short intake filter on A20A4, will add hp??

[frantik]

that would rock can you also take pix of which bolts need to be removed to pull the back the wheel well cover? I looked the other day and i saw like 3 screws all near each other and was like uhhh wtf.

I'm hoping not to have to move the battery at all.. i've checked out the battery/fuse box area a few times but i havent looked under the battery yet. i was looking at chainz's pics and it looked like the filter had to be put forward somewhat. he used that part from the stock intake but im hoping not to do that.

I wish i had a place where i could just sit and fuck around with my car cause then i wouldnt have to ask these kinda questions but i don't even have a parking spot or anything, let alone a drive way or garage where i can work on my car. I always have to work on it on the street with hella cars driving by and people walking past asking if my car broke down or something lol. consequently i like to know exactly what i'm doing so i can bring the right tools downstairs the first time and not spend hella long out there looking like i have no idea what i'm doing while half of san jose watches me

[mkymonkey]

ok i think im going to remove my intake and show pics on how to put it on from the start. well i wont do the stock intake removal cuz its in the trash lol.

[frantik]

that would help out a lot of n00bs like me i'm sure

here's what im thinking for the u bend.. not sure of the exact specifications but gonna try to cut the curve twice at 45* angles so it comes out nice and clean looking

[JoGarcia]

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[mkymonkey]

lol i was logged on as my gf ahahahaha mods please delete the previous post!

anyway i see you got my pm

[frantik]

yeah it is pretty much what you had in your pm only i turned the part you labeled #2 (piece close to the battery) around the other way to close the gap left in your sketch

[chainz]

If you use the stock hole that goes down into the fender next to the battery you will almost definitely need a bend toward the front of the car inside ur fender.

[frantik]

i'm hoping i can put the downward pipe in at an angle. i can widen the hole with a dremel if needed. otherwise i'm hoping i can to cut the 90* bend in half and turn one part around and have that work. i need to wait until i see what it's like inside that bumper area. chainz you didn't by chance take a pic of how to remove the wheel well cover did you?

[chainz]

no i didn't get a pic. there are 2 or 3 bolts (10mm head - like 70% of them on our cars) that hold it in place underneath the front of the car (look in the area underneath your headlight or battery). All I did was remove those and pull the cover back (take ur RF wheel off first).

The phillips head screws you can see holding the cover inside the wheel-well are NOT ordinary screws. The are more like anchors - the screws go down in to expand the anchor which snaps into a hole. If you want to pull these to get more room to work (I did not) back out the screw some and then just pull. Be carefull though cause these are 20 yr. old plastic so they are easy to break.

Hope this helps. If you're really stumped I can try to get some pics tonight.

[mkymonkey]

ok here are your pics, im not going to narrarate cuz there are a lot of pics. just ask if you have a question

[mkymonkey]

ok fixed the pics :/

[mkymonkey]

oh i forgot to add that i didnt take pics of how to take it off and on and how to pull back the wheel well lining. why? because i dont have a wheel well lining, i ran over it. and didnt take if off because i didnt have time. but i think you get a great idea on how to do this though...right?

[frantik]

cool thanks man.. that defintely helps to see what it's like under the battery there. i think the cai i posted a diagram of will work fine.. i'm gonna just try to tilt the tube forward like you've got yours

did you widen the stock hole or is it that wide to begin with? it looks like you can almost see the filter from the engine bay

[mkymonkey]

yes i did widen the hole quite a bit. but that was for the other intake. i actually over widened it but its cool cuz this way i know it wont rub against the sheetmetal again. lol. and yeah i did tilt it because otherwise it wouldnt go through the hole and it wouldnt reach at all. plus it looks like its better because it gets more air. lol oh and i know my filter is dirty thats just because i dont have the damn wheel well lining on there. i used to wash this filter about twice a month just because of the rain and it would get freaking muddy lol. now that its dry again it shouldnt get as dirty. i really should get that wheel well lining back though. freaking pick your part wants 29 for it


edit: oh and you can see how much i moved the tray as well. i removed the bolts for the pic but you can see one

[frantik]

i dont wanna move the battery at all but i dunno if that is realistic.

and yes your filter is hella dirty lol.. i wasnt gonna say anything but damn :-p

[mkymonkey]

dude just move it its not hard. all you have to do is put new screws through it. you dont even have to drill just get self tap screws from the hardware store. its easy and you have enough room trust me

[frantik]

i want to see if i can do it without moving it at all cause it looks cleaner imo, in addition to being less work

[frantik]

whats that blue thing inbetween the filter and the tube? is that like a spacer or something cause the filter neck is too wide? I was thinking bout doing that so i could use the filter off my sri

[MessyHonda]

whats that blue thing inbetween the filter and the tube? is that like a spacer or something cause the filter neck is too wide? I was thinking bout doing that so i could use the filter off my sri

well i have the CAI filter but that thing looks weak...i want to get a K&N filter or something that will have the 1 million mile warranty. check out ebay...i might get one later later...sometimes they give you a discount if you buy more than one.

[mkymonkey]

mine looks weak? hmm. anyway the blue thing in between IS spacer. is basically another clamp for the cai that i had....and since the filter was 3" and the pipe is 2.25 it didnt fit. soooo i used the other clamp as a spacer. it still really didnt fill it right but it works. this filter was only 12 bucks. im going to buy another k&n when i get the wheel well lining back on.

[MessyHonda]

mine looks weak? hmm. anyway the blue thing in between IS spacer. is basically another clamp for the cai that i had....and since the filter was 3" and the pipe is 2.25 it didnt fit. soooo i used the other clamp as a spacer. it still really didnt fill it right but it works. this filter was only 12 bucks. im going to buy another k&n when i get the wheel well lining back on.

nope....i said mine looks weak...

[frantik]

mine looks weak? hmm. anyway the blue thing in between IS spacer. is basically another clamp for the cai that i had....and since the filter was 3" and the pipe is 2.25 it didnt fit. soooo i used the other clamp as a spacer. it still really didnt fill it right but it works. this filter was only 12 bucks. im going to buy another k&n when i get the wheel well lining back on.

yeah thats what i wanna do.. i'll get me a k&n later right now ill just use the filter i got.. it's a lil too wide too but ill just cut a lil spacer from one of the couplings

[Pico]

Is this one a good deal..It comes with the the bypass
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-93...16943440QQrdZ1

[A20A1]

y Air Pass Valve

The IAF sits between the air filter and throttle body along the tract of the air intake pipe. The IAF is engineered to improve the performance of your air intake system by controlling the incoming air at different RPM ranges.
The IAF is designed to take in large volumes of air with a sudden thrust of the gas pedal and will safely level off and switch to your primary air filter as you coast on the highway. This translates to more power when you need it and less when you don't .
The IAF is constructed of solid chrome plated aliminum body, stainless steel filter screen and an inner second stage filter element.

Yes, when the Air filter sees a restriction... such as getting dunked into water then the air bypass should open up...
But for some reason this air bypass opens up when your engine demands more then their so called performance filter will flow.
That proves right there that their filter is no good.

This translates to more power when you need it and less when you don't.

The filter should be able to supply any demand. Your throttle body should be the only means of altering how much air your engine takes in... not their bypass and filter system.

Don't waste your money on that filter

Not to say that you can't throw that filter in the garbage and keep the piping.

[ShyBoyCA6]

im not expert but if you have the filter to low and say it rained wouldnt that be bad? why not do a custom short intake set-up and connect to a air duct hose and connect to the base. i have this set up in my car and dont have to worry about the pgm fi if it starts to get water or something