So I go into a shop today and they tell me they can't fit any short air/cold air intakes on my 2.5 !! I guess I'll have to make one myself...

 

I think HQuakers made his... or was it... can't remember... someone on here made their own and turned out pretty good... Impresive... they have a website and directions on "HOW TO" but since i'm on my work computer 600 miles away from home... i don't have the link... Quick search might do the trick...

Either way... I HAVE A SRI!!!

Weapon-R Short Ram Intake for my 98 2.5 TL... with some other goodies they hooked me up with...

 

i made one myself... it was.. fun xD;
heres some pics... kinda crapy cuz it was off of my camera phone way back in like.. 03 June...

 

That's kool.

I'm thinking if I'm gonna spend the time why not just make a cold air intake. If I find the right piping I don't think it'll be a problem.

 

do a search...you will find a bunch of info on intakes for the 2.5

 

mike has one..

 

Yeah, here is mine, I jus got it.

 

Did you make that or did you buy it??

I got a question...when you open the factory intake housing you notice an air hole on the bottom.....does that lead to open space between the front bumper and the engine bay? If it does would I be able to run a pipe through it for my cold air?

 

weapon-r makes that intake. e-bay may have them

 

Sorry to ask but please educate me.
What a cold air intake does to your car that a regular stock intake does not do? What the major benefits of having a cold air intake? Way it's called cold air intake ?
thnx

 

it cools the air better, and when things get colder they get smaller and more compact. More air=better performance. you usually get 3-5 hp with a new intake(depending on a few things), and it is usually one of the first things done to increase performance.

 

It leads to a series of air filters located behind the bumper. You can remove this plastic and run a pipe down there...I did it and it worked fine..

 

forgot about this one... just that the question isn't exactly right... but it serves the same purpose...

 

Thanks for everyones feedback....

I skipped school today to make this....best of all it cost me less than $50....

 

looks pretty cool... Since you used the stock black pipe from the throttle body to the censor... you should have used the same color... other then that... that doesn't look to bad...

on skipping school... should have waited for the weekend...

Anyways... Hope the filter is good enough to stop any dirt and such from getting into the engine... just something you might want to look into... Also, make sure water can't get into the spot where the filter is... that'd be a bad bad bad thing...

Looks cool though... Nothing like a hard days work...

 

Can't you just keep the stock black pipe and just hook up an aftermarket filter to the end of it? Will that fit and will it have the same effect?

 

i'm sure it would still work (that's what i did on my beretta...but i took stock air box out. but i'm not sure you'll get the 'forced' induction that is being sough after. never hurts to try tho. then you wouldn't have to take off your bumper.

 

Has anyone really had a chance to test out the gains between a clean OEM filter/box and any aftermarket (WeaponR or custom) setup? The only reason I ask is because the setup my old car had was pretty effective (volvo) and some aftermarket setups actually got worse performance, because of the filter and tubing grabbing lots of heat off the engine, negating the cold air effect. They layout in comparrison though doesn't look too bad for heat transfer though.

 

After having it for a couple of weeks I noticed two things:

1) Throttle response...punch it and watch the rpm fly much quicker than before

2) Over 5,000 RPM I get a loud noise...almost sounds like a loud blow off valve