Home Made CAI

[Alemenara]

So since my BA already had a full exhaust system on it i've been tossing up the idea of adding a CAI and i have a few ideas on how i could do this.

My first idea is putting a pod in the stock airbox and making two big holes in it and feeding a pipe to either side of my bumper where the foglights would go if they were there using intercooler piping, silicon piping and a few clamps and possibly making some sort of filter in the front of the bumper to avoid sucking water up into my engine.

The other idea i had was again to use a pod however attach it inside a massive cylinder type box and feed that again to the two holes in the bumper using intercooler piping, silicon piping and a few clamps.

Both of these seem like they would be fairly effective but my main question is if i do either of these what are the chances of sucking water up into my motor (like a recent member did with thier BJ) when it's raining? Is there a way i could add something to the front of it to prevent water coming up into the system? and if i were to do this would i make noticeable gains?

[Rupewrecht]

Use the stock airbox with a good panel filter, and run some CAI ducting to it. This is the best way to increase performance. Pods just suck warm air.

[Alemenara]

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Use the stock airbox with a good panel filter, and run some CAI ducting to it. This is the best way to increase performance. Pods just suck warm air.

Fair call, any idea on how i would prevent water from getting into the system? As i said i was thinking a filter behind some mesh in the bumper where the system begins. I know if i go swimming it won't help but my thought process is that i could still drive it relatively hard in the wet without sucking in water.

Any idea on if that would work?

[Rupewrecht]

Run it from the bottom of the box around the bumper support to the foglight hole (...do you have fogs?)

Plumbing pipe if you're good with angles

I wouldn't worry about water unless you try and drive through a foot of it.

[project.r.racing]

Its really one in a million that you will suck up water. Remember that BJ was running around without splash shield while jumping in puddles.
Even if you run ducting and attach it it to the back of the foglight deletes, it will block most water splash.
Even just a feed attach behind the bumper plastic under the headlight, you get fresh air there.
You'll only need one feed.

[Alemenara]

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Run it from the bottom of the box around the bumper support to the foglight hole (...do you have fogs?)

Plumbing pipe if you're good with angles

I wouldn't worry about water unless you try and drive through a foot of it.

I'll give it a crack if i have enough left over from next pay.

Originally Posted by project.r.racing

Its really one in a million that you will suck up water. Remember that BJ was running around without splash shield while jumping in puddles.
Even if you run ducting and attach it it to the back of the foglight deletes, it will block most water splash.
Even just a feed attach behind the bumper plastic under the headlight, you get fresh air there.
You'll only need one feed.

Forgot about the splash guards... but if you think it's a good idea and im not in any real risk of blowing my motor to pieces then I'll give it a crack in the near future.

Think i'll make any noticeable power gains? And will it change the sound of induction at all?

[project.r.racing]

You'll get more noise than power gains. Low power small capacity engines are just like that.

[Clean_Cookie]

Remember what mine sounded like? That's what a panel filter with no resonator piping will sound like.

[Alemenara]

Originally Posted by Clean_Cookie

Remember what mine sounded like? That's what a panel filter with no resonator piping will sound like.

I was in the back... i didn't hear much of anything except the exhaust or the stereo :P

[mikey_something]

If you were super paranoid you can get water valves which *should* suck air from elsewhere if it was submersed etc.

http://www.aemintakes.com/air_bypass_valve.htm