CAI is finnaly done.

[shepherd79]

well, after 7 hours of cutting, fitting and painting, it is done.
it is a home made CAI. I designed so i could use my battery. If you follow the how to, you have to move the battery. I worked around the battery instead. i think it came out preatty good. what do you guys think?

P.S. sorry for such a dirty engine bay. i have to clean it again one day. plus it was an excuse to use my new camera

http://webpages.shepherd.edu/abetke01/CAI/cai2.jpg

http://webpages.shepherd.edu/abetke01/CAI/cai3.jpg

[SteveDX89]

Looks real good man.

[Bloodlust]

Wow, very nice Alex. Thats alot cleaner than ur engine bay was in Maryland.

[buzzbomber88lx]

looks great.....gotta love the dc strut bar too ;)

[blazin3gen]

oo looks sexy indeed!

[88accordalltheway]

nice, what was your total cost?

[accordlxi2.0]

damn that's TOO profesional like.
NICE!!!!!!!

[88accordhb]

alex, that's lookin hot as hell bro, good work, i wouldve done the noobie thang i move the bat to the back. lol that engine bay looks great btw. not that dirty.

[Underdog]

Daaaamn! Looks really good man. :cool: Engine bay looks pretty good to me, you should see mine, hahaha. I have a really cool lookin dalmation looking valve cover too. :ugh:

[bullard123]

Engine bay dirty?? That thing looks spotless!! Nice job on the CAI also looks like it was professionally made.

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Man I wish I lived near some of you guys then I could help you with some custom intakes and having a clean looking engine. I think it looks awesome Alex give yourself some credit you know it looks good :) What kind of car did you get the piping from and does it go into the front bumper? Smart guy.... uses a air bypass valve.


-Mike

[AccordAddict]

WOW! that is sweet! your engine is clean and asthetic (Pleasing to the eye) :D . where do you get those crane plug wires???

[Mike's89AccordLX]

www.optionsautosalon.com

I have a set of Yellow 11mm Crane Wires that I could sell you. I used them for about a week until I figured out oh crap the blue ones would look better with my engine. $25 shipped and their yours.

[AccordAddict]

you mean $25 alltogether, with shipping included??? that doesnt sound right, those plug wires look about $100 New.

[Busted_Blue]

nice alex, that is a good fit.

here is mine..any suggestions on how to get a bypass on it lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/crazyxzer0/CAI%20install/5.jpg

[adams86lxi]

damn! good work man!

[shepherd79]

the total cost:
piping: $40 (JCwhittney and EBay had to use U pipe and 90 deg pipe)
AEM filter: $30 (ebay)
K&N filter: $30 (ebay)
Clamps and other little things: $20
labor: priceless.
total price: $120

[k-roy]

Oh hell yea. That kicks ass. Good job on the bypass valve.

[86LXItooFAST4me]

nice sheph

[iloveJDMblackrims69]

looks great man....bypass valve...i dont see why u would really need one...ive been through heavy rain, puddles and everything...never even got into the motor....only way you can get water through the intake is actually going through flooded waters. trust me...and the bypass valve will actually make you lose some power because warm air can get inside the filter which defeats the purpose of a CAI.

[86LXItooFAST4me]

...i dont see why u would really need one...ive been through heavy rain, puddles and everything...never even got into the motor....only way you can get water through the intake is actually going through flooded waters. trust me....

:rofl: :lol: :rofl:

my friend its better safe than sorry, presipitation is presipitation and rust in your cyl's is rust in your cyl's. its just that simple

[ivanfbi]

Alex, looks nice, but you spent 7 hours for it??????? WOW....I spent like 1 hour, even less, but yes mine doesn't look so proffesionally done as your does...

[Hash_man_Se_i]

Put up a how to, that looks awesome... how many u pipes and 90 degree pipes did youb need?

[Busted_Blue]

there is a how to hasman..its in the faq yo! :)

[shepherd79]

i just used one U pipe and one 90 deg pipe. you really need just those bends. i had too much straight pipe left over.