Where are the engine air filter and cabin air filter located in my 1996 Corolla??
Cabin air filters are only used in the 2003 and later models (9th Generation). As for the engine air filter, your owners manual should show the location. If you don't have the owners manual then a search of this forum should most likely turn up that information. A member could also respond with a photo...you never know....
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As TI-CAVA mentioned, the engine's air filter is in the engine bay. It's inside the black plastic box. To get to it, all you have to do is remove the hose and pop up the clips on each side.
I managed to find a photo of my engine bay when it was stock to show you where it is:
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Choose the 1st one, it's direct drop-in. The 2nd link you provided is a so-called "cold air intake". In fact it is a hot air intake and the filter draws air from inside the engine compartment where the air is hot, while the OEM box draws air from outside the car which is much cooler.
Personally I'd go for the first one (the panel filter). K&N actually make aftermarket panel filters that drop straight in place of the factory one. As humanoid said, the second one (pod filter) will draw in all of the hot engine bay heat. I was running a pod filter set-up like that for months and it was sucking in far too much heat. The only time that it's worth going for a pod filter is if you make a cold air intake by placing the pod filter outside of the engine bay (under the car for example).
When I installed my CAI it made a noticeable difference compared to the short ram intake that sits in the engine bay (due to getting cold air instead of hot engine heat). Here's some shots of my old set-up, and some of the new set-up, just to give you some ideas:
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just get the K&N drop in filter if you don't want to custom stuff... =D
What he said. But also consider that building your own cold-air intake can often be much cheaper than buying one off the shelf. I built a 24" short-ram intake for my '95 Jeep Wrangler for around $60, including the cost of a good filter, and also brass fittings for the PCV and charcoal canister hoses. I estimate that it would have cost about $25 more to extend it and build a true CAI. That's still under $100 for a real CAI, and your average K&N short-ram intake/fake CAI system will cost over $150.
What you'll need:
-3" aluminum piping
-3" rubber extension sleeves/elbows
-A throttle body rubber seating ring kit
-A power drill with a drillbit set
-Some 3" hose clamps
-Brass fittings to fit your PCV/coal canister hoses
You can buy most of this stuff at Lowes or Home Depot. The hose clamps and the TB seating rings come from your local Auto Zone. You'll need to design your intake and measure the relevant areas in your engine bay first so you know how long the sections of pipe need to be and what angle elbows you need to buy.
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