97BlackAckCL

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Nice work Brian

CL REASON

Im prolly going to make mine a short ram like yours i live in the south where it floods during the rainy season can you tell a difference and how does vetec sound??? Thanks

Stephen00TL

I wanted to do a cold air but the area where the filter would e always gets wet because the roads flood. It only reads about 8-9 degrees warmer then the air outside with stop in go traffic. It's louder then the first intake I had. I could tell a difference between the smaller intake and the bigger intake

CL REASON

I know this is a long shot but Stephen do you have any ubi tubing left over for me to make a short ram I really don't want to pay 100 bucks for a bunch of tubing that I'm prolly not going to use!!! I am willing to pay for it and shipping let me know.?? Thanks

Stephen00TL

I got mine from a local member that did his so diont have any left.

CL REASON

Guess I will have to fork out the money fml
What k&n filter did you use?

Stephen00TL

I just used a 4" k&n filter from autozone

DuwayneWebPro

ill go 1/2 with you...

CL REASON

I prolly won't be buying the tubing til December I have bills to pay this month but when I do I would be willing to sell you the left overs cause I'm only making a short ram intake ! Unless you want to buy but still won't be able to pay for it til December

CL REASON

Gnuts do you know if that's the right size vacuum fitting?

brian6speed

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You can use filters or hoses. I had hoses before.

This is how I had the hoses before with a t fitting in-between.


I changed up the filter on the egr spacer to clean it up some.



I also didn't point out before that you have to open up this hole to fit the tube through.

Before


After


Here is the AFE inverted top filter.







You dont have to buy the whole kit and can buy any section of tubing individually. I might have some left over but not sure yet what I will have.

CL REASON

Where can you buy just the sections all I see is the kit for 100??? isn't there a hose coming off the back of the oem intake? And thanks in advance!!!!

brian6speed

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Go to this page and click on the yellow button that says "download parts list"
http://www.airaid.com/U-Build-It_intake_systems.aspx

There is a hose connection on the back of the stock intake. I deleted that awhile ago.

CL REASON

Cool thanks a lot man what did you just cap the back hose off??

CL REASON

Might as well but the tubing kit for 100 i got a pricing on the tubing i need to make the SRI is around 85 shipped and thats just 2 pieces!!!

gnuts

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i'm not sure. I think it says to measure the inside diameter of the vacuum tube to get the proper size.

CL REASON

Thanks I have decided to just do filters(easier)!!!

Brian i was looking at my engine i don't see a fitting coming of the egr spacing WTF

gnuts

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that is a special part (not sure where to buy it though). It's a spacer with a barb fitting.

aameghoo

the top filter that's coming out of the valve cover, isn't that suppose to feed fumes/gases back into the intake? As in it's not drawing air (vacuum) but actually blowing air out of it.

And I really want to make one of these, well just a short ram actually, I can find the bend at lowes but I'm struggling to find a straight piece to go from the TB to the bend, I feel like it shouldnt be this hard to find. I do like the idea of the smaller filters

brian6speed

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Yep. Was that hose for the air assist to runners? Hard to remember. I did an air assist delete where the runners are welded up and capped the hose connections. I did the tb coolant delete and IMRC delete also.

That is an egr spacer made by nva-av6. The egr normally recirculates dirty exhaust gases back into the intake for better fuel mileage I believe. That dirties up the intake manifold, tb, etc. You can just block the egr but it will have an engine light on the dash. That is where the spacer comes in. No exhaust gas recirculated and no check engine light on the dash. I also have an air/oil seperator(oil catch can). The inside of my tb and IM are spotless.

The top filter is crankcase ventilation.

You can find parts easy online. Are you trying to source them locally? That might be your problem.

CL REASON

yea i think im going to just hook that hose back into the 4"intake sound easier that way. also does anyone know what size the hoses are i wanna say 3/8???

Thanks

Cocoa

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The egr sends noncombustible air back into the combustion chambers to lower operating temperatures within the cylinders in effort to increase engine life and decrease nitrogen oxide levels under normal operating conditions. The egr shuts off at idle and wot conditions. From what I've learned and heard from those that have done the egr delete, they have noticed their water temp gauge sit just a tad higher than usual.

