Cold Air Intake?worth it?

Aarts · 03-13-2005, 05:34 PM

Im considering getting a cold air intake for my 2.2L engine.. im just wondering what you guys think about it.. is it worth it?? how much do they run???etc etc.. thanks

zibzer · 03-13-2005, 05:36 PM

i made my own for just a few bucks.. ya its worth it and it was fun to build.. gave me something to do one lazy sunday

dropped94 · 03-13-2005, 05:38 PM

yea its worth it I got mine from chromeintakes on ebay

tstrenuous10 · 03-13-2005, 06:00 PM

i got a k&n off here for a good deal. guess its worth it. saves gas and you can feel the power it makes when you first drive with it......then you just forget about it.

chevyDime98 · 03-13-2005, 07:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tstrenuous10

i got a k&n off here for a good deal. guess its worth it. saves gas and you can feel the power it makes when you first drive with it......then you just forget about it.

good point
your best bet is to get a cheep one off ebay or make your own. K&N's and AEM's are great products but for the 2.2L ebay intakes do the same thing. no diff in power.

856s10 · 03-13-2005, 09:51 PM

wat is up with a how to on the custom intake i put one on a gtp but i am not sure what to use on this! a how to would be nice

Quote: Originally Posted by zibzer

i made my own for just a few bucks.. ya its worth it and it was fun to build.. gave me something to do one lazy sunday

comics22 · 03-14-2005, 12:15 AM

hey zibzer do u have any pics of the one u made or anyone really.

s10xtreme · 03-14-2005, 01:27 AM

i have a k&n i like it, just wish i didn't spend 250 bucks for it.

S-10 Blacky · 03-14-2005, 01:47 AM

Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you.

tstrenuous10 · 03-14-2005, 04:30 PM

yeah the only diff between the K&N and all the others.......the k&n is straighter....goes over ac comp.....the others bend around it. only thing i could see as different is the path of air.

chevyDime98 · 03-14-2005, 05:46 PM

http://www.s10forum.com/garage/index...allery&id=1599
http://www.s10forum.com/garage/index...ge_mod&id=4178

heres my intake. its a chrome intakes from ebay. cost $50. the filter used to be at the top of the radiator support. i got another piece from a similar intake and exteneded it....all it did was make it louder

tjxray99 · 03-15-2005, 12:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by S-10 Blacky

Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you.

Hey man,

Thats the same intake that I bought last week. lol. I haven't gotten it in the mail yet but i can't wait to. I remembver the diff it made on my buddy's 97.

TJ

meyers2211 · 03-15-2005, 01:45 AM

any high flow air filter will do, no reason to buy a k and n

jmw116 · 03-17-2005, 08:15 AM

Thats a nice intake but is not a cold air intake. The power "increase" is more in your heads. You still get a few extra HP due to much smoother routing,lower air temps, and higher flow filter. The MAF will only let so much air in the engine.

dropped94 · 03-17-2005, 08:38 AM

we don't have a maf

thats the 4.3 not the 2.2

ap0lio · 03-17-2005, 07:46 PM

Check my homepage i got a custom intake.... LOWES SPECIAL!! lol

truckinjeff · 03-17-2005, 07:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ap0lio

Check my homepage i got a custom intake.... LOWES SPECIAL!! lol

What did you make that intake out of ABS or PVC?

For everyone else: which is a better material to build an intake out of because? I heard that when PVC gets hot it gives off this chemical thats bad on the engine.

Bagged4MyPleasure · 03-17-2005, 08:02 PM

I made my own from parts from autozone. Was about 60 bucks or so for everything...Needed to do it so my hood would shut after I opned the hood the opposite way!

rantz and raves · 03-18-2005, 01:04 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by S-10 Blacky

Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you.

i bought that one a while back and installed... i've had it for a few months now... i like it... just make sure you clamp every possible place and secure it nicely so that it doesn't flop around... i strapped mine to my radiator... it works

***What?*** · 03-18-2005, 01:44 AM

it don't matter, where the filter is at is same for every kind intake there is, just difference from tubing to materials to whetever it comes wit heat shield or not, whether c.a.r.b. approvd(some state require c.a.r.b. apprve for visual examination) or not etc

856s10 · 03-18-2005, 04:49 AM

can someone make a how to for the 2.2's that would be really cool i wanna make one this weekend

kev2809 · 03-18-2005, 01:07 PM

ya i wouldnt mind seeing a how to on this either

Bagged4MyPleasure · 03-18-2005, 02:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 856s10

can someone make a how to for the 2.2's that would be really cool i wanna make one this weekend

I have a 95 2.2. Bought parts from Autozone to do this. Cost $60 or so in parts...ITS SIMPLE. Just get the intake pipe, some black accordian hose and a filter...as my intake manifold was oval in shape and not round (focking wierd)....Ill take pics this weekend, but I wont be back online till Monday.

