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Old 08-21-05, 05:54 PM
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plan to do some metal piping than the common platsic fatory made setup...?
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Yep, I plan on getting another pipe to stick on the end of the maf to run the intake down into the bumper. As of right now intake temps in the summer get very hot and hurts perfomance quite a bit.
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i plan to do a similar thing like f1bluerx7 with metal piping when i get the money
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i used a civic intake. i'll post a pic tommorow. it's pretty much the same thing but at half the cost of the banzai racing unit
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Talking pics

this cost me $40. 92-95 civic intake. not a true "cold air" but there are no harsh bends, it looks better than PVC and is less than half of Banzai racings unit.
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is your afm not affected from being at an angle?
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S5 sensors don't have that flapper door issue.
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my plans for the intake on my fc n/a
is to run metal tubing down to the stock position and then under the passenger light mechanism and then to where the i think its windshield washer res. and mount the filter infront of the radiator
that should be pretty cool air i will post pics when im done
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u can also buy the intake tube off ebay that is supposedly for n/a rx-7's thats what i used it looks almost exactly like the civic intake
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I'm seeing a lot of unshielded metal pipes and unshielded filters in the engine bay pictured here. Measure your intake air temps and you're in for a surprise. You need to build a cold air box around the filter and shield the intake tube.
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move the washer tank and cut a hole there.... put the filter in the front bumper.
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do your guys Bov's make any sound on the hot side of the IC?

I have a blitz.. it doesn't do anything.... i think the TMIC absorbs most of the airs "shock wave" on it's way back...

or maybe 7psi just isn't enough
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BOVs should never be mounted on the hot side of an intercooler. They should be mounted as close to the throttle body as possible.
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The pipe between the AFM and turbo is not a "cold air intake". All the pics shown so far are the exact opposite...
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
The pipe between the AFM and turbo is not a "cold air intake". All the pics shown so far are the exact opposite...
i was thinking the same thing
those intakes might be robbing you of power

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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
BOVs should never be mounted on the hot side of an intercooler. They should be mounted as close to the throttle body as possible.

wow i was told the opposite
i was told that it needs to be between the turbo and intercooler
not saying thats right or not just thats what i was told
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Originally Posted by Cosmo_TT
wow i was told the opposite
i was told that it needs to be between the turbo and intercooler
not saying thats right or not just thats what i was told
Yeah, this is a highly debated point.

If the BOV is mounted closer to the turbo, you get "faster" opening of the BOV but you end up with stalled intake charge all the way up to the throttle body.
It takes time and effort to get all that intake charge moving again.

If the BOV is mounted closer to the throttle body, there is less strain against the throttle plates but you need to repressurize that entire intake tract to get boost going again.

So...pick your poison?


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this was for an Accord, now I need to build a box.
bad picture, but you get the idea.
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Originally Posted by turbo80cid
this was for an Accord, now I need to build a box.
bad picture, but you get the idea.
You sure you UL'd the right pic?


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ha ha you funny guy.

thats all I have .........at work.
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Oh!
You meant the pipe was from an Accord???
I thought the pic was that of an Accord! :P
Sorry, brain fart!


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Isn't cold-air intake where you actually run pipe under the front bumper so you suck all the cold air off the road and in some very bad cases, water from a puddle. Those all look like short ram air pipes (at least thats what AEM calls them :p)
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Originally Posted by RETed
Oh!
You meant the pipe was from an Accord???
I thought the pic was that of an Accord! :P
Sorry, brain fart!


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you guys are seriously gonna make me search for you... again. fine..... im gonna start ptting up my paypal addy. I could do like HKS and chanrge $5 just to talk about it.

i found another CAI thread that i searched for someone that didnt..... I searched for CAI and TID. its that easy.

"you can make a full cold air intake for $100 or less.... prolly alot less.

search... hell ill search for you. give me 1 min.


https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...5&highlight=cai

there is one of the countless threads... that one has pics. ill find more.

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...8&highlight=cai

thatone is a write up of how to do it. both of those are for a CAI....

if you want a "short ram" then just do the same without cutting. use a shorter pipe. 3" filters and adapters are everywhere on ebay... hell higgi sells one too."
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look guys that was from 1min of searching. this topic has been covered over and over.

Get a few cupplers from autozone. a filter adaper. a piece of 3" pipe with a 30degree bend in it (muffler shop, abs, or import intake). cut to lenght. attach bent pipe to turbo and afm. attach filter adapter to other side of afm.remove washer tank and cut hole. get another piece of pipe with a 45 or 90 degree bend. attach to afm and other end through hole you cut. attach filter to it.

order a fmic piping kit from ebay. they come with enough pipes to make a few CAIs... they are $100. here is one on ebay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-Int...95587551QQrdZ1

its your car... its not that hard to do. no one on here can make an exact parts list for you to take to home depot. Getting dirty and learning about your car is the fun part. Getting in there lets you see how everyting works so next time when you need an answer it will make more sense knowing where the part is.

have fun and dont cut any wires.... please. As much as we all like "what does this wire go to" threads... just take your time.

sleeperfc

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