CL REASON

this is the line im talking about

Cocoa

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In case you're having a hard time finding the parts online, check out cxracing.com. I pieced my 4" intake for a total of roughly $70.

brian6speed

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Cocoa always has good info to post.

03 tls nc

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To those running the 4" intake do you notice a difference in throttle response and are you using the stock TB?

brian6speed

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I just drove my car for the first time since intake install. My throttle response has always been instant. Did not notice a difference. Car seemed responsive and fast but 30 degree weather does that.

Only difference I could really notice is a little more noise from intake, but my exhaust is so loud in the cabin with no sound deadening it is hard to tell.

I have oem tb bored by maxbore.

CL REASON

I'm sure he intake is better than stock tho?

brian6speed

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It is much better than stock. I can't fully take advantage of it now though. I need to install my custom headers and exhaust to really make it worthwhile.

Keep in mind you want to match the flow going into the engine with the exhaust flow going out. My exhaust is a restriction atm.

Stephen00TL

I'm running the stock throttle body also. Throttle response is always quick like Brian said. Only difference I could tell was it was louder and pulls a little bit stronger. I also went from a smaller intake though because I have a tl-p

aameghoo

Yeah I was trying to find them locally, only looked in lowes really.

Thanks for the website, they got a lot of good stuff. Would it be recommended to use plastic over aluminum, and which one would be louder? Also do you use a 4" to 3" coupler at the tb?

Sorry for all the questions, I appreciate your answers

Stephen00TL

If you use metal it should heat up faster. With airaid kit it's thick plastic do it should keep the air cooler

Cocoa

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I went out for a drive with the new 4" intake attached to my aem1 short ram (my less expensive version of the aem v2), and all I have to say is wow! The additional amount of power I felt from 6k to 7k rpms was definitely noticeable. This was in addition to PnP the runners and the intake manifold. I did the work myself, so anyone with a bit of time on their hands, I highly recommend PnP the runners and manifold when doing this mod.

The gap between running my car the way it was prior to doing this has been 1 year. So I can't account for any additional power from the lower rpms up to 6k as I honestly do not recall what it felt like. Again though, from 6k to 7k was something I know for a fact was an increase in power. The best way to describe the feeling as cheesy as it sounds, was the extra kick you would feel in the vtec crossover.

brian6speed

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Plastic and aluminum both work fine. Some people would rather not have any plastic parts which I can understand. Aluminum typically looks better from a show car perspective. You can weld aluminum, whereas with plastic all you can use is couplers. Aluminum is a good conductor of heat which can be a negative for intake.

If I went aluminum it would cost more. I would have to pay a shop to weld so I wouldn't have to use extra couplers and clamps. Then I would drop it off at my powdercoater most likely. You can wrap either in heat reflective material or paint either with paint.

The way mine is you would never know whether it was plastic or metal. My car is on a weight diet so that is also important to me. My 4" plastic intake is very light.

For the tb use a 4" to 3" reducer. The tb is smaller than 3", just use a t-bolt clamp and tighten it down. I have no leaks.


Nice to hear your impressions cocoa. I drove mainly 3k-6k and didn't go over 6k much. Maybe I'll take it for another drive today.

Brandon Allen

Where can I find the heat wrap material?

brian6speed

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A lot of places sell it and you have a lot of options.

I am using mishimoto gold tape. I also used some DEI floor and tunnel shield for my exhaust.

Some are better than others and can get very pricey. You can go with the gold or silver look.

Brandon Allen

Ok thanks Brian. Id rather have the silver look. Ill start to look around and see what i can find.

Cocoa

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Here is my version of the v2 intake using 4" piping reduced to the original aem v1 intake. I was running a short ram for 5+ years. So the difference in power was noticeable throughout the rpms and especially up high. This setup is in conjunction with the velocity stack air filter as opposed to a typical style air filter.

CL REASON

Just out of curiosity! Did anyone have any problems with humming noises from the 4" intake? Thanks!