those damn clamps on the hoses. I used to use a vise grip pliers, but they were a real pain and chewed up the paint on the clamps. Now this last time I cleaned the air filter I got smart and got the proper tool.

I found it at my local Ace hardware. It's called the Quick-Grip Handi-Clamp. It's a yellow plastic vice grip type tool with a locking ratchet action, and it's exactly the right size to do the job. It's got soft platic ends on the vice grip part so it doesn't take the paint off the air hose clamps. As you squeeze it, it locks in place so you can keep the clamp open as you slide the air hose out from underneath it. Makes the whole job a snap. Cost me $5.99. I wish I had thought to buy it earlier.

The part number on the bar code sticker is 59200. This is a tool every FD owner should have.

 

Or you can replace those clamps with the screw-type hose clamps. They even come in colors.

 

Toadman, where do you get those screw-type clamps? I know that you can get some at auto part stores but did not know if there was a certain kit made with all the clamps for our cars.

 

No certain kit AFAIK. get your sizes and hit up Depot, Lowe's, or any big hardware store. Might have to look in Washer/dryer section as well as plumbing and hose clamps. I found red ones at Depot, but they are pretty rare. The silver bands can polish up nice though with a little polish, or you can paint them with anodizing spray yourself. Anything beats those crappy cheap ones.