short intake filter on A20A4, will add hp??

[crazykamper]

thanks. i got it, works awesome, i hooked it up straight to the tb cause i was lazy and dont wanna do any work today...... it sounds throoty 2nd gear down low, and ricer at high rpms kinda. but thats all good......

im kinda sceptical about all the intake piping, trying it out today, im gonna be VERY close to fouling with stuff, and maybe will need to move batt a lil.... hope not though.

did feel an increase in power though! lil one, but w.e. anything is better than nuthing! lol.

[mkymonkey]

you will defitnatly notice an increase in acceleration response when you put in the piping. and trust me dude it fits...i did move the bat a bit now that i remember. i just unscrewed the tray, moved it like an inch to the left side of the car and the pipes went right through just take your time and you will get it done. i did and i didnt even know about this site when i did it.

[crazykamper]

lol^ thanks monkey. lol. i will prob install it sometime this week, right now, i dont feel a HUGE increase in power, but i can feel just a lil, i left the stock piping on from batt down, just so i get lil more air to intake. lol.

thanks though!

[mkymonkey]

actually youll get more air if you remove them. thats just a resonator with a pin hole at the bottom. lol

[frantik]

is it possible to remove the air intake stuff below the battery without pulling the bumper?

[mkymonkey]

yes. but you have to take out the wheel well lining. the resonator itself is only being held by two 10mm bolts. so its fairly easy

[frantik]

hmm prolly could do the cai that way too then huh? that would make me more interested in doing a cai haha

is there a short ram how-to anywhere? or any tutorial on how to remove all of the stock intake stuff?

[mkymonkey]

ok have you read the how to i posted? if you have...just make it the length you want it. make it fit...dont add a second pipe and it will be a freaking sri! easy! if not you can always buy them off of ebay

or i could make you one! i still have to buy the supplies to make one for the board and write up a damn how to for all you noobs! lol jk i will do it i just have to get some freaking time man.

[frantik]

i understand how to make the short ram/cai.. i've got one sitting right here that i just need to cut and install.

but i need to know how to remove the stock intake shit. I was just wondering if there was an existing how-to that covered everything from removing the filter box on the back of the engine to opening up the wheel well to get at the resonator under the battery. it's not in my chiltons manual from what i can tell.

[mkymonkey]

its not hard really.

1. remove the pipe that connects to the filter box and the resonator on the fender. (the one with the black sticker) to do this you simply use some plyers to pinch the clamp to get it off.

2. undo the screws fromt he clamps that connect the u bend to the tb and remove the u bend

3. to remove the air box, simply unclamp the cover and remove. take the filter out. i belive there is a total of two screws holding that thing down. it might be three but they are very easy to spot (both on top) and are 10mm like the rest of the bolts used to put together this piece of metal we call our baby.

4. the rubber piece that connects the longer of the pipes to the resonator is simple to remove...just pull on it.

5. the resonator has two bolts holding it on that are accesible from the bottom of the car. you may need to jack it up just in case you have a huge head like i do . to get to it you dont really need to remove the whole wheel well lining...just pull it back to get in there. to do that there is one screw holding it to the bumper (phillips head) and a bolt at the bottom of the car (10mm). then be careful when pulling the clips that hold the thing in place, you dont want to break them. you can simply put a flat head screw driver in between the head of the clip and the base...pry it off gently and presto! you shouldnt have to remove more than three of four to be able to pull it off. then just remove the resonator from the bottom of the car and youre set! oh and by the way the resonator looks like a black box with a pin hole on it



see completly easy! if i missed anything someone let me know so i can correct it. if not then....thre ya go! have fun

[A20A1]

OMG that how to is so old, I just clicked the link

[mkymonkey]

which link? the one i provided for these guys? yeah i know is hella old dude...i remember seeing this back in 2002 when i was going to make one for my altima...never got around to it though

but it is very well explained and its almost stupid/idiot proof......so i thought it would be good for these guys to look at it if they hadnt already


oh and whats with the sig? lol

[frantik]

its not hard really.

