More Pix...Cold Air Intake (slow connection beware)
Here are some pictures of my cold air intake. Used a dremel tools to cut through the rad. metal housing. Went to Home Depot and grabbed some heater hose and plastic drain connector. Moved the reserve overflow container. (make sure it's lower than the top of the rad.)
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final picture. enjoy. :)
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/attach...&postid=576791 |
Looks Good - loods lighter than a lot of the "home made" jobs I've seen! What did you use to connect the snorkle to the duct pipe? Is that one pce of black plactic or did you use a rubber connecter to splice the plastic thingy to the duct - and if so, what exactly is the rubber connecter? What did you use to collect air in front of the rad? And finally, how much of the snorkle did you remove - appreciate your reply - once again, nice job -
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Originally posted by Northern 7 Looks Good - loods lighter than a lot of the "home made" jobs I've seen! What did you use to connect the snorkle to the duct pipe? Is that one pce of black plactic or did you use a rubber connecter to splice the plastic thingy to the duct - and if so, what exactly is the rubber connecter? What did you use to collect air in front of the rad? And finally, how much of the snorkle did you remove - appreciate your reply - once again, nice job - |
very nice job! I'm trying to duplicate the same thing so hte picture wil help me out with my project.
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Originally posted by crazy dog very nice job! I'm trying to duplicate the same thing so hte picture wil help me out with my project. |
Oh I forgot to mention that the total mod cost was like $13 not including the cost of owning a dremel tool and a drill.
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:eek: OMIGAWD ARE THOSE EMISSIONS CONTROLS I SEE??? ARGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
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do those give more power? i know in theory it should work, but do you really notice a difference?
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Originally posted by YellowJacket :eek: OMIGAWD ARE THOSE EMISSIONS CONTROLS I SEE??? ARGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! |
Originally posted by adssoccer do those give more power? i know in theory it should work, but do you really notice a difference? |
http://pittdp.homestead.com/files/uh01_1b.jpg
I notice a little but not much, I would say it might give 3-5 hp but of course that is not much at all, But I do like the way it looks on my car. |
I bought the EXACT same heater hose from Home Depot, I didn't find that sweet connector though I'm gonna have to go back and look for that one. I did it over the summer, I notice the biggest difference getting off the line after extended highway driving....without it, the car chokes on it's own fire breath. I've iced my carb quite a few times....be careful in the colder weather (Canada) at highway speeds. I pulled my air cleaner lid once and saw ice entirely covering the back barrel and partially covering the front barrel. No wonder I was walking all over everyone, that is until it started cutting out.
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Originally posted by NanaimoRx-7 I bought the EXACT same heater hose from Home Depot, I didn't find that sweet connector though I'm gonna have to go back and look for that one. I did it over the summer, I notice the biggest difference getting off the line after extended highway driving....without it, the car chokes on it's own fire breath. I've iced my carb quite a few times....be careful in the colder weather (Canada) at highway speeds. I pulled my air cleaner lid once and saw ice entirely covering the back barrel and partially covering the front barrel. No wonder I was walking all over everyone, that is until it started cutting out. |
Please excuse me for my lack of car knowledge, but where does the end ( the end by the radiator) lead to? Does it just sit there, or is it attatched to something?
Also, where did you relocate your overflow tank to? I'd like to do this someday soon, since it's cheap, easy, and an improvement over stock. thanks |
Originally posted by .:Adam GS:. Also, where did you relocate your overflow tank to? |
If your asking where the end of the hose goes. I got really lucky, the opening that was cut from the side of the radiator housing was a perfect fit for the hose. A nice snug fit, so it won't be going any where. ļ Also since the hose is made from soft aluminum metal I formed a funnel shape at the end to catch more air. Now this is were my differs a bit from other setups. I have the funnel parallel to the front of the radiator instead of pointing to the front of the car. The funnel in theory is to catch the air the is being bounced off the radiator. I hope this helps. :)
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is there any sort of power increase on a n/a car with the cold air intake? does it run any smoother?
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thanks..
so, in lamen's terms, just cut a hole in the metal and shove that hose in there so it don't move no more? lol.. I'll try that this weekend.. IF i can borrow my neighbor's Dremel...:eek: |
Originally posted by riffraff is there any sort of power increase on a n/a car with the cold air intake? does it run any smoother? Originally posted by .:Adam GS:. [B]thanks.. so, in lamen's terms, just cut a hole in the metal and shove that hose in there so it don't move no more? lol.. B] |
I cut a hole so that the hose goes through to the cold air side and is firmly mounted. I relocated the hose under the intake line using a L bracket, I can get you guys a nother pic if needed.
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could you put a cone filter on the end of that and connect it to a cold air box? would that save you from having to have the air filter inside the blue housing?
cheers' |
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