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SharkyX
05-17-2004, 09:15 PM
saw one on ebay and was wndering if anyone here has tried to get it to work?
Vanilla Sky
05-17-2004, 09:19 PM
link or pics??
SharkyX
05-17-2004, 09:23 PM
this id from a civic.

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/30056624/Images/cai29.jpg
88accordhb
05-17-2004, 09:34 PM
wow lookslike a mini intercooler. lol that'd be sick if some one can get it on.
Vanilla Sky
05-17-2004, 09:38 PM
yeah, but those things create so much turbulence it's not funny... you want smooth airflow, not a wall for air to run straight into
A20A1
05-17-2004, 10:15 PM
it's good if you remove the plexi glass sheild, and you can further the ram effect by making a tapered rectangular shroud directing air to the filter
Vanilla Sky
05-17-2004, 10:25 PM
still the air runs straight into a wall...
superguillermo
05-17-2004, 10:57 PM
...you can always install it sideways...no wall...and still getting pretty cold air.
NXRacer
05-17-2004, 11:14 PM
you guys are serious?? IMO that thing is for the ricers who think they're bad ass with an 'intercooler'. A custom CAI would be a much better idea.
Vanilla Sky
05-18-2004, 03:49 AM
you guys are serious?? IMO that thing is for the ricers who think they're bad ass with an 'intercooler'. A custom CAI would be a much better idea.
EXACTLY
SharkyX
05-18-2004, 05:12 AM
lol i have noticed one thing since ive been here on this board, peeps do not hesitate to call rice on every little thing, all the talk about rice making me kind of hungry.
Vanilla Sky
05-18-2004, 05:57 AM
lol

i had rice for dinner last night... it was good... i like (edible) rice
Volitech
05-18-2004, 06:56 AM
Just because it looks cool doesn't mean it's going to be efective!
Mike's89AccordLX
05-18-2004, 07:01 AM
I think if some put the time into making it fit then I would give them props on it. I think it would be better to have a hoodscoop or a custom cai. I had a friend that had an AROSPEED front mount intake and it looked nice but I don't think it was as effective as a regular cai.

-Mike
speedpenguin
05-18-2004, 02:43 PM
i've seen that thing before (the look of a custom intercooler at a fraction of the cost) and i rate its effectiveness up there with the conical air filter that's supposed to look like a turbo blow-off valve.
it may have some benefit, but not as much as one designed specifically for that application. it is without a doubt rice.
Busted_Blue
05-18-2004, 06:30 PM
how will the air ram into the wall and make a 90 degree into the pipes?! :dunno:

As far as looks, i think it isn't really that great of a look. The thing isnt even silver to imitate an intercooler. I would like to put rice points for this one.

"To each man his own" for me its a no.