Custom CAI Enclosure

[kikxz]

hey guys
Heres my question who has made a custom enclosure to keep a bit more cold air into the K&N pod filter for my da9 b18b right near the battery? any pics or tips will be helpful thanks

because im sucking hot air and as its getting hotter any cold air is better

Cheers
Rocky

[redinteg]

sounds like you got a short ram dude not a CAI. A real CAI will have the pod outside the engine bay most of the time in the guard or front bumper.

[felixd]

CAI with box enclosure u can make it just buy a shielded POD filter :) e.g. BCM CDA or those from autobarn :D instead of wasting money to fabricate one

[kikxz]

its a semi CAI lol its got the cold air coming from under it the resonator is gone .. so i just need a enclosure to keep it cooler

http://img184.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01002zz6.jpg

but in the end its still a SRI


i was thinkign something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/K-N-Air-Filter-Pod-Heat-Shield-Plate-S15-S14-200SX_W0QQitemZ170271214930QQihZ007QQcategoryZ3668 0QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
but cover the top up aswell any one else got something like that

[trism]

get some cardboard and make up a template to go over the top and around it

then make that out of fibreglass or even metal.

[felixd]

u just need to change the rest of the piping than it will be CAI

[kikxz]

well i ended creating a enclosure with some metal lying around.. and re routed my piping towards the opening of the bumper its changed my acceleration and in 4th and 5th gear
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4152/dsc01422hs5.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01422hs5.jpg)http://img338.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

[g.ta]

nice work i did the same with my coupe but enclosed it in a box with a cold air feed running to the front of the bumper, definitely picks up better in the higher rev range.

[felixd]

this is great !!! nice mod man

[kikxz]

damn the foil idea is pretty good i goto say that is a ingenious idea.. lol and yeah ive got a cold air pipe that feeds from the front opening of my bumper
thanks for the ideas

[trism]

its not foil, its insulation

[na-118]

yeah that's something i'd do as well pretty good you can tell the difference at night when its really cold

[beeza]

That's clean DIY work there!!!

[IZY-10]

here you go i made another one this time for my dc2r out of fiberglass. It took me so long to get it smooth. I designed it to fit a stock honda filter

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/izy-10/intake2.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/izy-10/intake1.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd308/izy-10/intake.jpg

[beeza]

Oh,Very Nice work!!

[55EXX]

my 10 minute $3 job. 1/2 a metre of 100mm storm water pipe from bunnings. only had white so i sprayed it matt black. unbolt resonator bottle etc (done previously) shoved one end in the existing hole and trimmed to fit into bottom of air box other end zip tied to position the end right at my front bar side air dam. done.

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1206/0101091551cy2.jpg
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/4343/0101091550sm5.jpg

besides the intake noise coming from the front bar and dirtier filter only placed i can say i've gain is up in 4th and 5th gear where the air must be force fed into the intake. my intake is air tight so i need to be a bit weary of water lock

[55EXX]

just found a pic of what i zip tied the pipe to. its the bolt hole up the top near the air dam
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5853/0101091539hvy6.jpg

[FAT VTI]

The first pic in this thread where the pod filter is next to the battery. can someone tell me how that classifies as a CAI.

[beeza]

It dosen't,he said it dosen't...

[kikxz]

some nice work there guys still does a heck of a job for a small price not like the mugen intakes and j's racing etc haha but still not the same