I made this intake system with PVC piping and mounted one of those electric turbos for your car in it. It actually works. It's nothing like a real turbo, but its better than my AEM. When you flip the switch it pulls harder. It doesn't through your head back or anything, but you can definately feel it. It basically just increased my power throught the whole rpm range except around 5k and up. It has a K&N filter down where it normally goes for a CAI.(passenger side bumper, behind the corner light) It was a fun project and definately worth the time and money. It sounds a lot louder and deeper than my AEM though. I'm guessing from the 3" piping... This has not been painted or anything yet. I will be making it look decent later, I just love it so much i don't want to put the AEM back on yet so i can paint this one. Can you paint on PVC piping? Is there a certain paint i should use? Anyway to chrome it, hehe? Has anyone made their own intake before? Please take a look at it and let me know what you think. Any suggestions? Installed Pics, Click Here

 

Interesting... have you considered to dyno your E-CAI?

 

I'd love to, but i should have done it with the AEM on first. Are dynos by the hour payment or by the number of runs? I really want to know what its doing for me. Maybe a G-Tech thing, i think thats what they're called. So what did you think of it? Does it look crappy, decent, good, like a PVC pipe, or what? Could you tell where the blower is? If not, it's the piece with the 2 rubber reducers clamped to both ends... Please more people reply with feedback.

 

I know what what is the e-blower is... looks crappy? who care if it works for u...

How much Amps does it sucks.. how much noise does it add.. how much PSI if any does it do?

Gtech Competition or Timeslips or best dyno to quantify gains

 

Very Innovative!!!

If you want to paint the PVC and to make it look good, you'll have to sand the entire pipe and then prime it first. That should allow it to hold the paint well enough so it dosen't run.

 

interesting idea...kudos for experimenting just for the hell of it!

 

It is 7 amps. I have it wired into my interior fusebox under the wiper fuse. Is this bad? I also have an in-line fuse under the hood by the blower. I'm not sure of a better place to wire it. Anyone know? The thing only blows 240cfm. Thats not even 1psi. But for $30 I'm not complaining. The sound of the blower is not very loud. You can hear it when your not not moving, but i only turn it on once i get going. The sound of the intake though is really loud. Probably bc its 3" and 4" at some parts. Before I finished I had just stuck the K&N filter into a 3" piece and duct taped a seal around it. It was much louder and I think it may have had more power then also. I think that the 2" PVC 90* elbow piece I'm using to but the filter where a CAI goes may be too restritive. With the 90* 2" PVC elbow the filter is down in the front passenger bumper area. If I take that off the filter goes straight into a 3" PVC piece and lays right behind the passenger side headlight. Any opinions on which setup would be better? Anyone know how many cfm the 2.2 throttle body sucks in?

 

I would def put a bigger blower on there, even if you have to make the pipe wider. That will give you more psi, and it would look a little more solid, not flimsy. Love the idea though!

 

This is 100 AMPs 1400 Watts 1.7 PSI... model.. Now this is interesting:

 

 

Here are my quirks with this idea:

1) What if one of the blades on the blower breaks and gets sucked into your engine?

2) When the blower is off it seems like it would restrict air flow and actually hurt performance.

Other than that I have to applaud your innovation. I'd love to see some more experimentation with this idea.

 

its faster than your car

 

not to say it doesnt work, but u would wonder why no brand name manufacturer uses that type of setup. AEM just spent a lot of money for R & D for their new V2 with diff air chambers rather than the blower idea. only a dyno will tell

 

I would love to see this thing on a Dyno

 

I would think @ 240cfm, the throttle body actually sucks more air than that thing pushes.

 

Here we go again:P

 

lol... yes indeed...

