MrMigs
01-27-2002, 11:34 PM
Most of you have probably been to a few websites that teach you how to make a custom cold air intake for certain cars.
Basically, mine starts from the MAF sensor and ends at the fender with a nice cone filter from 3A Racing (K&N out of stock at Kragen).
It's actually a pretty easy thing to do -- all you gotta buy is about 3 ft. (room for error) 2 inch inside diameter ABS straight piping, 2 90 degree bends, ABS couplers, and if you want, some ABS glue (not really necessary tho).
** The hardest part of the experiment was thinking of something to use for the MAF sensor adapter. I was browsing the internet, and I found a tutorial site that used an object that looked like a pipe with a circular plate attatched to the bottom. I went to Home Depot and found something in the plumbing section called ... get ready ... prepare yourself ... a shower drain. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
All I had to do was drill 4 holes on the drain that matched up with the screw holes on the MAF sensor.
So, the adapter was now connected to the MAFS. Next, I used a coupler to join the end of the adapter to a (approximately) 8 inch pipe. That pipe was connected to a 90 degree bend (the straight pipes and the bends connect strongly by themselves -- no glue or couplers needed). This bend was connected to another 8 inch pipe that was directed downward -- through the hole where the resinator used to be, and down into the fender area. Another 90 degree bend was connected to this pipe, so that a hole was facing the front of the car. Finally, I connected my $30 3A Racing Cone Filter to the 90 degree bend using the supplied brace.
Long story, eh? Well, not all these steps were taken in this order. I just wrote it this way, so you could get a pretty good picture of what the whole thing looks like. If you still don't get it, I can take pictures with my dad's Polaroid Camera, scan them, and upload them somewhere. But yea, if you were wondering, I haven't gotten a chance to accurately test my "mod" yet because it's been raining, so the floor has been wet. Meaning, that whenever I "punch it," I lose traction. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> I'll post updates tomorrow if it's not raining.
Here's my total price list...
1. 5 ft. ABS piping (2 inch inside diameter).....~$2.00
2. 2 90-degree bends.....................................~$1.50
3. 3A Racing Cone Filter...........................$29.99 plus tax
(at Kragen)
4. 1 piping coupler (2.5 inside diameter | fits
pipesw/ 2''id) ...........~$1.00
5. 1 shower drain................................~$10.00
I think that's about all there is to it. I'll update this if I find any mistakes <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> If anybody plans on trying to do what I just did, or if you have any tips, plz reply.
By the way, you can buy most of this stuff at your local hardware store; just make sure they have a plumbing section. However, my local hardware store didnt have any shower drains, so I had to drive to Home Depot and buy one there. As for the air filter, that's pretty much up to you. The only reason I bought a 3A Racing filter is because it was cheap (relatively) and because Kragen didn't sell any K&N Cone Filters that would fit the custom piping (they have a low supply of K&N stuff).
I guess I saved myself... what... like a hundred dollars -- something like that. Besides, it's better than stock, and that's what I was trying to accomplish with this project -- something that's better than stock and cheaper than Injen <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
On another note, some guy in a civic cut me off, so I started tail-gating him for a while through neighborhood streets. All I can say about this is that heel-toe'ing it through turns really helps. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> Anyway, we came up to a stop light -- it was red for like 2 seconds -- but he ran it anyways. Either A). I scared him |or| B). He wasn't paying attention. I'm pretty glad he didnt get into an accident - no traffic.
Basically, mine starts from the MAF sensor and ends at the fender with a nice cone filter from 3A Racing (K&N out of stock at Kragen).
It's actually a pretty easy thing to do -- all you gotta buy is about 3 ft. (room for error) 2 inch inside diameter ABS straight piping, 2 90 degree bends, ABS couplers, and if you want, some ABS glue (not really necessary tho).
** The hardest part of the experiment was thinking of something to use for the MAF sensor adapter. I was browsing the internet, and I found a tutorial site that used an object that looked like a pipe with a circular plate attatched to the bottom. I went to Home Depot and found something in the plumbing section called ... get ready ... prepare yourself ... a shower drain. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
All I had to do was drill 4 holes on the drain that matched up with the screw holes on the MAF sensor.
So, the adapter was now connected to the MAFS. Next, I used a coupler to join the end of the adapter to a (approximately) 8 inch pipe. That pipe was connected to a 90 degree bend (the straight pipes and the bends connect strongly by themselves -- no glue or couplers needed). This bend was connected to another 8 inch pipe that was directed downward -- through the hole where the resinator used to be, and down into the fender area. Another 90 degree bend was connected to this pipe, so that a hole was facing the front of the car. Finally, I connected my $30 3A Racing Cone Filter to the 90 degree bend using the supplied brace.
Long story, eh? Well, not all these steps were taken in this order. I just wrote it this way, so you could get a pretty good picture of what the whole thing looks like. If you still don't get it, I can take pictures with my dad's Polaroid Camera, scan them, and upload them somewhere. But yea, if you were wondering, I haven't gotten a chance to accurately test my "mod" yet because it's been raining, so the floor has been wet. Meaning, that whenever I "punch it," I lose traction. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> I'll post updates tomorrow if it's not raining.
Here's my total price list...
1. 5 ft. ABS piping (2 inch inside diameter).....~$2.00
2. 2 90-degree bends.....................................~$1.50
3. 3A Racing Cone Filter...........................$29.99 plus tax
(at Kragen)
4. 1 piping coupler (2.5 inside diameter | fits
pipesw/ 2''id) ...........~$1.00
5. 1 shower drain................................~$10.00
I think that's about all there is to it. I'll update this if I find any mistakes <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> If anybody plans on trying to do what I just did, or if you have any tips, plz reply.
By the way, you can buy most of this stuff at your local hardware store; just make sure they have a plumbing section. However, my local hardware store didnt have any shower drains, so I had to drive to Home Depot and buy one there. As for the air filter, that's pretty much up to you. The only reason I bought a 3A Racing filter is because it was cheap (relatively) and because Kragen didn't sell any K&N Cone Filters that would fit the custom piping (they have a low supply of K&N stuff).
I guess I saved myself... what... like a hundred dollars -- something like that. Besides, it's better than stock, and that's what I was trying to accomplish with this project -- something that's better than stock and cheaper than Injen <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>
On another note, some guy in a civic cut me off, so I started tail-gating him for a while through neighborhood streets. All I can say about this is that heel-toe'ing it through turns really helps. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> Anyway, we came up to a stop light -- it was red for like 2 seconds -- but he ran it anyways. Either A). I scared him |or| B). He wasn't paying attention. I'm pretty glad he didnt get into an accident - no traffic.