Camrann

Im about to make one of these but with an S5 is anything different in construction?? Pics or anything would be great.

cardzrule

Sorry to be a noob, but how is that "true" coldair intake any colder than the stock intake?

Camrann

because u take off the old coldair channel thing and run this one under the wheel well. And it flows better than stock.

cardzrule

So in other words the "true coldair intake" isn't any colder than the stock intake.

91mazdarx7

it will still give it more power because he will have to use a cone filter and also he took off the accordian type intake tubing it will get colder air coming in also the aluminum tape helps cool the intake air also

Stanello

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On an S5, the AFM will be different, that's an S4 AFM in the pic. Test fit everything before you build it though.

Just out of curiosity (sp?), where are you getting the cold air from? Where the washer fluid is/was?

cardzrule

So if I wrap my stock intake with aluminum foil it will make my car faster?

Stanello

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Thats not aluminium foil, its heat wrap.

cardzrule

Isn't heat wrap just aluminum tape? Anyway, if I put heat wrap around my stock plastic intake, then I will get more hp, right?

Stanello

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Not really... you might gain a weee little bit, but it will be so small, I'd say it'd be less than 1hp.

And heat wrap isn't the same as aluminium tape. It is fabric with an aluminium taped side to reflect the heat away.

cardzrule

So that intake in the picture will get less than 1hp?

Isn't this the tape thats in the picture?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...atalogId=10101

91mazdarx7

yea the gains aint worth doing it but if you are building a cai then you mise well put aluminum tape on

Stanello

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The intake in the picture is not a stock intake, it will make more power than heat wrap on a stock intake. That might be the same tape, I dunno.

Heat Wrap > Aluminium tape

NZConvertible

Nobody said that it was. However a lot of ignorant modifiers and shady aftermarket suppliers like to use the term "cold air intake" to describe something that is not a cold air intake at all. What's in that photo is a true cold air intake.

Now I think you're just being a smartass. Either that or you don't understand the flow (and hence power) improvement that intake will provide compared to the stock set-up.

cardzrule

I still don't understand. How can that intake in the photo be a "true" cold air intake if it doesn't make the air any colder than the stock intake? The less restriction part makes sense, but the cooling doesn't.

For example, if the outside air is 80F, then what is the temperature of the air going through the "true" cold air intake, and what is the temperature of the air going through the stock plastic intake? Wouldn't the temperature be about 80-82F either way? I don't see how heat wrap could make the air less than 80F, and I don't see why heat wrap would be any better than the stock plastic at keeping engine heat away from the intake air.

turbine

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cold air intakes are suppose to draw air from the ground where it is colder then the air above it (heat rises) weather or not the tempatures are realy that different, thats the theory

trainwreck517

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Heres a few pic of mine, interga intake off ebay cut up to fit.




and cardzrule:
Its the same temp as stock intake but flows better, and it is a true cold air intake because many people just put a cone filter right after the MAF sensor in the engine bay. Which turns into a hot air intake. If you don't understand.. well search.

Stanello

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It is a cold-air intake because the filter will be hidden away, (most likely inside the passenger fender), thus not intaking "hot" air. If the filter was clamped directly to the AFM, it would intake air from the engine bay,(hot air). A stock intake is a cold air intake, it just doesn't flow as well as an aftermarket cone filter. Flow=Good

80F is considered cold air compared to the temps inside the engine bay. A cold air intake would be 80F, and so would stock. Heat wrap helps keep the air entering the engine down by reflecting heat away from the intake inlet pipe, instaed of letting the pipe absorb the heat, causing the intake air to become hotter.

The big picture is:

A stock intake is a cold air intake, it just doesnt flow well.
Making a cold air intake with a cone filter, will yeild the same intake temps as stock, but with better flow.
Heat wrap helps keep intake temps from rising.

NZConvertible

I though it was pretty clear in my first post. Nobody ever said doing this would make the air colder than the stock intake (although it probably will a little bit). Go back and read it again. It should not be that hard to understand.

91mazdarx7

nice CAI trainwreck517 i like it do you know that piping will fit to a t2 i'd like to replace my stock intake piping for some polished metal piping

trainwreck517

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hmm the stock turbo inlet is pretty small isn't it? Try to find some intake off ebay with enough curves that you think you can make work. I don't see why it wouldn't work on a turboII. Might need to use a step down cuplink form 3" to 2" or what ever the turbo inlet is.

There are more pictures here with show the prossess of me making the CAI.
http://wreckedyouth.com/modules.php?...view_album.php

KingCobraV9

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how effective would a cai be withthe stock break cooler vent intact?

91mazdarx7

i was going to use a silicone coupler to secure the piping to the turbo i'd have to measure the turbo inlet can't remember what it was so your saying just look for piping that has alot of curves so i can cut it and modify it to fit

trainwreck517

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^ yea pretty much, as I'm not sure the interga pipe would be enough for a turbo, as i'm not sure where your going to put the filter, if your just going to put it in the engine bay then you could get away with the interga pipe.. if you want to put it in the fender.. then you might need to find something with more bends.

91mazdarx7

i was just planning on putting it so its in stock location or around there then make a box to keep out the hot air what year integra intake piping is it