homemade cold air intake??
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homemade cold air intake??
i am too cheap to buy one and i am also a engineering student. i also like to make stuff. so does anyone have any pixs?? and have you noticed any gain from it???
i was thinking a cone filter and 3 inch exhaust pipe.
i was thinking a cone filter and 3 inch exhaust pipe.
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I made one out of two 4" spacers from the auto parts store, a cone filter, a little beather, a peice of steel bent to suport it, and a home depot piece of sheat metal as a heat shield. HIgh school budget gotta love it.
here are the pics
The first stage
All done
I got better throttle response, a little more low end power, and it makes a cool little squeak at 2000RPMS
If you have any questions i will be more than happy to help
here are the pics
The first stage
All done
I got better throttle response, a little more low end power, and it makes a cool little squeak at 2000RPMS
If you have any questions i will be more than happy to help
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i have one and its got the 9 in cone filter, ive also made heat shield and done test it does keep colder air coming in when moving but at idle and stopped its scking in hotter air i dont have any pics right now
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if your using just a 3 inch pipe off the stock flex hose you may want to get more pipe my first pic is w/ a single 4 inch pipe. I ran that for a few days but then i realized i could add another pipe to push the filter out more thus getting colder air. i'd try to get it out as far as you can
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Hmmm good idea's i might have to do that this weekend......
And do you have to have a peice of metal to hold it up or could you just let it sit there i just dont see anything tha could hurt it if it layed there......
And do you have to have a peice of metal to hold it up or could you just let it sit there i just dont see anything tha could hurt it if it layed there......
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I made one out of two 4" spacers from the auto parts store, a cone filter, a little beather, a peice of steel bent to suport it, and a home depot piece of sheat metal as a heat shield. HIgh school budget gotta love it.
here are the pics
The first stage
All done
I got better throttle response, a little more low end power, and it makes a cool little squeak at 2000RPMS
If you have any questions i will be more than happy to help
here are the pics
The first stage
All done
I got better throttle response, a little more low end power, and it makes a cool little squeak at 2000RPMS
If you have any questions i will be more than happy to help
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Year: 1987
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Engine: 4.0 liter RENIX I-6, DIY Cold Air Intake, 2.5 FM Exhaust, 3 Core Radiator
Check out my thread in the XJ Write Ups, section. Titled "Home Brew Cold Air Intak". It was actually my son's design....and he thought it up at 18.
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XJ?2010, Do you have any difficulties getting her through inspection with the CCV breather "only" on it? Thought it had to be captured and burnt in the system.
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well in michigan we dont have inspections and cops could really care less but there are other ways to do it w/o a breather. example these chrome tubes come in many different styles and you can get them with a little nipple on them so you can just plug that hose right onto it just like the stock airbox.
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