I've been thinking of ways to design a cold air intake setup for my car for awhile now, but am not sure how to properly set it up. I was searching through the 'mania looking for info on cold air intakes for our car, and came across this thread by Heckler where he discusses the differences in outside, under headlight and engine bay temps, and the results gave credence to my cause. I would like to try something a little more sophisticated than the old SOGI dryer duct mod but only if I can do it right.
I have three options in mind for improving intake air temperatures.
1. Filter canister, a la IJ's setup-- this would most likely require relocating a few things, since I still have my power steering reservoir and IC pipes in their factory stock locations, and I still have the stock AFM as well. Because of this I doubt I have room to go with a large, free-flowing canister setup like IJ unless I do some serious custom work.
2. Custom airbox similar to jimi87t's airbox. I never had a stock airbox, so I wonder if an airbox like jimi's will allow for flow similar to a filter mounted outside the engine compartment, while still allowing protection from excessive water. Again, jimi's box obviously took some time to do, and my fab skills definitely aren't up to a level where I could make something that clean looking very easily or quickly.
3. Filter mounted on 3" mandrel pipe behind foglight area. Easiest to set up with stock (read: crowded) engine bay, as close to plug and play as possible, short of setting up some inexpensive ductwork. I couldn't find any pics of this, and I wonder if it's not popular because it's too risky. The Florida rains down here dictate the need for a highly effective way to prevent water from entering the intake, and I'm not sure if that's realistic with this option. This would seem to be the cheapest choice, but only if the risk of hydro-lock is eliminated.
I'd love to hear some comments/recommendations on my ponderings!
I have three options in mind for improving intake air temperatures.
1. Filter canister, a la IJ's setup-- this would most likely require relocating a few things, since I still have my power steering reservoir and IC pipes in their factory stock locations, and I still have the stock AFM as well. Because of this I doubt I have room to go with a large, free-flowing canister setup like IJ unless I do some serious custom work.
2. Custom airbox similar to jimi87t's airbox. I never had a stock airbox, so I wonder if an airbox like jimi's will allow for flow similar to a filter mounted outside the engine compartment, while still allowing protection from excessive water. Again, jimi's box obviously took some time to do, and my fab skills definitely aren't up to a level where I could make something that clean looking very easily or quickly.
3. Filter mounted on 3" mandrel pipe behind foglight area. Easiest to set up with stock (read: crowded) engine bay, as close to plug and play as possible, short of setting up some inexpensive ductwork. I couldn't find any pics of this, and I wonder if it's not popular because it's too risky. The Florida rains down here dictate the need for a highly effective way to prevent water from entering the intake, and I'm not sure if that's realistic with this option. This would seem to be the cheapest choice, but only if the risk of hydro-lock is eliminated.
I'd love to hear some comments/recommendations on my ponderings!
