SUMMER! custom cold air intake?

[WhippinCamry]

summers gonna be here soon. i have pieced together a cold air intake from spectre parts that you can get at autozone or basically anywhere.

not sure if anyones done this also. but the way i have mine is tucked right next to the "short ram" next to the battery. away from basically all heat.


i see the ones for sale but that places the filter right where the upper radiatior hose, which really isnt nice fresh cool air.


i can write a nice tuttorial with pictures if anyones interested.

feel like i should contribute to this forum, ive got alot of help

[white90dx]

The air is still pretty hot over near the battery. Most of the air there comes through the radiator. I suppose if you had some sort of ram intake to force cool air up in that area it might work, or you could make a box to help it suck air from the fender instead of the radiator.

You can also piece together some pipes to go all the way to the fender well below the battery if you are careful. There is a hole there already, and if you make it bigger you can get a 2.5" pipe through there, or you can cut a hole near the battery and go that way.

-Charlie

[WhippinCamry]

well i mean ive had this installed sence i got the car.
ive drove the car long distances and put used a temp gauge to test temps. and its very very cool next to the battery actually. could just be my battery runs cool.

but yes i do want to run a tunnel down into the bumper, but not much room there. been using the stock little ram tube direct to my filter.

at the end of the day i mean its not gonna make it much faster. just trying to find ways to keep the car as cool as possible, for less ware and make it virtually impossible to overheat. never came close yet atleast. haha

[Vegasjetta]

I am confused. A cold air intake that goes directly into the throttle body isn't going to affect the engine temperature at all...

Are you talking about a cold air intake for the motor, or something to divert cooler air to the radiator, to cool the motor?

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by Vegasjetta

I am confused. A cold air intake that goes directly into the throttle body isn't going to affect the engine temperature at all...

Are you talking about a cold air intake for the motor, or something to divert cooler air to the radiator, to cool the motor?

He used a temp gauge for the air intake temperature. Nobody talked about engine temp so far in this thread...

You probably already know this, but colder air is denser - and the ECU also more aggressive with timing with colder air (the air intake temp sensor is inside the Air Flow Meter). On the 3s-fe, its not much... but at least the sound of an open filter is nice though.

-Charlie

[Vegasjetta]

Originally Posted by white90dx

He used a temp gauge for the air intake temperature. Nobody talked about engine temp so far in this thread...

Then what is this?

Originally Posted by WhippinCamry

just trying to find ways to keep the car as cool as possible, for less ware and make it virtually impossible to overheat. never came close yet atleast. haha

[white90dx]

Originally Posted by Vegasjetta

Then what is this?

LOL, dammit!

Yes, I agree - a cold air intake won't have have a very minimal effect on engine temperature. Any decent cooling system + thermostat will keep engine temps constant.

If you want your motor to run cooler, get a lower temp thermostat and an aftermarket fan controller for the radiator fans.

-Charlie

[Vegasjetta]

Originally Posted by white90dx

LOL, dammit!
-Charlie

HAHA I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going crazy reading this thread!

[WhippinCamry]

I was simply asking for mostly new gen 2 owners. intake is one of the first performance mods that people usually do. and i pieced some things together that anyone can obtain to get a few hp and let the engine breath right.

i will make a thread with pictures.

also are you saying that a filter that is placed next to the upper radiator hose and the intake manifold and the block, will not have any different gains than if placed in fresh clean air? if you think that im sorry but your incorrect. that is PART of the purpose, for hoodscoops,vents,vtunnels,ports etc.


and yes of course the gains wont be huge but there will be gains, it looks good, and it also sounds good.
and hmm where could i find a lower temp therm? im interested in that.

[atobe]

have you checked your stock air box ? it sucks in air below the headlights anyways. only the air filter is behind the battery... it won't affect the air temp at all anyways... anyways if you really want a cold air intake you'd have to take out of the engine bay... there's a hole below the fuse box once you remove all the stock air box and resonator that's attached to it and suck in air from the fender that's where my CAI goes to and there's room in the fender liner to fit a big k&n cone air filter. i can show you a picture of it on my car where the pipes go if you want

[WhippinCamry]

actually yeah thatd be cool!

[AnimatedMechanic]

Has anyone here done a CAI system for the V6?

[WhippinCamry]

no but you can buy them for v6 off ebay.
actually you could just make one. but a mass air flow adapter and a 45 degree intake piece from autozone or a straight 6 inch one. and a filter.

but Where are those pics at atobe? im trying to put something there. i took the intake off and put it back to stock. its much more solid stock. those intakes are a joke on this car. but the cold air/ram air i beleive will be benificial.

[atobe]

lazy old pics i have


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it goes to the hole under the fuse box.. then there's a filter in the between the fender liner and body,frame whatever it is

[WhippinCamry]

hmmm nice. yeah mines located right there, the filter. but mine is in the form of a S. less bends is better.

i was more curious on where in that little "front brace" you routed the pipe through and what size pipe and where did u mount it too so its not banging around?

i have a stock intake box but i want to use your routing idea. and connect it to the stock box . thanks man. also whats the yellow wire connecting by the oil pressure switch? looks like some type of t fitting or something.