Engine bay mod

[mastaofdisasta]

I just did some random stuff in my engine, repainted valve cover, redid SRI and air breather. Woulda done more but i need money for a new trunk lid

Can someone tell me...I just lengthened my SRI and extended the filter to go under the fuse box. I was just wondering if it is helping any since i moved it further from the hot engine, i was also wondering if the hosing i used is hurting it more than helping it since the hosing isnt mendrel bent or w/e. Its like plastic tubing made by spectre performance and its not smooth inside, does that make a diffrence? well heres a pic

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...gAnch=imgAnch1

http://www.powerflowracing.com/prtdetail.asp?PD=703 thats the shit i used

[mkymonkey]

just buy a cai from ebay....that looks like crap lol. and yes if its not smooth on the inside its not very good for flow. plus its plastic

[Cheeseburger]

thats a small ass pic!!!

[guaynabo89]

well that bend you have ther is going to make it restrictive. So yeah it will be hurting. try shifting the battery to the driver sid to leave enough space for the filter behind the pop up headlight and next to the fusebox, and then run the flexible tube to the hard intake pipe.

[mastaofdisasta]

I think im going to go up to pep boys to get the regular metal tubing and replace that blue stuff with that. Im keeping the filter in the same place tho

[Pico]

I think im going to go up to pep boys to get the regular metal tubing and replace that blue stuff with that. Im keeping the filter in the same place tho

Here's my pep boys short ram

[A20A1]

You should have waited.

I posted a long time ago that DELTA makes a saw dust ducting hose that has a very smooth interior lining while the exterior is ribber and allows for flexing. Not too expensive hose, very solid construction 3" diamter and comes in 5' , 10' , even 20' long.

Go to a large hardware store and you'll probably find one in a box, take it out and double check the hose to make sure it's the one with the smooth interior.

It wont cost more then $30

http://www.deltamachinery.com/index.asp?e=139&p=1286

[frantik]

that blue plastic thing reminds me of these toys i had as a kid.. they had exandible plastic tubes that could bend and be connected somehow.. i forget the specifics

but yeah that can't be good for airflow and i dunno if it will handle heat over time :\

[AccordB20A]

i used downpipe and a downpipe bend for mine. it doesnt seem to harm it

[MessyHonda]

i got my CAI for 40 bucks on ebay...chainz has a nice wirte up on how to install it....right now its too damn hot to do it...plus i got to smog in like 8 months...

[mkymonkey]

i say you should get a better filter. like a k&n or even the matrix ones that they sell at summit. the filters that they sell at pep boys are crap man. i had one on my car once and it started deteriorating. maybe it was just mine or something but the foam on it was literally being eaten away. and i only had it for a lil over a month.

[Pico]

i say you should get a better filter. like a k&n or even the matrix ones that they sell at summit. the filters that they sell at pep boys are crap man. i had one on my car once and it started deteriorating. maybe it was just mine or something but the foam on it was literally being eaten away. and i only had it for a lil over a month.

I noticed that about this filter, as soon as i get a chance I'm going to change it. Thanks for the info monkey...

[russiankid]

injected engines love cold air, so moving the filter away from the hot engine helps with power

[MessyHonda]

injected engines love cold air, so moving the filter away from the hot engine helps with power

yeah my friend has a CAI on a jetta and he said that he would get around 350 miles per tank on stock...he drives fast...and now that he put the CAI he gets around 375. i have mine in the box...i want a K&N filter also.

[mkymonkey]

ok i did some work fo ya'll

$40 range

AEM short neck filter 39.99
Fujita Superflow Filter $41 (this is what i have on my car but i got it for $13)
Injen Black Mouth Filter $40
K&N Funnel Ram Air Filters

shit on ebay

auction 1
auction 2
auction 3

[A20A1]

I like foam filters like RamFlo

[mkymonkey]

yeah i like those too but....i have only owned one and the good ones tend to be expensive.


i was thinking to myself i anyone wants me to buy them one they only cost 14 bucks and it only cost me 5 bucks to ship that one to crazykamper so it would be total of 20 bucks for a good filter. here in oc i have a store that i go to, superautobacs, (only two in ca and the rest are in japan) they have everything and anything you can get for your car. thats where i get my filters from. so....if anyone wants one i can buy it for ya and only charge you the shipping.....its better than buying one on ebay for 40 bucks and then having to pay 15 for ship.