Cold Air Intake?
02-13-10, 10:46 PM
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Cold Air Intake?
I bought myself a 1990 rx7 turbo and i'm looking to get a nice cold air intake.. but i can't really find a good one, nor do i know what to look for really haha
what are some decent air intake kits? i'm looking for a kit that includes all the piping, filters and whatever else is needed..
just recommend whatever is good. post links to any if possible.
any help is greatly appreciated! thanks
what are some decent air intake kits? i'm looking for a kit that includes all the piping, filters and whatever else is needed..
just recommend whatever is good. post links to any if possible.
any help is greatly appreciated! thanks
02-14-10, 12:40 AM
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If you have the stock filter keep it. Put in a nice filter in that box and you are good to go. It pulls air from in front of the radiator which is nice and cool.
02-14-10, 06:05 AM
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02-14-10, 07:16 AM
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I'm asking out of curiosity, not to incite a war...
Could someone explain to me where the stock intake snorkel is actually drawing it's air from?
My car was completely stock- airbox, snorkel and all the plastics ahead of the radiator- and I couldn't see a flowpath from the nose intake to the airbox snorkel.
In fact, it looked like Mazda went out of their way to isolate the intake from the airflow to the rad.
Clearly, that area is getting air- I couldn't see from where and it certainly didn't appear to be a "cold air" intake.
Anyone?
Could someone explain to me where the stock intake snorkel is actually drawing it's air from?
My car was completely stock- airbox, snorkel and all the plastics ahead of the radiator- and I couldn't see a flowpath from the nose intake to the airbox snorkel.
In fact, it looked like Mazda went out of their way to isolate the intake from the airflow to the rad.
Clearly, that area is getting air- I couldn't see from where and it certainly didn't appear to be a "cold air" intake.
Anyone?
02-14-10, 07:58 AM
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Yes, it is a little confusing because there isn't a dedicated intake duct upstream of the snorkel inlet. It pulls from the back side of the front fascia. If your hood still has the rubber pieces attached to the underside, you will see that the stock intake is fairly well insulated from the engine bay.
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02-14-10, 09:12 AM
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i'd bet it costs them no more than 100 bucks to make it.
if your really set on the idea here are some for you to look at.
http://www.andysautosport.com/mazda/...mance/intakes/
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02-14-10, 09:24 AM
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I had a huge thread about this somewhere, but the end result is that it doesn't make a huge difference unless you drill some holes or something to get cold air to where the intake is. I just bought a cone filter from ebay, apexi power or something to that effect and then left the stock air snorkle there and put the top of the airbox over my cone to keep a little bit of the engine heat out. Not sure if it actually works but I get the sweet cone filter noise. 
ALSO it is a lot cheaper if you just buy a cone filter from a good company and then fabricate it yourself, most of the kits are overpriced for the little bit of good they do.
ALSO it is a lot cheaper if you just buy a cone filter from a good company and then fabricate it yourself, most of the kits are overpriced for the little bit of good they do.
02-14-10, 11:32 AM
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Yeah the stock intake is cold air. Some people put in a cone intake while inadvertently making it a warm air intake, making things worse than before. The common solution then is to custom make your own box (any well sealed box will do) to get cold air again. But the gains from a cone intake are minimal. Try an exhaust first. Even then you'd probably want to do tuning, more fuel and boost before a better intake.
02-14-10, 03:02 PM
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Upgrade your intercooler and convert to cone filter. Your intercooler does the "cold air", thats its job. Or you can debate with the experts here all day about which is the best setup for this car.
Removing the FTP lense? lmao theres a headlight behind that, and than a wall, so its pointless.
Go with a cone setup, than cut a hole at the bottom and direct air to it.
Removing the FTP lense? lmao theres a headlight behind that, and than a wall, so its pointless.
Go with a cone setup, than cut a hole at the bottom and direct air to it.
02-15-10, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedOfLife
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...ight=cheap+cai
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02-21-10, 03:46 PM
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Upgrade your intercooler and convert to cone filter. Your intercooler does the "cold air", thats its job. Or you can debate with the experts here all day about which is the best setup for this car.
Removing the FTP lense? lmao theres a headlight behind that, and than a wall, so its pointless.
Go with a cone setup, than cut a hole at the bottom and direct air to it.
Removing the FTP lense? lmao theres a headlight behind that, and than a wall, so its pointless.
Go with a cone setup, than cut a hole at the bottom and direct air to it.
02-21-10, 04:07 PM
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