***What?*** · 03-18-2005, 02:59 PM

hmm homemade intake? haven't seen one, cost same of gittn 1 from ebay but gotta wait 4 shippn

bww3588 · 03-19-2005, 01:02 PM

k&n the best. it comes with a heat shield. dont get one without the heat shield. it will just pull hot air from the engine and give you LESS HP than stock. get the heat shield

dropped94 · 03-21-2005, 08:29 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bww3588

k&n the best. it comes with a heat shield. dont get one without the heat shield. it will just pull hot air from the engine and give you LESS HP than stock. get the heat shield

how the hell do you figure that since it breaths so much better than stock

I guess we are just drownding it with to much air

zibzer · 03-21-2005, 03:51 PM

i goit pics here if you want them

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f105/cleaning-up-engine-bay-efans-intake-battery-154498/

just scroll down the page

bww3588 · 03-21-2005, 04:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dropped94

how the hell do you figure that since it breaths so much better than stock I guess we are just drownding it with to much air

because a stock intake pulls air from behind the headlight with a box around it. hot air cant get in to the intake system. when you put an open element filter on it it can get HOT air from the engine. which robs horsepower. an engine drawing hot air will not run good. this is why k and n incorporated the heatshield. to prevent hot air from entering the airstream. thas why its a COLD air intake. what good would it be if it pulled hot air??

tech_s_dime · 03-21-2005, 04:16 PM

so gettin a heat shield would help with the CAI. yes buy one off ebay for under 50 bucks its the best deal ever.

dropped94 · 03-21-2005, 05:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bww3588

because a stock intake pulls air from behind the headlight with a box around it. hot air cant get in to the intake system. when you put an open element filter on it it can get HOT air from the engine. which robs horsepower. an engine drawing hot air will not run good. this is why k and n incorporated the heatshield. to prevent hot air from entering the airstream. thas why its a COLD air intake. what good would it be if it pulled hot air??

but the stock intake uses a box on top of the rad that heats up the air and don't flow worth a shit. I agree that one with a heatsheild is better but not 200 dollars more better

tjxray99 · 03-21-2005, 06:20 PM

While I agree that haveing a Cold Air Intake is better than an Ambient Air Intake under the hood, The K&N setups are not exactly cold air, They do come with a heat shield that will help keep the air a bit cooler than what is under the hood but they are by no means true cold air intakes. Heck vs spending the 200.00 bucks for the K&N take the 150.00 you have left and fabricate you an L shaped piece to serve as a heat shield. I have purchased the FIPK once before and honestly It was not worth the cash at all. I'd make my own for sure.

TJ

dropped94 · 03-21-2005, 06:23 PM

S-10Driver · 03-21-2005, 06:49 PM

has anyone tried to make a intake that goes into the fender like some mustang cold air kits?

bww3588 · 03-21-2005, 07:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dropped94

but the stock intake uses a box on top of the rad that heats up the air and don't flow worth a shit. I agree that one with a heatsheild is better but not 200 dollars more better

yes but the air that is on top of the radiator is not there for more than a fraction of a second and thas not enough to heat it up to the temperature of the air directly in contact with the block of the engine. a heat shield is still your best bet. if you dont want to pay 200 for a kandn, buy a cheap one or make your own. if you make your own then theres nothing stopping you from making a .50 cent peice of metal for a heat shield. it will be worth it in the long run

***What?*** · 03-21-2005, 09:48 PM

o boy, if ya'll worry for cold air intake, just put a hole on hood wit intake stickn out, or stuff dry ice all around intake n ull c some improvement.........on hot day, I don't see y shud use cai on 2.2 its basically same as any other intake just diff. look, n yes cheaper to make 1 yer own, ya cud compare cold air intake to k and n......results........same, unless u modify where tubin goes to under the truck, then u gotta think aain cuz it takes long time for air 2 travel cuz intake further away from engine. this is basically daily driven not track driven so its difference is probably none but cud measure temp. near TB and compare 2 other intake, I wudnt be surprise if its same but it depends on the atompshere/temperature so gittn the right result will take time 2 be sure. beside those livin in 45* or colder, air intake is cold nuff as is, I mean ya'll cud make more hole openin for more intake flow, I done that, n well not really worth it but hey kills the time

cbauer210 · 03-22-2005, 10:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by badass98sdime

o boy, if ya'll worry for cold air intake, just put a hole on hood wit intake stickn out, or stuff dry ice all around intake n ull c some improvement.........on hot day, I don't see y shud use cai on 2.2 its basically same as any other intake just diff. look, n yes cheaper to make 1 yer own, ya cud compare cold air intake to k and n......results........same, unless u modify where tubin goes to under the truck, then u gotta think aain cuz it takes long time for air 2 travel cuz intake further away from engine. this is basically daily driven not track driven so its difference is probably none but cud measure temp. near TB and compare 2 other intake, I wudnt be surprise if its same but it depends on the atompshere/temperature so gittn the right result will take time 2 be sure. beside those livin in 45* or colder, air intake is cold nuff as is, I mean ya'll cud make more hole openin for more intake flow, I done that, n well not really worth it but hey kills the time

huh?

