Anyone with CAI done this???
06-16-2005, 07:28 PM
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Anyone with CAI done this???
Well it seemed like a pretty cool idea when I put my Injen in so I went for it. I popped out the plastic where the fog lights would go if I had them and dremled out the slits so in my mind, the CAI would get more air 
. What do you guys think? I know it looks kinda jagged but I'll get some sandpaper and smooth it out later.
. What do you guys think? I know it looks kinda jagged but I'll get some sandpaper and smooth it out later.
can't do it, i got fog lamps
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06-16-2005, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JTso
That was the first thing I did after installing the CAI. I also put a screen mesh behind it to catch debris .
WOW, looks nices. What is holding the screen on there?
06-16-2005, 09:35 PM
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ya i cut out my slats too when i did my CAI, but now i forget how to pop the piece back out...i wanna put some screen on it. How do you remove it?
06-16-2005, 10:18 PM
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i did this to mine to, its all nice and smooth, eventually ill do the other side and get some mesh for both of them and where the oil or tranny cooler or what ever it is.
06-17-2005, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by madmanmax3000
ya i cut out my slats too when i did my CAI, but now i forget how to pop the piece back out...i wanna put some screen on it. How do you remove it?
06-17-2005, 06:33 AM
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Installed my Injen CAI last night. Wow!! I got it out onto I-295 this morning on the way to work and opened it up.......Dayum it's loud and responsive 
Peeps were getting outta my way as I got into the fast lane 
The sound and the extra kick are awesome, love the RUSH 
Just in time for my trip to P'cola this weekend 
And who knows, perhaps it will help me get some of this 
I got it out onto I-295 this morning on the way to work and opened it up.......Dayum it's loud and responsive Peeps were getting outta my way as I got into the fast lane The sound and the extra kick are awesome, love the RUSH Just in time for my trip to P'cola this weekend And who knows, perhaps it will help me get some of this
06-17-2005, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JTso
Any hardware store should have them. Just pick one with the right stiffness/hole spacing and able to form easily to the contour of the vent cover.
Being in Seattle with the wetness, is it safe for you to have the mesh when it's raining? I was thinking if you drive at high speed and it's pouring, won't water go straight through the mesh to the filter?
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06-21-2005, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by LoveMyTSX
Drycharger? Are you talking about the chrome filter cover??
there's a mesh bag prefilter that slips over the filter. It prevents drops of water from touching the filter and keeps the filter a little cleaner.
06-21-2005, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
there's a mesh bag prefilter that slips over the filter. It prevents drops of water from touching the filter and keeps the filter a little cleaner.
06-21-2005, 01:18 PM
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Great! Thanks..............any idea where I can purchase one??
06-21-2005, 01:21 PM
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I just googled, but what you're looking for is a drycharger.
Here's an example. I would shop around and look for the best price though.
http://www.performanceproducts.com/P...+Wraps&type=20
Edit: Dan beat me to it....!
Here's an example. I would shop around and look for the best price though.
http://www.performanceproducts.com/P...+Wraps&type=20
Edit: Dan beat me to it....!
06-21-2005, 01:26 PM
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Here's an example. I would shop around and look for the best price though.
http://www.performanceproducts.com/P...+Wraps&type=20
DryCharger wraps will stop dirt and dust particles as small as .005-inches in diameter, adding less than a 10% airflow restriction in the process.
06-21-2005, 02:00 PM
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Personally, I wouldn't do it for exactly that reason. If my calculations are right, a 10% reduction in airflow should mean about a 3.5hp loss, which is about the same as the loss associated with running a SRI.
06-21-2005, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
Wouldn't a 10% loss of airflow be more like a 1.15 hp loss if your getting 11-12 hp?
In stock car racing, restrictor plates are used to limit the amount of power an engine can produce. An unrestricted engine with four 3-inch openings to the carbs might get slapped with a restrictor plate with four 1-inch openings.
Unrestricted, the engines put out around 750hp. With the restrictor, they put out 500hp.
So a 3x more restrictive intake only meant a 1/3rd reduction in performance. Of course there's a limit at which point the engine just wouldn't run so it's not a directly linear scale.
I have this cheesy calculator that calculates the power loss based on the size of the restrictor plate and it's telling me that a 10% reduction on an engine with the same specs as the K24A2 is about 3.5hp. I'd take that number with a few grains of salt though because I don't think there are enough variables in this program to accurately calculate that number. Somewhere between 2 and 4 horsepower should be about right.
06-21-2005, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
It's not just the extra flow from the CAI, it's total flow to the engine. Also it's not a linear scale either (i.e. 10% less air doesn't mean 10% less horsepower).
In stock car racing, restrictor plates are used to limit the amount of power an engine can produce. An unrestricted engine with four 3-inch openings to the carbs might get slapped with a restrictor plate with four 1-inch openings.
Unrestricted, the engines put out around 750hp. With the restrictor, they put out 500hp.
So a 3x more restrictive intake only meant a 1/3rd reduction in performance. Of course there's a limit at which point the engine just wouldn't run so it's not a directly linear scale.
I have this cheesy calculator that calculates the power loss based on the size of the restrictor plate and it's telling me that a 10% reduction on an engine with the same specs as the K24A2 is about 3.5hp. I'd take that number with a few grains of salt though because I don't think there are enough variables in this program to accurately calculate that number. Somewhere between 2 and 4 horsepower should be about right.
In stock car racing, restrictor plates are used to limit the amount of power an engine can produce. An unrestricted engine with four 3-inch openings to the carbs might get slapped with a restrictor plate with four 1-inch openings.
Unrestricted, the engines put out around 750hp. With the restrictor, they put out 500hp.
So a 3x more restrictive intake only meant a 1/3rd reduction in performance. Of course there's a limit at which point the engine just wouldn't run so it's not a directly linear scale.
I have this cheesy calculator that calculates the power loss based on the size of the restrictor plate and it's telling me that a 10% reduction on an engine with the same specs as the K24A2 is about 3.5hp. I'd take that number with a few grains of salt though because I don't think there are enough variables in this program to accurately calculate that number. Somewhere between 2 and 4 horsepower should be about right.
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I actually removed the Drycharger from my Injen intake about 1 or 2 months ago around the time I got Hondata. Seems like now I am sucking in more air during WOT than before.
Before I took it off it seemed as if the engine was struggling a little to get more air, especially in Vtec. Seems like it made a little difference, but it's hard to say because I also put on other mods around the same time.
Before I took it off it seemed as if the engine was struggling a little to get more air, especially in Vtec. Seems like it made a little difference, but it's hard to say because I also put on other mods around the same time.
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