Ok so now that i have an intake (cobb) and intercooler pipes (also cobb) i have lots of extra room around the intake. I was thinking of cutting a circle out of the stock plastic next to the fog light, and running a dryer tube up to under the intake. Would this be beneficial or would this alter the expected airflow for this intake?

if it would be beneficial, does anyone know where i can get a color other than the aluminum silver color? i think if i paint it, it will just crack when it stretches.

thanks!

 

what you're describing is a cold air intake, but southern style with duct tape and wd40.

you can get an actual cold air intake for your car without having to use that dryer tube

 

lol yeah i am not a hill billy, but i do live in a high flood area. It is not a good idea to have a CAI here. my buddy Raysevo has one and he got water in his sh*t about a month ago.

so back to the original topic, but this time with out a smart *** answer...

 

^that wasn't a smart *** answer! go buy a cold air intake if you want one or run the intake you have if you're worried about sucking up water. you could always buy a mid 80s F-body and go nuts with all the grassroots mods since you have multiple threads of whether to drive the evo in the winter then deciding to get an sti and now running a dryer tube as an intake! SMH.

 

haha ok so then using this is a useless part?

http://www.amsperformance.com/cart/a...-air-duct.html

started looking into it to avoid cutting my stock parts.

if it is not worth the effort so be it. that is why i was asking.

 

Where does that even go?

 

^^^^looks like that could be used for a headlight duct mod or something....

 

They go in the front bumper air dams, on either side.
several race X's are set up with these but they usually draw air to the brakes, but one could use them to move air anywhere. At higher speeds this may reduce the temperature of the air going into the intake, how ever it will then be forced through the intercooler which is designed to lower the intake temperature after the fact.

The cold air intake is designed to keep the filter in a cool place so that all the air available is at a reduced temp vs your typical under hood location. Where as with a duct, you are meerely just moving some colder air towards the filter in hops that will be used.

If you do decide do fabricate a duct assembly I would reccomend looking into heat shields for your intake system. there are typically two kinds, one sits tight on the filter itself and blocks ambient heat from being sucked into the filter, as well this will help when the fan kicks on. The other type is more of a partition that leaves the filter element itself more open and works to wall off the hotter side of the engine compartment from the intake side.

Would it be possible to use the factory "cold air" assembly on the front part of the air box to move cooler air towards your filter?

-Helpr

 

awesome reply! and thanks for taking the time to dive into that info for me.

it is possible to mount the front part of the stock intake, it says that on the instructions, and I was thinking of doing it anyways. Especially during the summer for when i am running the ac.

thanks for that input again dude!