Turn your SRI into a CAI (or at least prevent HAI)
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Turn your SRI into a CAI (or at least prevent HAI)
I saw something on another forum that I thought was a pretty good idea. Basically, it prevents your SRI from pulling in hot air. Here’s a cut and pasted text of how he describes it.
“I've got a short ram intake and to compensate for the hot air under the hood I've taken steps to help redirect some air from under the car up to the intake. After a long trip I can pop the hood and the intake is still cool. That tells me that its working. It just depends on the configuration of your engine bay as to whether that kind of thing would work in your case.
I got a black plastic tube that is used at the end of a rain gutter to direct water. You know the kind? They are pretty tough and kinda ribbed so they can bend a bit. I know people who have used drier hose but that seems too flimsy and too obvious.
I placed it between the bottom of the car and the bottom of where the filter is on the intake. It wedged in nicely without any problems so I didn't need to secure it with anything else. There is a black plastic shield or something under where the tube sat so I cut a spot out and turned it into kind of a scoop. So now it scoops the air and directs it up the tube and to the filter.
All the benefits of a CAI without the hydrolock.”
Does this sound like a good idea? Or am I just really slow and rehashing old info that you guys all know about already?
Here’s a pic of the guy’s engine...
“I've got a short ram intake and to compensate for the hot air under the hood I've taken steps to help redirect some air from under the car up to the intake. After a long trip I can pop the hood and the intake is still cool. That tells me that its working. It just depends on the configuration of your engine bay as to whether that kind of thing would work in your case.
I got a black plastic tube that is used at the end of a rain gutter to direct water. You know the kind? They are pretty tough and kinda ribbed so they can bend a bit. I know people who have used drier hose but that seems too flimsy and too obvious.
I placed it between the bottom of the car and the bottom of where the filter is on the intake. It wedged in nicely without any problems so I didn't need to secure it with anything else. There is a black plastic shield or something under where the tube sat so I cut a spot out and turned it into kind of a scoop. So now it scoops the air and directs it up the tube and to the filter.
All the benefits of a CAI without the hydrolock.”
Does this sound like a good idea? Or am I just really slow and rehashing old info that you guys all know about already?
Here’s a pic of the guy’s engine...
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Rep Power: 0 I doubt it sounds any different. Not sure what the metal thing in the middle is...but I doubt it's a filter. The main benefit is that you will no longer lose low-end power typically associated with SRI's because you'll be sucking in cooler air...instead of the hot air surrounding the engine.
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Rep Power: 339 that looks SICK! out of all the months ive spent on this site... never have i seen a creative, original, intake like that.
does it sound and perform well?
what if water got in between the hood and the intake scooped it inside? how much space is there from the scoop and the hood? any1 know?
does it sound and perform well?
what if water got in between the hood and the intake scooped it inside? how much space is there from the scoop and the hood? any1 know?
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Rep Power: 0 i bought it for $89 + s/h ........ after a few days they jack up the price to $119.00 + s/h
i don't know why the website is gone .... www.typerx.com
i don't know why the website is gone .... www.typerx.com
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Rep Power: 339 Originally posted by YS
heyyy ............... that's my car
heyyy ............... that's my car
http://www.racerdesign.com/aero_intake.htm
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Rep Power: 0 im thinking of going to home depot, taking this picture down with me, and see what they have material wise to make something like it, but ya, i called RD direct, some asian dude picked up, we wouldnt sell it, at one point i offered 50 bucks for it "just to see what he would say", still no,
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that looks SICK! out of all the months ive spent on this site... never have i seen a creative, original, intake like that.
does it sound and perform well?
that looks SICK! out of all the months ive spent on this site... never have i seen a creative, original, intake like that.
does it sound and perform well?
sound = i think SRI / CAI is louder
performance = IMO better than CAI / SRI since it sucks a cool air
what if water got in between the hood and the intake scooped it inside?
how much space is there from the scoop and the hood? any1 know?
