air intake

[Ryan01le]

so ive pondered the idea of the short ram "cold" air intake, and from what i can see itd be hot air. so i thought what if u just replaced the junky corrugated tubes with smooth mandrel bent ones and then put a cone filter in the factory box. anyone think itll work? got any other ideas? i think itll work, theyll have to be some modifications to the stock filter box though.

[Chris Crash]

It'll work, but won't really achieve much.

[chronoti]

kn dropin will the the same as cone in box with much less work, replacing the coragated tube is a cheaper optin when it dry rots

[Mister_Perkins]

lol , do this..


I would personally go with a smaller size (2.5 inch maybe), but you can get 2.5 to 2.5" Rubber adapters at your hardware store. Purchase a high quality filter, place it inside the fender and your good to go

[Ryan01le]

i think it would help some, i would think it would be much less restrictive than the corrugated tubes.

[N/A Camry Sleeper]

I really think that airflow is restricted by the tiny 50mm TB so changing anything upstream of the TB will only give you limited airflow gains. Very soon I will be replacing mine with a 60mm 1MZ-FE TB (I know I keep talking about but it will be happening soon) to see what REALLY happens when a 5SFE gets a SIGNIFICANT increase in airflow without boosting or supercharging. Stay tuned!

By the way - use ABS or similar plastic for tubing like Mr Perkins did - less heat soak in the summer months = a marginal amount of power increase. I really think that airflow can be increased without heating it up too much if the right materials/approach is used

[bigbird]

your idea about the SRI dumped into the stock airbox is the best idea. what your likely not considering is the sound you will get and how addicting it is. ASG14 did a similar idea and pulled out off of intake components in the fender and ran more tubing from there into the airbox supplying it with ONLY cool air. in essence, your creating a cold air plenum. it is the best of both worlds.

with any of these options however, expect little gains, maybe some throttle response. the cheapest way to do it is to get a GOOD K&N cone filter and use the semi ridgid expandable dryer tubing from any hardware store and mount the filter in the fender and snake the tubing through. its not a pretty option, but there no heat soak, no expensive tubing to fit and if damaged, your out 5 bucks.

[stevensake]

k n intakeCold air intakes are a common modification because they tend to be relatively cheap, easy to install, look good and often improve engine sound significantly. All in all, a must have in every tuning project. For those of you who are totally sure of installing a new intake system for your car, you should realize one fundamental point before you modify anything on your ride. As a rule of thumb, always ask why the stock setup is the way it is. Engineers invest numerous hours designing an intake system to be the way it is. Stock set-ups are typically designed foremost with noise restriction in mind. In addition, they are also designed to preserve your stock air filter by protecting it from harmful elements such as water, dust and other road debris. When you replace your stock intake unit, note that you are compromising these important attributes. You should also realize that your power band will be affected as well. A cold air intake will often improve upper power band at the cost of diminishing power in the lower rev range. However, power gains typically vary in the range of 0-15 HP in the top end. In some forced induction applications, you might even be harming your power band all together. If you're not after high end power gains, you probably shouldn't get a cold air intake system.

I always use INjen they are the cheapest and reliable

[Silent Runner]

Maybe I missed something, but I didn't see what engine you have. It should be noted that the Camry, unlike some other brands and lines, actually has a pretty good, non-restrictive, and somewhat cold air intake as it is. The best tuner research we have around shows little or no real gains from modifying the intake system on the 3VZ-FE V-6. Mandrel bent, or smooth intake piping might smooth the flow of air a bit in the intake system, but no real power gains have been shown with that route either. If you would like to work on the sound quality from either the 5S, 3VZ, or 1MZ, engine you can play with alot of options. Inside your left fender, after the airbox there are some sound tunening chambers. If you want it to howl like a banshee while winding up, discard all that crap, and install your cone filter there. (get rid of the filter in the stock airbox, seal or discard it). If you want to add a tiny bit of sound: cut off the tubing after the tuning chambers, and add your cone filter inside the fender to the end of that tubing. Personally, after messing around with this alot, I created a second opening on the bottom of the stock airbox of my 3VZ-FE and routed another air inlet tubing system to the same location as the stock air inlet terminates. I also added a K&N stock replacement filter. This seems to keep the elements of the stock intake system intact, that mask cheap sounds coming from the engine while reving, but provides a wonderful, expensive sounding, muted BMW like 6 sound. I'd also swear that it seems to give to engine a bit more power in the high end, but thats probably just cause it sounds so much better doing it.