How do you make a home made CAI?
10-06-2005, 01:00 PM
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How do you make a home made CAI?
Has anyone made a CAI for the VG motor? If you have please tell me what you used and how you did it and if you want pics. would be great! 
Thanks Guys..............
Thanks Guys..............
10-06-2005, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MyBlue92Maxima
ive seen it done with pvc piping shrug.
......I've helped build one before. Just gotta git er done. I think it was 2 180* 3" mandrels with a 5" inner radius? Don't quite remember.
Then a saw to cut them with and a welder... or a bunch of couplings if you wanted I guess.
10-06-2005, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Home depot has everything you need....
Funny thing is it's always those guys asking for help when stuff goes wrong.
10-06-2005, 04:52 PM
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I used 3" pvc pipe to make a CAI when i had my VE, and it worked well for me. The engine did blow up one day, haha who knows if it was from the CAI or my crazy driving, but it sounded very awesome and in the like 4k RPM range i could feel a difference.
10-06-2005, 05:38 PM
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with welding or w/o welding? (i'm going to saw w/o because you're asking)
materials:
2 x 90 degree mandrel bends
3 x 3" silicone coupler
7 X decent quality hose clamps 3.25"
1 MAF adapter
1 open element filter that fits
tools:
3" tubing cutter, chop saw, hack saw
screwdriver
band aid
that will get you a HAI
CAI...add:
1 X 90 degree 3" mandrel bend
1 X 3" silicone coupler
that's about it in a nut shell...if you have more questions then go and pony up for a real CAI kit. STOP BEING CHEAP!
materials:
2 x 90 degree mandrel bends
3 x 3" silicone coupler
7 X decent quality hose clamps 3.25"
1 MAF adapter
1 open element filter that fits
tools:
3" tubing cutter, chop saw, hack saw
screwdriver
band aid
that will get you a HAI
CAI...add:
1 X 90 degree 3" mandrel bend
1 X 3" silicone coupler
that's about it in a nut shell...if you have more questions then go and pony up for a real CAI kit. STOP BEING CHEAP!
10-07-2005, 01:12 AM
#16
Originally Posted by DanNY
(i'm going to say w/o because you're asking)
sooooo true
Originally Posted by DanNY
that's about it in a nut shell...if you have more questions then go and pony up for a real CAI kit. STOP BEING CHEAP!
Originally Posted by xnyc
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10-07-2005, 07:06 AM
#18
Originally Posted by MyGreenMax94
Home depot has everything you need....
10-07-2005, 08:24 AM
#19
Originally Posted by Cliff Clavin
Actually, they have a lot of the things you need -- welder, chop saw, grinder, maybe even the hose clamps and metal tubing (not sure about that one).
10-07-2005, 03:04 PM
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Again How do you adapt the pipe coming from the CAI to the stock a VG air/filter box?
Does anyone have pics of a cai on a vg with the stock air box?
Thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have pics of a cai on a vg with the stock air box?
Thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-07-2005, 03:13 PM
#24
Originally Posted by Maxima Man
Again How do you adapt the pipe coming from the CAI to the stock a VG air/filter box?
Does anyone have pics of a cai on a vg with the stock air box?
Thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have pics of a cai on a vg with the stock air box?
Thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10-07-2005, 04:01 PM
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You have to take off the air box, and then you get a MAF adapter ( i made mine from part of the airbox because i didnt have time to wait, PM me for more details if interested) and then a 3" pipe connecter thingy majig.
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