Cold Air Intake Question...

[NutBucket]

Re: What tool did you use?

Originally posted by Ensjesse
Hey Everyone ,

May be, a stupid question, but what did everyone use to cut the hole for their CAI? Alot of people have said to use a dremel, but can not figure on what attachment to use,

any help?

thanks alot,

Jesse

Trusty Porter-Cable Tiger Saw (reciprocating saw).

2nd best tool I have (next to the Dremel).

[H23AccordJG]

I used some big lockjaw pliers to pulled the metal away after taking the resonator off. It was really easy. If your not too concerned with the look of your engine bay this is the easiest and most efficient way of getting that hole big enough to get the CAI in. I drove the other day in heavy rain with my passenger signal lamp off to create a ram air and had no problems. I have a generic ebay CAI, if anything i think the rain helped clean off the filter and i felt as if i was getting better performance.

[Kriesel]

Gonna try out a ram air hood scoop soon. This is an example of one I've seen. I'm pretty good with metal work, so it shouldn't be too tough to do i think...

[yofmatt]

Originally posted by Kriesel
Gonna try out a ram air hood scoop soon. This is an example of one I've seen. I'm pretty good with metal work, so it shouldn't be too tough to do i think...

Thats pretty tite... but i'd make it a little lower & just slap a cover over the battery. Still a great idea

[jpaul_martinez]

which of the two will work with a 92 accord ex coupe? im not so sure since they both have a different shape:

http://www.racerwheel.com/a18-22407p.html

or

http://www.racerwheel.com/a18-22407b.html

any help would be much appreciated, thanks

oh and does the k&n gold oil filter make any difference, ill be having an oil change soon and i was just wondering. thanks again

[J-specCb4]

my solution to the problem was to relocate my battery and keep a flathead screwdriver in the car to simply switch from cai to sr in cases of rain or crazy puddles and yes this can get annoying so i just keep the short ram unless im gonna run or go to a show or something.

[DrLove'sKuDang]

Originally posted by jpaul_martinez
which of the two will work with a 92 accord ex coupe? im not so sure since they both have a different shape:

http://www.racerwheel.com/a18-22407p.html

or

http://www.racerwheel.com/a18-22407b.html

any help would be much appreciated, thanks

oh and does the k&n gold oil filter make any difference, ill be having an oil change soon and i was just wondering. thanks again

neither of those are for our cars, theyre just examples. the shortram looks like it was for an integra and the other one for a 5th gen accord or prelude.

and fyi, relocating the battery isnt necessary. i have a 3" coldair and the battery is still in its factory location. and i had the hole cut bigger with a plasma gun.

[J-specCb4]

for my personal cai i had to relocate my battery because of my location of the second piece

[91ACCORDSIR]

WOULD A CAI FROM A 2000 PRELUDE FIT ON MY CB7 CAUSE THE BENDS AND EVERYTHING LOOK THE SAME AS MY CAR WOULD IT HAVE DIFFERENT HOSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT

[jpaul_martinez]

which is better for a short ram:

1. a ram air kit

2. a tube connected to the short ram covering the whole filter and the tube ending up where a CAI filter would be placed, underneth the bumper

im trying to decide what to do, i have a weapon-r intake with a heat shield and im thinking if i need the weapon-r ram air kit or should i just connect a tube and route it all the way down where the cai filter would be