My friend got his frankencar mid-pipe for his 4th gen and before installing it I decided to try it on my 92 SE. The fit is perfect. The only modification that has to be done is that the 4th gen has 3 hose outlets which two of them you use but there is a small one that you have to plug which would be what I would do or possibly electrical tape it closed. I am ordering a red mid-pipe for my car and as soon as I get it on my car I will update you with pics and if I feel any difference because you do remove the resonator hopefully I'll feel something or anything I'm buying it just for looks. I'm not getting the CAI I am scared about hydro-locking my engine so I think this is the best alternative.

 

I now its a like a chance in hell...but I wouldn't "tape" up ANY hole where there is vaccum....getting tape sucked into your motor or hitting the MAF sesor thingy isn't cool!!! IMO get a decent plug!

 

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Glad to see you got it to fit. I will be trying the injen intake as soon as I get some money. Thanks for test fitting the midpipe. Let me know how it works.

 

I 100% agree that is why I would plug it and not electrical tape it. I should have Pics up by Saturday.

 

thats one of the reasons i dont want one either... how come a red pipe?

and also on the elec tape, use a cork or something else stronger

 

Im not sure about cork.

Maybe tire plug, I used that on an extra hole I had in my "mid pipe".

 

red pipe because I think it looks the best out of all the colors and silver mid-pipes are very common also.

I am going to use a plastic plug so I'll see how it goes, I will also take a picture of the plug I use so you guys get an idea.

 

Or just go to Home Depot and make one for $20 like I did.



I really need to get a pic after I painted it with blue high temp paint. It looks very clean.

 

no time I rather buy it painted and stuff, your pipe looks good but I don't have the time thanks for the info anywayz Aaron.

 

nice i never thought of using plumbing fitings like that i tried bypassing all that stuf with just a piece of solid ruber tube and hade mini filters on my iac and valve cover vent and it took me a minuite to figure out why my car wouldnt idle i had to put the stock one back on and just ducktaped the hell out of the resonatot and valve vent holes it works fine so far but would like a perminiant solution and i could in corpurate my nitrous nozal into that also thanks

 

I'm sorry, but that thing really looks like an illegal drug implement of some sort .... Maybe I've been watching too many movies...

 

lol

 

What exactly is Hydro-Locking??

 

water going into the engine through the intake, lets just say that its very bad and that if it happens most likely you'll need to rebuild the engine or simply replace it.

 

OUCH!...Yea ya know i think somene i work with had that happen to his '98 Integra GS-R..thats def. not good...but he was sittin pretty low....do u alwayz run a huge risk of doin that having a CAI low or not? R there ways around it? or if u have one, just not to drive in the rain or snow?

 

not driving in the rain would be safest thing when having a CAI if you happen to go fast where there is a huge puddle that might do it. I don't want to take a chance that is why I am taking the mid-pipe way.

 

Gotcha

 

oh yeah this is the color and what the pipe looks like

 

I'm gonna have to see if they have it in blue. Once you put it on, get some pics up, as I'll jump right on it if it works for you!

 

they do have it in blue, black and yellow.

 

Sounds like Frankencar might get a call from a certain G. Rick... LOL

 

Hey Deigo, I think most CAI setups dont even come close to the ground(it sits pretty high in the fender well), at least from those that I've seen for the third gen. The home-made CAI that I was running was like 5 inches from the ground, so yeah I was pretty damn causious of puddles, I didnt make a bypass valve for it either.

What I dont like about the franken mid-pipe it that it doesnt look like it has a taper to it, it doesnt look like it will act like a velocity stack. Its just a straight pipe, is that correct?

but if the gains are there maybe we can get him to start a group deal. How much did your friend pay for it?

-Eric

 

wouldnt the filter absorb the water that you suck up or it would just pass right through it

i was tossing the idea around my head of doing a custom cai sorta like the injen on the 4th gens and have the filter sit below the radiator and above that black plastic shield so it wont suck up water

plus if you have that "midpipe setup" wouldnt the filter suck up warmer air since its near the engine?

 

I cant wait to see how that bad boy looks when it is on!!

 

Eric: I'm not taking a chance with the CAI after I spent all this money on my car and I just got the flywheel and clutch. I guess the Frankencar will act like a straight pipe since it removes that resonator.

Joe: John (with the Rosewood 4th gen) and I went for a drive the other night for like an hour, got out of the car and touched the mid-pipe and it was not hot at all, I mean compared to the whole engine it seemed really cool where you can keep your hand on it and not be afraid of getting burned. I think the material Frankencar uses is real good.

Kevin: I can't wait myself

 

oh yeah I left out prices....


Silver Finish
$67.50 shipped

Other Colors (RED, BLUE, BLACK and YELLOW)
$77.50 shipped.

 

Time for the track, break in that clutch some more

 

If it's just regular rain you should be kinda fine, but try to stay away as much as possible. But if you're goin through a puddle forget it. But last I cheked they made valves in order to prevent or limit something like that from happening.

 

I didn't even install it yet. The flywheel is under my bed and the clutch should be getting here this week.

 

no not really, unless your driving through a 10" or deeper puddle I doubt you will have any problem. Plus you can get a AEM by-pass valve, or you could just add a breather at the top of the CAI by the MAF and it will do almost the same thing.

If you dont belive me take a long straw and put a hole in the top of it and try to suck up water. the only diff. between that and the by-pass valve is that the AEM doesnt stay open the whole time but the breather will, but you could make a cap for it and only take the cap off when it was raining.

I know alot of people with CAI's and the only time one person hydro locked was when he was driving on the crappy street in the rain with no wheel well liner and he dipped into a pot hole, plus the filter on that car was real low. But if you are worried by all means get the Mid-pipe guys I just wanted to clear up that it is not as big a risk as you think, plus if you have full coverage I know a few people have had hydro-locking covered.

 

When I get a CAI I plan on mounting it as low as possible and makin' a custom box around it to try and get a ram air effect , so I'm quite worried about hydro-locking. around how much would a bypass valve run???

 

I'm not sure how much they cost but I know AEM is the brand that has been making bypass valves for a while.

 

It's universal right??? I'll look into it...

 

their like $30 I think and yeah you just cut your Piping in half below the MAF and insert the valve in between the two peices, it fits over the two sides and clamps down

 

K thanks... it hardly rains here in Vegas, but when it does water likes to pool. A LOT!!! drainage systems suck here, and hydro-locking isn't on my list of things to do so yeah.

 

FYI, WSP sells the mid-pipe only if you want, and no need to plug up the hole.

 

I considered the WSP but I think the pipe is like curved or has a bend in it, so if I was to use the upper parts of their CAI then my stillen bracket for my pop-charge wouldn't be useful, now the Frankencar is a straight pipe with no bends in it and I should be able to use my Stillen bracket when installing this mid-pipe.

 

It has a very small bend.....

WSP Mid-pipe 1

WSP Mid-pipe 2

Is it too much of a bend.... dunno.

 

it looks like it should fit.

 

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