homemade air intake?

[matt9112]

hey i know u can buy the same air intake filter injen and any outher air intake manufacture uses at any parts store i was thinking about making my own all i would like to know is what kind of pipe or tube or w.e should i use and were can i find it/buy it thanks all

[MrJones]

home depot

[papariccardo]

http://www.*************.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158

Check this list of ghetto mods, quite impressive. Good intake options available free.

All credit to 'toysrme'.

[stewart591]

autozone has a universal cai.. thats what i have and it works fine

[bigbird]

u can buy a universal reusable filter at any auto store.

[youngflashycamr]

dude just do what i did..run a sump pump hose from the stock box to the front of the bumper...the corrugation of the hose makes a higher pitched whistling wit higer rpm's..kinda like a turbo whine

[matt9112]

i toke whole box out and did whole custum CAI

[bigbird]

das what ive done on all 3 of my camrys. works like a charm

[stewart591]

but i cant figure out how the hell to get to the screws for te fuse box so i can take out the tube that connected to the stock airbox... please help!!!

[eurohazard]

Originally Posted by stewart591

but i cant figure out how the hell to get to the screws for te fuse box so i can take out the tube that connected to the stock airbox... please help!!!

I'm not real sure what the question/problem is......can you be more specific. Fuse box screws?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOT...spagenameZWDVW
This is the exact intake I bought a few years ago. It's a no-name knock-off.....but it works. And when I bought it, it was about ~$30 after shipping. Now even at $50 it's a decent deal if you really want a CAI.

A couple of observations:
1) It looks way better than 96% of home made intakes. Sorry if that offends anyone.
2) I literally lost a noticeable amount of torque in low RPMs. High-end horsepower probably increased, but I haven't and wouldn't waste the money on a dyno for my daily driven Camry.
3) The added noise is fun at times, but downright embarrassing at other times. When I am just keeping up with traffic, and my intake is wailing, it actually kind of pisses me off. I feel like an uber-ricer, but thankfully I don't have an unpainted body kit and a shopping-cart spoiler.
4) It's nice to just clean and re-use the filter, instead of buying new ones and throwing away the old.
5) It allows better access to work around the engine (I recently had some distributer issues, and it was easy to work on).

[stewart591]

Originally Posted by eurohazard

I'm not real sure what the question/problem is......can you be more specific. Fuse box screws?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CAMRY-92-96-2-2L-2-2-4CYL-AIR-INTAKE-FILTER-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ006QQitem Z160186717809QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
This is the exact intake I bought a few years ago. It's a no-name knock-off.....but it works. And when I bought it, it was about ~$30 after shipping. Now even at $50 it's a decent deal if you really want a CAI.

A couple of observations:
1) It looks way better than 96% of home made intakes. Sorry if that offends anyone.
2) I literally lost a noticeable amount of torque in low RPMs. High-end horsepower probably increased, but I haven't and wouldn't waste the money on a dyno for my daily driven Camry.
3) The added noise is fun at times, but downright embarrassing at other times. When I am just keeping up with traffic, and my intake is wailing, it actually kind of pisses me off. I feel like an uber-ricer, but thankfully I don't have an unpainted body kit and a shopping-cart spoiler.
4) It's nice to just clean and re-use the filter, instead of buying new ones and throwing away the old.
5) It allows better access to work around the engine (I recently had some distributer issues, and it was easy to work on).

i got it, i trying now to make the SRI into a CAI but i dont think thats happening... where did you get your strut bar?

[eurohazard]

Originally Posted by stewart591

i got it, i trying now to make the SRI into a CAI but i dont think thats happening... where did you get your strut bar?

lol, Sometimes I forget about that! When I was searching ebay for a cheap intake, I found a cheap strut bar at a price I couldn't refuse. I don't recall the seller though.

[stewart591]

Originally Posted by eurohazard

lol, Sometimes I forget about that! When I was searching ebay for a cheap intake, I found a cheap strut bar at a price I couldn't refuse. I don't recall the seller though.

if it sounds to good to be true... it probably is

[eurohazard]

Originally Posted by stewart591

if it sounds to good to be true... it probably is

pffftt. I don't know what that means, but my intake has kept my engine running for 2 years, and my strut bar is still attached. This isn't an F1 car, I am not autocrossing, and I don't think my Camry will win any rally races. Oh yeah, and it turns out FWD cars do not make good drift cars! haha

It did tighten up the front end a bit when entering/exiting a steep driveway at acute and obtuse angles. I know it's not name brand stuff, and they never advertised it as such. I ask why spend $250 on an intake for a car that's only worth $2,000?

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by youngflashycamr

dude just do what i did..run a sump pump hose from the stock box to the front of the bumper...the corrugation of the hose makes a higher pitched whistling wit higer rpm's..kinda like a turbo whine

You've probably increased the flow resistance to the intake by using a corrugated hose, cool whine sound aside. The corrugations increase turbulence which produces poorer flow. The extra length also increases resistance. Checked your gas mileage lately?