1. remove the pipe that connects to the filter box and the resonator on the fender. (the one with the black sticker) to do this you simply use some plyers to pinch the clamp to get it off.

2. undo the screws fromt he clamps that connect the u bend to the tb and remove the u bend

3. to remove the air box, simply unclamp the cover and remove. take the filter out. i belive there is a total of two screws holding that thing down. it might be three but they are very easy to spot (both on top) and are 10mm like the rest of the bolts used to put together this piece of metal we call our baby.

4. the rubber piece that connects the longer of the pipes to the resonator is simple to remove...just pull on it.

5. the resonator has two bolts holding it on that are accesible from the bottom of the car. you may need to jack it up just in case you have a huge head like i do . to get to it you dont really need to remove the whole wheel well lining...just pull it back to get in there. to do that there is one screw holding it to the bumper (phillips head) and a bolt at the bottom of the car (10mm). then be careful when pulling the clips that hold the thing in place, you dont want to break them. you can simply put a flat head screw driver in between the head of the clip and the base...pry it off gently and presto! you shouldnt have to remove more than three of four to be able to pull it off. then just remove the resonator from the bottom of the car and youre set! oh and by the way the resonator looks like a black box with a pin hole on it



see completly easy! if i missed anything someone let me know so i can correct it. if not then....thre ya go! have fun

[mkymonkey]

i guess thats a thank you.....




......so youre welcome

[A20A1]

but it is very well explained and its almost stupid/idiot proof......

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idiot proof.

[frantik]

indeed thanks a lot.. it's nice having some idea of what the hell you're doing and what to expect, etc

i got it installed.. it was pretty easy actually, though your instructions did help monkey, especially the taking apart the filter box before pulling it bit. and when i took off the stock intake stuff i noticed the intake wasn't even on the resonator properly in the first place i didnt bother with the resonator under the battery though i'll eventually pull it

unfortunately i cut the pipe a little too short cause i didnt wait to pull the stock intake shit before measuring. it works as is but if it was a few inches longer the filter could hang out in a spot that looks made for it. luckily the left over piece has two of the same angle bends so i can try again.. though i did have to get a valve cover filter cause i cut the piece with the flange for the hose that comes from the cover

it definitely adds a more throaty sound to the engine, though i dunno i feel like i lost a little bit of torque below 3k, but gained some above that. i kinda like low end torque better since i mostly do city driving, but whatever i'll have to get used to it

[mkymonkey]

make it a cai and you should have all around performance

[Pico]

PIctures, Frantik Pictures

[frantik]

it's too damn hot for pics lol.. i was gonna wait till i cut the new pipe actually hehe

i probably have enough piping left over to make a cai if i got another straight piece that was a couple feet long. can i find something like that at home depot or osh?

aight i went out to see exactly where the filter would even fit and it seemed like it was actually in a pretty good spot, though it could be moved over like an inch to the passenger side.. but that can't be helped with the part with the flanges so i dont feel so bad lol
anyways i did snap a pic too

[mkymonkey]

dude no wonder you feel like you lost low end torque.

your sri looks way too short in my opinion. and is it a 3"? for an intake thats too big. i wouldnt go anything over 2.50"

anyway it looks good

[rjudgey]

Yeah needs to be longer too add more velocity going in which gives you the extra low end torqeu plus also the size of the pipe reduces velocity although if your engine was modded it would be more beneficial at high revs.

[mkymonkey]

see...im not completly stupid ^^^^^^^^

[frantik]

doh.. well that sux lol

it's short but i can't really add a much bigger one cause there's no place for the filter to go. it's already rubbing up against shit which i can't imagine is good. i guess prolly the filter is too big since it's made for 3" tubing.. if it was smaller it could go in the area behind the battery.

could i find a smaller tube at home depot or something? or only from jcwhitney online? i think i saw some kind of tubing at kragen but it wasnt really looking and it looked only like straight pipe anyway. i guess i'll need another filter too cause this one's fitted for a 3" pipe

[mkymonkey]

well you can find them at muffler shops. the ones at kragen are 3" too. dont use any pvc pipe...it will melt

[chainz]

nevermind - posted to the wrong page