Got Cold Air? - I do! (Pics)
#28
Originally posted by Rxmfn7
Looks very nice, Im thinking of a setup very similar to that, only I dont really want to use the brake ducting. Also, that headlight washer thing must have been an option, because my car doesnt have one, nor did any other FC ive ever seen in person, and more than a few have been GXLs.. Also, It appears that your AFM is upside down...I hear thats a no-no, might want to turn it back over. I have the same strut bar as you, only I painted mine balck..
Looks very nice, Im thinking of a setup very similar to that, only I dont really want to use the brake ducting. Also, that headlight washer thing must have been an option, because my car doesnt have one, nor did any other FC ive ever seen in person, and more than a few have been GXLs.. Also, It appears that your AFM is upside down...I hear thats a no-no, might want to turn it back over. I have the same strut bar as you, only I painted mine balck..
Thanks for the compliments!
This setup doesn't use the brake ducting at all. The tube for the cold air actually falls right beside the ducting - which remains in the stock location untouched. (You can see it in the second pic.)
I supose that the headlight washer could have been an option - or maybe standard on Canadian GXL's. If you don't have it, then you still have the space for it! You could just relocate the Windshield washer resevoir to the other side. The hole for the headlight washer neck will still be there. Or even hunt around a scrap yard for the headlight resevoir.
As for the AFM, I did a bunch of research before I installed the setup, and I read and was told pretty much the same thing. If the AFM is mounted upside down - that's ok. It's only when you mount it sideways that it presents a problem. If it is on it's side, gravity will hamper the flapper's operation. Really, it functions upside down the same as right side up. So far it hasn't given me a problem!
I kinda like the red brace! for now anyway.....
Last edited by Nick86; 04-30-03 at 03:20 PM.
#30
Must...scrub...parts...
Thats phenominal. No ghetto foil-tape box for you. I'd love to weld one together, but I suck at welding steel, and I hear aluminum is much more difficult.
#33
Must...scrub...parts...
I would definately put it high up on my list of things to increase performance. But I still need to finish my list of things that are causing it not to run at all.
#34
Yeah, welding aluminum is a bitch - thankfully I had professional help! Unfortuneately that help no longer is in a position to do much for me.
He gave me pretty much free reign in his machine shop, so I took some left over aluminum that he had, sheared it to size, and then it got all welded up. But now he doesn't work there anymore - so the answer is NO, I wont be selling them. Unless he gets the same kind of freedom at his new shop - but that'll be a while......
ViperKillerWannabe: Don't worry about the sprayers: Like I said before, if you don't have them - you still have the room for them and the hole for the filler neck. All you have to do is relocate the current setup to the other side of the car. Might be a PITA, but it eliminates the "ghetto look".
He gave me pretty much free reign in his machine shop, so I took some left over aluminum that he had, sheared it to size, and then it got all welded up. But now he doesn't work there anymore - so the answer is NO, I wont be selling them. Unless he gets the same kind of freedom at his new shop - but that'll be a while......
ViperKillerWannabe: Don't worry about the sprayers: Like I said before, if you don't have them - you still have the room for them and the hole for the filler neck. All you have to do is relocate the current setup to the other side of the car. Might be a PITA, but it eliminates the "ghetto look".
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damn those are bling bling.
for people who can't weld... go buy a some JB weld... the box doesn't take any heat at all... so it will work good... just make sure u tape up the box somehow so that it allows the expoxy to take shape.
Nick any measurements of the box?
for people who can't weld... go buy a some JB weld... the box doesn't take any heat at all... so it will work good... just make sure u tape up the box somehow so that it allows the expoxy to take shape.
Nick any measurements of the box?
#36
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I was looking at my car today. I removed the washer resavoir and inner fender and everything, and I had an idea. Instead of having the PVC route air up into an air box, I think that I am actually just going to run the intake tube down through the hole and have the cone filter located inside the fender, by where your PVC intake thing is. Then I can do a little trimming and put my stock airbox back in (just for looks, it will be useless) so it looks nice and stock. What do you think about that?
Oh, and I am just going to relocate the washer bottle to the space where the hood latch is, between the rad and the bumper. THat way all the factory wiring can reach and I wont have to re-wire anything. Plus it still looks nice and clean there...
Oh, and I am just going to relocate the washer bottle to the space where the hood latch is, between the rad and the bumper. THat way all the factory wiring can reach and I wont have to re-wire anything. Plus it still looks nice and clean there...
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Heya Nick,
I'll be doing a similar setup as you. Except what I will do is instead of making an air box, I will put on one of those double-sided 3" filters (that have an in/out and a heat shield), and a flex hose to run from the tip of the filter, down into the duct behind the fog light...
Thanks for the idea!!!
-Ross
I'll be doing a similar setup as you. Except what I will do is instead of making an air box, I will put on one of those double-sided 3" filters (that have an in/out and a heat shield), and a flex hose to run from the tip of the filter, down into the duct behind the fog light...
Thanks for the idea!!!
-Ross
#43
Wow - back from the dead!
Thanks for the compliments guys!
Since then I have sealed it to the hood with some nice heat resistant foam rubber. (Straight from the aviation industry)
It does produce some noticeable gains. I know that lots of fresh air is being forced in there as I have found leaves in the box after runs in the fall, and the inside of the PVC tube does get wet in the rain.
Thanks for the compliments guys!
Since then I have sealed it to the hood with some nice heat resistant foam rubber. (Straight from the aviation industry)
It does produce some noticeable gains. I know that lots of fresh air is being forced in there as I have found leaves in the box after runs in the fall, and the inside of the PVC tube does get wet in the rain.
#46
Originally posted by kiyoshi
Great mod! If you can avoid rain coming into the airbox it 's going to be perfect
Great mod! If you can avoid rain coming into the airbox it 's going to be perfect
man its nice to see another rx7 with that damn rust proofing. i cant wait to rip out my engine so i can powerwash all that crap off!
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Hey, it may be back from the dead, but it's good I saw this Looks nice, and I'm usually pretty interested in custom cold air intake stuff because of reading of some before ^_^
That sucks about leaves getting in, I'll bet that's annoying.. Couldn't you put some kind of light filter over the opening to keep larger things out? Not very big at all, so it wouldn't restrict air flow much.. But good enough to keep some of the larger stuff out..
That sucks about leaves getting in, I'll bet that's annoying.. Couldn't you put some kind of light filter over the opening to keep larger things out? Not very big at all, so it wouldn't restrict air flow much.. But good enough to keep some of the larger stuff out..
#49
Originally posted by MaxDuo
Hey, it may be back from the dead, but it's good I saw this Looks nice, and I'm usually pretty interested in custom cold air intake stuff because of reading of some before ^_^
That sucks about leaves getting in, I'll bet that's annoying.. Couldn't you put some kind of light filter over the opening to keep larger things out? Not very big at all, so it wouldn't restrict air flow much.. But good enough to keep some of the larger stuff out..
Hey, it may be back from the dead, but it's good I saw this Looks nice, and I'm usually pretty interested in custom cold air intake stuff because of reading of some before ^_^
That sucks about leaves getting in, I'll bet that's annoying.. Couldn't you put some kind of light filter over the opening to keep larger things out? Not very big at all, so it wouldn't restrict air flow much.. But good enough to keep some of the larger stuff out..
Yes I have found leaves in the box, but no more than one or two at a time - nothing to warrant any type worry. If it ever became an issue I'd fab up some sort of screen, but until I start inhaling small woodland creatures or enough leaves to restrict air flow, I'll leave it as-is.
Washers for the headlights is a Canadian option only.