FAQ- Cold air/short ram intakes

[fxr]

forgive my ignorance, but i've recently decided to change to a metal intake pipe from my stock rubber one that's connected to my blitz pod... but i noticed there 's a hard plastic 'chamber' connected to the stock pipe a little way back from the throttle body... could somebody tell me what this is? i've got a D16Y1 if it helps...

and also, how much should i expect to spend if i go an exhaust place and ask them to make me a custom pipe?

[Jarkz]

forgive my ignorance, but i've recently decided to change to a metal intake pipe from my stock rubber one that's connected to my blitz pod... but i noticed there 's a hard plastic 'chamber' connected to the stock pipe a little way back from the throttle body... could somebody tell me what this is? i've got a D16Y1 if it helps...

and also, how much should i expect to spend if i go an exhaust place and ask them to make me a custom pipe?

Personally I would'nt bother with the metal pipe as it will retain heat form under bonnet temps. If you must for the look factor then use alloy as it dose'nt conduct heat as quick as metal and also cools down quicker. I recently spotted at Repco and Autobarn a Length of flexible silicon rubber by MONZA that was very similar to what I used and the price of it was very reasonable.

Don't bother with the exhaust shops when you can buy prefabricated 60 and
90 degree polished alloy bends from the above mentioned places.