air intake, filter

[jakep99]

after watching NESQUICK's video, i installed an air filter on my broken down camry lol,

now i find it useless since it's sucking in hot air especially in the summer. so, Nesquick and others, what have you done to make this work like the original air filterr.

[wuda pig]

you can try to make a heat shield, get a ram air kit, or make a cold air intake. I got a heat shield on mine and im going to get the ram air kit

[bigbird]

just build a CAI. but it doesnt really matter. it does prictically nothing whether its a CAI or just a SRI. ita all about that sound.

[kpszar]

Make a ghetto heat shield from a beer keg or customize the intake piping so the filter is away from the engine, like in the fender well pointing towards the bumper. I have a EVO4 bumper so I made custom cooling ducts for the intake and breaks.

[ASG14]

[jakep99]

ooo nice!^^

can i buy those pipes from home depot?

[ASG14]

AutoZone or PepBoys. It;s Spectre Intake, make your own.

[N35QU!K]

I've actually added quite a bit since I did either of those videos; basically it's an SRI setup with plastic piping extending from the end of the filter and taking in oncoming air from the front of the car. I've also got a heat shield around the filter as well (not pictured).

[arlo]

N35QU!K,
What is the point of having air entering on the sides of the filter AND through the middle? Also, how is the middle stream filtered??

[DxElite]

I had the same type of setup using stock pipe and PVC pipes for SRI and then made a CAI with PVC pipes. Better sound than stock but looked bad. Then I found cheap ebay SRI and then cheap ebay pipes for CAI, much better sound and cleaner look. And in my opinion, if you're going to go through the trouble of running a tube down to the fender, you might as well put the filter there with CAI. After all the trouble and time spent, I would have rather just skipped trying to save money with the PVC stuff and just go with the pipes from ebay.

[N35QU!K]

Originally Posted by arlo

N35QU!K,
What is the point of having air entering on the sides of the filter AND through the middle? Also, how is the middle stream filtered??

When you think about it, it's better than just having a straight SRI, because at least some cooler air is available, rather than it's only option being hot engine bay air. The car actually does suck in air from the front too.

The middle stream is filtered the same way the rest of the air is filtered; there's filtering material in the middle of the cone as well.