truckinjeff · 03-22-2005, 10:25 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by badass98sdime

o boy, if ya'll worry for cold air intake, just put a hole on hood wit intake stickn out, or stuff dry ice all around intake n ull c some improvement.........on hot day, I don't see y shud use cai on 2.2 its basically same as any other intake just diff. look, n yes cheaper to make 1 yer own, ya cud compare cold air intake to k and n......results........same, unless u modify where tubin goes to under the truck, then u gotta think aain cuz it takes long time for air 2 travel cuz intake further away from engine. this is basically daily driven not track driven so its difference is probably none but cud measure temp. near TB and compare 2 other intake, I wudnt be surprise if its same but it depends on the atompshere/temperature so gittn the right result will take time 2 be sure. beside those livin in 45* or colder, air intake is cold nuff as is, I mean ya'll cud make more hole openin for more intake flow, I done that, n well not really worth it but hey kills the time

HouseOfAtlas · 03-22-2005, 10:32 AM

badass98sdime is partially deaf (or fully, not sure)

Cut him some slack, okay??

***What?*** · 03-22-2005, 10:58 AM

read in my sig

***What?*** · 03-22-2005, 11:19 AM

just sayn if goin w/ cai or regular intake setup, pretty much same hp/tq results and difference from cai and regular intake on 2.2 is pretty much similar on different tubing route, don't see y its calld cai since on cai where filter is at is same area where my filter is at just different material......as for dry ice method, at track/drifting competition some drivers put alotta dry ice all around the bottom of intake so when it suxs air n air goes thru dry ice n gits cold when goin thru intake, make sense now?

ap0lio · 03-22-2005, 01:26 PM

I used PVC is there a big problem with using PVC??? plus i coated it with a heat enamel..... another question is can i wash my APC airfilter i have installed with soap and water??? and could this stuff i have for my dirtbike airfilter which just collects the dirt. its a sticky spray i put on the filter...get back to me on it...

