Da_iLLeZt_TL973

well yesterday i was planning on buying a K&N drop in filter at pep boys which would have cost me near $50 bucks so my boy calls me and he decides instead of payin that much just for a replacement filter...we should just make our own cold air intake temporarily until i am able to get an aftermarket intake.....so i said lets do it then.....we used left over intercooler piping that we had laying around from his turbo project so we decided to go with that and i just picked up a cone from pep boys for $27 bucks to see how things would go.....well everything is good the only thing i have to work on is ceramic coating the intake so that it will stay cold......the sound is great it sounds just like any aftermarket intake it might not be as loud but it dam sure made a difference over having the intake resinator removed.......so all together it ran me 27 bucks to make my own cold air intake well at least for now until i get it ceramic coated

i know you all are gonna ask for a sound clip so i took a small one for now until the weekend ill get a better one but here are the pics and the sound clip

BTW: I know the engine bay is dirty...someone wanna clean it for me?? lol

Sound CLip: http://www.acurainspired.com/gallery...1938&pid=42932

Here are the pics:

VoLLy

iTrader: (8)

You might not need an aftermarket CAI, this one looks good.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea i was thinkin the same thing that once i ceramic coat it a few times i shouldnt need an aftermarket one....ill just pick up a AEM bypass valve and a better cone filter for it

Rpappi

i would not worry about the bypass unless you really drive through a lake or pond often you should never have it in that much water. if you ever get that deep the hydrolock is not the only thing you would need to worry about

PenancE

yea id say a bypass is pointless........gotta go under water that is like 1 1/2 foot high...

Phrosttz0

looks pretty good i have to say, id just get a new filter after that one shits the bed. Why would you ceramic coat it? dont like the polished look?

snowman81

the ceramic coating would insulate it more so that the heat doens't get "into" the intake keeping the air cooler.

The intake looks real good, I wouldn't spend the money on aftermarket one either. You just saved yourself a lot of money. Nice work

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thanks for the comments guys yup ceramic coating it to keep it nice and cool

i dont know i may just ceramic coat the inside because i love the polished look unless i ceramic coat the outside as well and just paint the intake to match the car??

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thanks man...yup you are correct about the ceramic coating.....yea man i saved a whole lot of money lol

CL Platano

looks and sounds nice..I have a can of engine cleaner you can have. Bring your camera to the meet so we can make a nice video.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thanks man....yea that engine cleaner sure would help lol....ill definatly bring the camera with a shit load of batteries as well lol.......we can make a nice video but we gotta hide my body damage lol

Phrosttz0

yup do that, i think that would look nice and clean in the engine bay if it matched

Phrosttz0

and bring that camera with you to the meet

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea most definatly will

SiCrew

nice work bro, looks good and sounds sweet too

aaronnn

looks good, sounds nice. you dont really need to get it ceramic coated. that area doesnt get that hot anyways. all the heat is blocked off with the battery, plus there's no real engine parts going to that side anyways. just know that youre getting a better airflow to your car and ceramic coating it will just waste your money, plus it wont give you a much greater gain in power at all.

cant wait to see it at the meet

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

hmmm but today after about an hour of driving i arrived home and when i opened the hood and touched the intake it was pretty hot.....is that how the aftermarket intakes are as well??....or is it because im using intercooler piping

BTW: aaronn check your PM box i sent u a PM like 2 days ago

Flyboy4yang

I don't think the intake is supposed to get that hot to the touch. It's probably absorbing the heat from your engine. Possibly wrap the intake piping? Does the filter stick out of the bottom of the car too? Anyways nice DIY.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yup its down at the bottom where all the cold air intake are....i might end up wrapping it or something

honda_inspire99

looks good man now watch out fot them big puddles of water

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea i kno lol

sittinlow

Looks good man, and sounds good too. I bought my aftermarket intake for $50. it came in a white box that said intake for 98-2000 accord, no name or nothin. And I love it.. The best part about the intakes is at 4500rpms when vtec kicks in OMG. LOL. enjoy

parshooter

I would love to see the video of you guys cleaning the engine

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

Gotta love tie wraps. Don't know how I'd survive without duct tape, tie wraps and WD40.

I'll take a few shots of my custom intake once it comes back from the powdercoater.

bkzjimmy

intake looks good. the sound clip doesnt do much justice, makes it sound like a chainsaw lol

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea man cant wait to see the final pics.....does your intake get warm after long hours of driving.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thanks.....yea it sounds muffled im gonna take a better one at the meet

Meek32v6

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Good job. I was thinking about doing the same thing for my 3G but i got a good deal on an Injen.

snowman81

I think the CAIs sound better when you are driving anyway...and it's kinda hard to get a good sound clip while you are driving.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

No, but mine is made of mandrel bent aluminized tubing. Same stuff they make exhaust systems out of. Here's some pics of it raw and out of the car. (Sorry to hijack your thread). I'm currently using hose clamps where the duct tape was.

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

thats hot i might end up changing the type of piping i used if it continues to get warm

Got_3.2?

iTrader: (2)

looks good kidddd. now throw on an AEM sticker onto that bitch. lol

peacee

big mike 13

as far as i remember, my AEM CAI never got hot to touch..

subtledreamer

how about a video/sound clip of you driving the car?

BLaCk Acc

Looks nice! My AEM gets a bit hot after a long drive, but then again I live in FL it gets hot as hell here as it is, man its been real hot lately!

Da_iLLeZt_TL973

yea man ill get that up real soon lol


thanks man......yea i heard it was like 90 out there yesterday that sucks



oooooooooo shit mikey u still alive lol!!!.....thanks mang yo now we need to make a video soon as i get the body fixed bitch!! lol