89 corolla gts twin cam 16 valve coupe air intake help - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Gavinator1192 · 10-16-2009, 05:16 PM

hey guys ive looked everywhere and i cant seem to find an anwser.
I have an 89 corolla gts and i want to put a CIA on it. if i take the stock air box and filter off i have left the pipe going to my engine block and the stock metal thing that the computer plug goes into. Anyone know how i would go about attaching the CIA onto this without adding more piping?

Mugen · 10-16-2009, 06:44 PM

I have a short ram intake from Cosmo racing. I really like it, it improved the sound alot and complemented my exhaust. Plus, it sounds like a turbo when you floor it. =)

Heres the link if you're interested.

http://www.cosmoracing.com/productin...id=126&pid=307

Gavinator1192 · 10-16-2009, 06:54 PM

This is exactly what i was looking for i had seen this in a picture!
now hows the installation though? pretty easy?

***REN69*** · 10-16-2009, 10:31 PM

easy enough that you can probably do this yourself in under 1hr. It's pretty straight forward, all you do is remove the airbox (there are 2bolts inside the airbox) then remove the piping and put in the new piping, done.

that "thing" the plug goes into is your AFM, the car needs it or it'll run like shiiit.

Gavinator1192 · 10-17-2009, 05:06 AM

thanks!
ill post again after i install!

RED91SR5 · 10-17-2009, 09:39 AM

These look good but I'm not a fan of sucking warm air from inside the engine bay into the motor. If you buy it I'd suggest extending a pipe to inside the fender well for REAL cold air induction.

toyotaspeed90 · 10-17-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by REN69

that "thing" the plug goes into is your AFM, the car needs it or it'll run like shiiit.

actually it won't run or even start without it... fuel pump won't turn on without it.

eage8 · 10-17-2009, 05:30 PM

hrm, let me know how it is... I need some sort of pipe like this to hook up the AFM on my 20V. As long as it's not a piece of crap I'll be interested :-P

Gavinator1192 · 10-17-2009, 05:38 PM

will a warm air ram intake work as well with cold air?
i thought they were designed for warm air.

PS. ordered the part

RED91SR5 · 10-17-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gavinator1192

will a warm air ram intake work as well with cold air?
i thought they were designed for warm air.

PS. ordered the part

Warm air intake??? Cold air into your intake is always better than warm air, even the stock boxes pull air from the front fender area.

eage8 · 10-17-2009, 06:22 PM

there is no such thing as a "warm air intake" there are intakes, and cold air intakes. when air is cold the molecules are closer together so you get more oxygen in the combustion chamber so the engine makes more power. but a normal intake with a hose getting air from the front bumper (like the k&n kit, but you can easily make the same thing for cheaper at home depot) works just as well as an expensive cold air intake would. and I don't think anyone even makes CAIs for the corolla.

Gavinator1192 · 10-17-2009, 07:28 PM

correct they dont that i know of all i could find is "Air Intake System SRI Short Ram System". now my question is since this is so close to the engine it will for sure be pulling warm air, should i try to port it to the bottom fender? ive heard they are designed for the warm air but im kinda still blurry on the difference between this and an normal k&n CIA

RED91SR5 · 10-18-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Gavinator1192

correct they dont that i know of all i could find is "Air Intake System SRI Short Ram System". now my question is since this is so close to the engine it will for sure be pulling warm air, should i try to port it to the bottom fender? ive heard they are designed for the warm air but im kinda still blurry on the difference between this and an normal k&n CIA

Being designed for warm air is a bunch of marketing BS, with cooler air coming in the better the oxygen density will be as stated already due to more densely distributed particles of oxygen in cold air compared to warm, hence better fuel/air combustion.

The stock setup already grabs air from the fender area and not the warm engine bay. The only thing these aftermarket piping do is flow a little better with less restrictions but at the same time they don't filter as well either and you end up cleaning the K&N or whatever more often then a stock filter.

They give better sound, "sometimes", because the stock intake piping have sound silencers built in, this also restricts air flow slightly.

I'd extend yours to the fender area.

I forgot to mention that this is no different then a K&N CAI but the K&N kits usually try and route the air from a cold intake area like the fender well or incloseing the filter in a case blocking the warm engine bay air from getting in.

Gavinator1192 · 10-18-2009, 02:38 PM

okay i see now!

haha last question then, you mentioned the heat sheild. Is it really a must?

canadianae92 · 10-19-2009, 03:32 PM

Short ram or short intake piping is more useful imo, you can always lower under hood temps without having to worry about hydro locking your motor or any shit like that

it isn't like after you get moving there is no airflow in the engine bay, your "cold air intakes" have to still pass through the intake piping which is in the engine bay and it will warm up anyways at least it won't be much cooler than the air moving into the engine bay