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Pntbal
01-07-2004, 08:35 PM
well i did a search on this and i saw a thread on the 90-93 integra cold air intake will fit with out having to move the battery. Well is there any other modifications will have to be done to the intake for it to work?

1988starter
01-07-2004, 08:37 PM
it does work it was a bit fo a fit then cut idea but it worked. I later modded it up so I could use my K&N filter that came with my SR (diss pipe size) but you are able to di it all with the 90-93 teg one. 2.5 inch piping is the easiest it goes into the fender the best without any problems

Bloodlust
01-07-2004, 08:50 PM
Anything above 2.5 inches is overkill.

1988starter
01-07-2004, 08:52 PM
I have 2.75 but it is because the guy told me it was 2.5

Pntbal
01-09-2004, 09:52 PM
Will the battery need to be moved over alittle bit? Does the filter fit good inside the fender and will i have to take off the front bumper?

BITESIZE
01-09-2004, 10:11 PM
Just take off the front bumper, it will only take you 5 minutes.

Blue Impact
01-10-2004, 12:20 AM
Just take off the front bumper, it will only take you 5 minutes.

You can do so by taking off the bumper lenses then there should be 2 screws on each side that holds the metal bumper brace. Once those are loosen, your front bumper comes right off. Good luck.

Bloodlust
02-23-2004, 02:11 PM
Im not sure. But here is a link to how you can make ur own. http://www.87accordlxi.com/coldair/coldair.htm

Pntbal
02-23-2004, 02:31 PM
Yea I already have printed out those pages. I am just curious where to cut the pipe at. I don't want to screw it up and then have to wait for another pipe to come in.

Bloodlust
02-23-2004, 02:53 PM
Im not sure. Kicker1_solo made mine, well it was orginally his and I just bought it off of him. Im sorry I dont know much about them.

88accordhb
03-13-2004, 10:28 PM
hey, ummm how can i make my own cai on a carbed a1?

A20A1
03-13-2004, 11:38 PM
Any long cold air intake will fit, you just need to work it out on paper or whatever before you do the cuts... some will use more cuts and pipe connections then others but other then that they all fit.


88accordhb,
Carbed air intakes are here
http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?t=15496
also in the carb tech section is a how-to for the carb intake adapter, it's up to you if you decide to make it cold air or not.

cyclone21
03-14-2004, 07:45 PM
Just to clarify, this will bolt straight up to an 89 Accord with an A20A4 engine without the need for modification?

A20A1
03-14-2004, 07:55 PM
pntbl, there is no need for double posts.. I merged the two intake threads together

89AccordLXI666
03-15-2004, 06:29 PM
Ok well I also have a question about the CAI system... I have heard stories where u should get a bypass valve so that incase of running through a puddle by mistake and the CAI sucks up water to the engine, won't it cause it to seize? Or are they well protected from any water being sucked up? If someone can explain this to me that would be great... I want to make a CAI. Right now I have a short ram intake system but I would prefer to have CAI instead. Thanks guy's Lataz. ;-)

86hatch
03-16-2004, 09:12 AM
W/o a bypass valve ur cai will act like a big straw and suck it up. NOT GOOD. I still dont have one on my cai but I am really careful when its wet outside and dont drive through any puddles.

1988starter
03-16-2004, 09:37 AM
Just to clarify, this will bolt straight up to an 89 Accord with an A20A4 engine without the need for modification?


for a teg intake you willneed to get the hack saw out at least I did

NXRacer
03-16-2004, 11:33 AM
im getting a custom CAI made when i get my exhaust put on. im gonna have a custom one mandrel bent to fit that way later down the road i can use it for charge pipes. :rockon:

h0wam1driving
03-16-2004, 11:39 PM
is fabricating your own intake legal....i mean what happens when its time to smog?

300700'88lx-i
03-16-2004, 11:46 PM
If you live in California or other states with emissions inspections, only intakes certified by the smog board can be considered to be smog legal. If you make your own custom intake, it will not be certified, and therefore will not be smog legal. Also, if you buy an intake that is certified, but it's for another model of car, it may still not be legal in your car. If they check the number on the certificate and it comes up for a model of car other than it's in, you will fail smog. The safest thing to do in states with emissions inspections is to swap the stock intake back in. It's less hassle in the long run. I know this to be true for California, but I'm not sure how much of it pertains to other states.

NXRacer
03-17-2004, 08:12 AM
i'm lucky enough to not have to worry about SMOG or any other emissions laws. We dont even have smog checks were i live. :rockon:

$mokenB'$
03-17-2004, 08:40 AM
we have to get emissions checks here but they have never checked under my hood all they do is but a tube on your muffler then rev the shit out of it and say ok your done. anyways i made my own cai for my 89 teg and it passed emissions and that same cai i had in the teg i ghetto riged perfectly into the accord with a little help w/ duck tape. i made it with 2.5in U bend exaust pipe and and filter. dont worry about makeing the cuts perfect as long as its close it will work.