Drilled 6 - 1 1/4" bit holes in front of bottom air box and 3 in the driver's side. Slapped K&N back in and tested it out. Car pulls much harder in 1st and 2nd. Sounds like an intake (at 1/2 to WOT) without the cheesy whistling. Cannot detect any low end loss. Best free mod ever. We also did the mod on my buddy's CL type S, huge difference on that beast.

 

It called a hacked airbox read the stickies.

 

You sure its not just the placebo effect? Mostly everybody who did this mod ended up fixing up their airbox back to stock condition because of power loss.

 

The increased noise makes you feel like you're going faster. Trust me on that one...you didn't gain any power.

 

What if I wanted to drill some holes in the side of my engine, will that give me more power and sound also ???
Not many things you can do to get free power, Hell, I dont know any.
You have to buy parts that perform to the higher power standard to get more power....duh

 

-freaking genuis-


but anyways, it actually did do more than give a placebo effect. I couldn't spin through first and to second in my automatic before this. It worked for me, I could care less how others claim it hasn't.

 

what is the best intake setup for our cars then guys?

 

i love my stock intake! it sounds......well it sounds really quiet! and i love it!

 

a belt driven one

 

Heeeeeerrrrreeeeeeeeeee weeeeee gooooooooooooo aaaagggaaaiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...

 

Amen to that.

 

enjoy the sound though, Cosmo459sx

 

I don't run any of the silencers or the snorkel, and I love the sound. No need to hack everything up. I have the easiest to reverse and least-compromise intake setup there is, IMO.

My intake is pretty loud as it is. I can't imagine how people can stand to listen to an aftermarket intake on a daily basis.

 

that would be the best intake. But yea stock is cheapest most effective way to go.

 

Come on now. You know you want to. Read the other threads before you post one, to avoid the flamage.

 

i run with no filter homie, that way i get maaaad air into intake manifold, and the car is way louder without a filter... you should try it....

 

I just run no intake, I cut everything off after my throttle body. Best free mod ever.

 

yeah, just take everything off after the throttle body and put screening like you would on a screen door over the hole. just remember to use the stainless steel mesh rather than the plastic. and if u plan to take ur car to the track, remember to stick the mesh in a bucket of ice right before you run so that it super-cools the air.
Another mod, about 100x cheaper than a super-charger aka belt driven intake, is what i've added to my 'naked throttle body' mod. i went to home depot and bought an electric leaf blower. u kno, one of those 4 hp ones. Let me tell you, it adds WAY more than 4 hp when u strap that baby onto the naked throttle body! u just need an adapter to plug it into the cigarette lighter, or if you're good with electrical stuff, you could hook it up to your battery and use a switch running through the firewall to turn it on and off. hey, it's safer than Nitrous! (and cheaper) Oh yeah, but you might have to cut a hole like i did in my hood to allow the blower to rest on top of the engine. PM me for step-by-step instructions and pics!

 

Congratulations............. you have now introduced hot engine heat into your intake system which degrades performance. It gets worse during hot summer days. Enjoy the placebo effect while it lasts.

 

That was that harsh sarcastic comment that makes you comment everything you ever learned.
I like it.

 

eyesack killa, DR-Max... you guys crack me up!

 

Wait till summer comes, he'll love the lag.

 

Doing all that mods to your intake, then why not just get an air compresser and put it in the trunk and run the line to your intake and get a switch or lever to activate it.

 

intakes are for wusses. lock the thread.

 

 

but it is cracking me up i like that naked throttle body mod and the leafe blower mod, that air compressor might send him flying though.... too much boost, he cant handle it

 

have you tried hacking your intake manifold? i got %25 more airflow plus i got the tornado attacked to my electric s/c my **** flys dude. gatta try it.

 

my vtec sticker owns all.

 

nicely put

 

Well, If you are as serious as i am about these alternative intake mods, you would know, that if you put an air compressor in the TRUNK and stuck the line in ur intake, you'd be creating FRONT PRESSURE. It's like BACK PRESSURE, but worse! you could possibly throw a rod with something like this! Please! this thread is not for amateurs!

 

its coz when you change your airflow to soehting wider ie holes and hacking, your fuel/air mapping in the ecu hasnt detected the increase in airflow and retarded for economic values
somehting like that
i think thats why almost everyone notices a difference at first and then notice it getting a bit boggy

 

Economic Values?

 

whats boggy? and are you trying to say that hacking is not a good thing to do?

 

THE BEST FREE MOD EVER IS BY TAKING OFF UR ENTIRE EXAUST AND RUN OPEN EXAUST MANIFOLD> went from a 14.788 at 92.3 to a 14.3 at 95.7>>>EVERYONE MUST DO THIS MOD.

 

NOT AGAIN!

 

LOLZ, its true tho.

 

I've never "fixed" my hacked airbox, because it isn't broke. If I did it intentionally it isn't broke.

Anyways, before I hacked mine i picked up a secondary from a junkyard in case.

Never needed to use it yet; however i'm not claiming any HP gains but I definitely did not lose any power, I rather enjoy the sound.

 

...........................why mess up stock parts just go to one of the sponcers pic up a CAI or what i prefer hybrid intake.. strap it on.. u dont loose any hp... not saying u gain any power either.. but u didnt just F up your stock equipment like an idiot. and it only cost like 170 bux... so next time u go to the stip club dont buy that lap dance and buy a CAI or hybrid in take.. end of story...

 

i take it there is no such thing as free mods in this type of car?

take out useless weight, cant you guys just bore the throttle body with a dremel? typical taper and bore etc??

13 to go....

 

your going to get banned rear vue if you keep posting 13 posts to go till a new thread