Ram Air kit vs. Cold Air intake
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
I'm still struggling along with the older non-turbo version. Is there a how-to for putting a turbo on my shaver?
I'm still struggling along with the older non-turbo version. Is there a how-to for putting a turbo on my shaver?
The CAI I built using Santiago's design is very affective so far. I don't have any numbers, but I can definatly feel the difference.
It cost roughly $60 to make. The Massive K&N filter I got put it over $100, but otherwise it wasnt a bad price. I cant leave out that I didn't use any metal though.
To create it, I used 5 materials. ABS pipe, rubber couplers, stainless steel clamps, aluminum tape and PVC glue. Some of you might laugh at that, but read the following and you will most likely forget that thought.
ABS pipe is cheap, strong and light. The rubber couplers are flexible and let no air through, and with those stainless steel clamps, they are reinforced. I wrapped the ABS pipe in Aluminum tape several times (6 layers) to keep engine heat out, which worked great. It was tedious and took a while, but was worth it.
To make sure it would be effective, I put my hands inside one of the straight ABS pipes after I'd wrapped the ABS pipe several times with aluminum pipe. My brother then poured boiling hot water on top of the pipe. After 5 or so minutes I concluded it was successful. I could not feel any heat inside. Also, after we dried it off, the outside was just a little above warm. I then glued the pipes together with PVC glue and installed it.
An added bonus with the aluminum tape is its abilty to retain cold. After my car had been sitting outside in the 5° weather for a night, I felt it. The CAI was freezing cold. So I drove it for about a half hour, and when I got home I felt it again. Still ice cold.
An effective design If you ask me.
Andrew
It cost roughly $60 to make. The Massive K&N filter I got put it over $100, but otherwise it wasnt a bad price. I cant leave out that I didn't use any metal though.
To create it, I used 5 materials. ABS pipe, rubber couplers, stainless steel clamps, aluminum tape and PVC glue. Some of you might laugh at that, but read the following and you will most likely forget that thought.
ABS pipe is cheap, strong and light. The rubber couplers are flexible and let no air through, and with those stainless steel clamps, they are reinforced. I wrapped the ABS pipe in Aluminum tape several times (6 layers) to keep engine heat out, which worked great. It was tedious and took a while, but was worth it.
To make sure it would be effective, I put my hands inside one of the straight ABS pipes after I'd wrapped the ABS pipe several times with aluminum pipe. My brother then poured boiling hot water on top of the pipe. After 5 or so minutes I concluded it was successful. I could not feel any heat inside. Also, after we dried it off, the outside was just a little above warm. I then glued the pipes together with PVC glue and installed it.
An added bonus with the aluminum tape is its abilty to retain cold. After my car had been sitting outside in the 5° weather for a night, I felt it. The CAI was freezing cold. So I drove it for about a half hour, and when I got home I felt it again. Still ice cold.
An effective design If you ask me.
Andrew
Last edited by RyoFC3S; Feb 10, 2004 at 05:37 PM.