 

That pics of the super e-ram is a scam. They are the same thing i put on my car... That just has 2 of them, and they charge you $699 for it. Yeah, 240cfm isn't much, but it is enough to feel a differance. Basically it just gave me more power where i never had power before, like lower-mid range rpms, it pulls harder going up hills, and sounds kinda cool. Even when the thing isn't blowing it still has more power than my AEM had. I don't know if the fan spins from air flow or what, but it gets through fine. I was kinda worried about the fan blade ending up in my engine, but its pretty durable. I also have considered putting a safety grill of some sort after the fan. I really should do a dyno. Anyone here from around the Dallas area and have a g-tech thing? I couldn't picture AEM making an electric powered intake for some reason... But it works great! I'm gonna paint it tommorow with some metallic silver paint so it doesn't look so plasticy... Anyone know how many cfm our throttle bodies take in? And i'm sure having 240cfm blown at lower rpms when less air is comming in is definately a lot more then the engine having to suck it through a 3 foot pipe. More opinions?

 

That pics of the super e-ram is a scam. They are the same thing i put on my car... That just has 2 of them, and they charge you $699 for it. Yeah, 240cfm isn't much, but it is enough to feel a differance. Basically it just gave me more power where i never had power before, like lower-mid range rpms, it pulls harder going up hills, and sounds kinda cool. Even when the thing isn't blowing it still has more power than my AEM had. I don't know if the fan spins from air flow or what, but it gets through fine. I was kinda worried about the fan blade ending up in my engine, but its pretty durable. I also have considered putting a safety grill of some sort after the fan. I really should do a dyno. Anyone here from around the Dallas area and have a g-tech thing? I couldn't picture AEM making an electric powered intake for some reason... But it works great! I'm gonna paint it tommorow with some metallic silver paint so it doesn't look so plasticy... Anyone know how many cfm our throttle bodies take in? And i'm sure having 240cfm blown at lower rpms when less air is comming in is definately a lot more then the engine having to suck it through a 3 foot pipe. More opinions?

 

How much was yours and where did you get it?

 

you never know, it may have increased power a lot, or maybe just a horse or two

 

The blower is really an in-line blower off of a boat, to expell gas vapors to prevent an explosion... Don't buy one off eBay, they'll charge you twice as much. Go to West Marine, or a boating store and look at their exhaust blowers. There is another one that actually looks like a turbine, but puts out less cfm. It didn't add like 20 hp or anything, but it did add more than the AEM had. Basically when i flip the blower on it feels to be more constant throughout the entire rpm band. The blowers are only $29.99. But, make sure you get the 4" one bc it puts out 240cfm not 100something like the 3"... Somebody should cut up their AEM and attach a blower to it and see how that works.

 

ill just stick with a turbo when i go FI. its tried and true

 

I'd love one, but i only had $30 to spend not 3k...

 

>>Originally posted by DirtyHarryFSU
>>Here are my quirks with this idea:

>>1) What if one of the blades on the blower breaks and gets >>sucked into your engine?
There is a wire mesh grill built into the outgoing side to prevent any potential break-away parts from getting into the engine, although I can't imagine any part breaking off.

>>2) When the blower is off it seems like it would restrict air flow >>and actually hurt performance.
The diameter of the e-ram is larger than that of the cai tube, so even when its not engaged it doesn't restrict air.

>>Other than that I have to applaud your innovation. I'd love to >>see some more experimentation with this idea.
Yea, good engineering work indeed. I Dremmeled out a portion of my AEM between the vacuum lines and the water bypass valve and but it in there.

 

My question is how much heat is the electric motor generating? Is this heat traveling into the throttle body via the tube? If it generating heat than it is robbing your car of power and maybe canceling out any gains you are making from the added forced air. Also understand that when driving at high speeds the air traveling up the piping may be hindered by blades that can't turn fast enough. This idea was played with by me and a friend on his drag car. The dyno results were ok at lower speeds but actually decreased when the engine demanded more air. The basic idea is colder air results in more horse power. Forced air at that psi would be easier had by creating a ram air system in the lower grille.

 

I'm definitely impressed with some of the creations you guys in the forum are coming up with for these aftermarket hindered cars. Glad I found out about this forum. I'm new but already I'm definitely giving you guys props!!

 

hell at 100amps and 1400w you should have bought a big ass amp and not of wasted your money. lol

 

Are you a licensed plumber?

Why don't you try flushing that s*#t down the drain and try something like this:
http://www.h2oinjection.com/

 

why would he do that?