03-13-2005, 05:34 PM	#1
Aarts Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1 Location: User is: OffLine	Cold Air Intake?worth it? Im considering getting a cold air intake for my 2.2L engine.. im just wondering what you guys think about it.. is it worth it?? how much do they run???etc etc.. thanks
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03-13-2005, 05:36 PM	#2
zibzer Campin In Style Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 799 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? i made my own for just a few bucks.. ya its worth it and it was fun to build.. gave me something to do one lazy sunday
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03-13-2005, 05:38 PM	#3
dropped94 ROD TWISTIN MEMBER Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,808 Location: LaPorte,Tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? yea its worth it I got mine from chromeintakes on ebay
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03-13-2005, 06:00 PM	#4
tstrenuous10 planning and saving Age: 25 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,400 Location: Reno User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? i got a k&n off here for a good deal. guess its worth it. saves gas and you can feel the power it makes when you first drive with it......then you just forget about it.
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03-13-2005, 07:23 PM	#5
chevyDime98 Sik-98 Age: 23 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,653 Location: King Rd. SJC User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by tstrenuous10 i got a k&n off here for a good deal. guess its worth it. saves gas and you can feel the power it makes when you first drive with it......then you just forget about it. good point your best bet is to get a cheep one off ebay or make your own. K&N's and AEM's are great products but for the 2.2L ebay intakes do the same thing. no diff in power.
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03-13-2005, 09:51 PM	#6
856s10 Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? wat is up with a how to on the custom intake i put one on a gtp but i am not sure what to use on this! a how to would be nice Quote: Originally Posted by zibzer i made my own for just a few bucks.. ya its worth it and it was fun to build.. gave me something to do one lazy sunday
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03-14-2005, 12:15 AM	#7
comics22 Pac is a hackin! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,124 Location: Middle of freakin IL User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? hey zibzer do u have any pics of the one u made or anyone really.
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03-14-2005, 01:27 AM	#8
s10xtreme Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 624 Location: New York User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? i have a k&n i like it, just wish i didn't spend 250 bucks for it.
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03-14-2005, 01:47 AM	#9
S-10 Blacky Registered User Age: 36 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 30 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you.
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03-14-2005, 04:30 PM	#10
tstrenuous10 planning and saving Age: 25 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,400 Location: Reno User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? yeah the only diff between the K&N and all the others.......the k&n is straighter....goes over ac comp.....the others bend around it. only thing i could see as different is the path of air.
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03-14-2005, 05:46 PM	#11
chevyDime98 Sik-98 Age: 23 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,653 Location: King Rd. SJC User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? http://www.s10forum.com/garage/index...allery&id=1599 http://www.s10forum.com/garage/index...ge_mod&id=4178 heres my intake. its a chrome intakes from ebay. cost $50. the filter used to be at the top of the radiator support. i got another piece from a similar intake and exteneded it....all it did was make it louder
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03-15-2005, 12:41 AM	#12
tjxray99 Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 201 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by S-10 Blacky Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you. Hey man, Thats the same intake that I bought last week. lol. I haven't gotten it in the mail yet but i can't wait to. I remembver the diff it made on my buddy's 97. TJ
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03-15-2005, 01:45 AM	#13
meyers2211 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,863 Location: Lindenhurst NY User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? any high flow air filter will do, no reason to buy a k and n
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03-17-2005, 08:15 AM	#14
jmw116 Registered User Age: 39 Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 19 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Thats a nice intake but is not a cold air intake. The power "increase" is more in your heads. You still get a few extra HP due to much smoother routing,lower air temps, and higher flow filter. The MAF will only let so much air in the engine.
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03-17-2005, 08:38 AM	#15
dropped94 ROD TWISTIN MEMBER Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,808 Location: LaPorte,Tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? we don't have a maf thats the 4.3 not the 2.2
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03-17-2005, 07:46 PM	#16
ap0lio Ap0lio Age: 29 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 181 Location: Pittsburgh, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Check my homepage i got a custom intake.... LOWES SPECIAL!! lol
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03-17-2005, 07:56 PM	#17
truckinjeff Hello there! Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,222 Location: a van down by the river! User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by ap0lio Check my homepage i got a custom intake.... LOWES SPECIAL!! lol What did you make that intake out of ABS or PVC? For everyone else: which is a better material to build an intake out of because? I heard that when PVC gets hot it gives off this chemical thats bad on the engine.
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03-17-2005, 08:02 PM	#18
Bagged4MyPleasure illusivedreams.org Age: 33 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,878 Location: Saudi, CO User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? I made my own from parts from autozone. Was about 60 bucks or so for everything...Needed to do it so my hood would shut after I opned the hood the opposite way!
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03-18-2005, 01:04 AM	#19
rantz and raves Hardcore Style Age: 21 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,118 Location: Tampa Florida User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by S-10 Blacky Yo, I just ordered my air intake from E-bay, I'll be getting it this Wednesday. I got it for $50 shipped, its brand new. Do a search on E-bay. Find the air intake thats Buy it now for $29.99, Its a full system. Shipping is $20 and the name of the company is Liveonspeed. I'll post again when I recieve it, and the info when I install it. I did a week of research looking for a air intake for my 1998 2.2, and this was the best deal I've found on Ebay. If you want thier direct phone # just ask me and I'll give it to you. i bought that one a while back and installed... i've had it for a few months now... i like it... just make sure you clamp every possible place and secure it nicely so that it doesn't flop around... i strapped mine to my radiator... it works
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03-18-2005, 01:44 AM	#20
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,379 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? it don't matter, where the filter is at is same for every kind intake there is, just difference from tubing to materials to whetever it comes wit heat shield or not, whether c.a.r.b. approvd(some state require c.a.r.b. apprve for visual examination) or not etc
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03-18-2005, 04:49 AM	#21
856s10 Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 20 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? can someone make a how to for the 2.2's that would be really cool i wanna make one this weekend
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03-18-2005, 01:07 PM	#22
kev2809 too low for fat ho's Age: 25 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 710 Location: rosenberg, tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? ya i wouldnt mind seeing a how to on this either
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03-18-2005, 02:29 PM	#23
Bagged4MyPleasure illusivedreams.org Age: 33 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,878 Location: Saudi, CO User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by 856s10 can someone make a how to for the 2.2's that would be really cool i wanna make one this weekend I have a 95 2.2. Bought parts from Autozone to do this. Cost $60 or so in parts...ITS SIMPLE. Just get the intake pipe, some black accordian hose and a filter...as my intake manifold was oval in shape and not round (focking wierd)....Ill take pics this weekend, but I wont be back online till Monday.
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03-18-2005, 02:59 PM	#24
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,379 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? hmm homemade intake? haven't seen one, cost same of gittn 1 from ebay but gotta wait 4 shippn
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03-19-2005, 01:02 PM	#25
bww3588 Certified Underage Drunk Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,366 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? k&n the best. it comes with a heat shield. dont get one without the heat shield. it will just pull hot air from the engine and give you LESS HP than stock. get the heat shield
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03-21-2005, 08:29 AM	#26
dropped94 ROD TWISTIN MEMBER Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,808 Location: LaPorte,Tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by bww3588 k&n the best. it comes with a heat shield. dont get one without the heat shield. it will just pull hot air from the engine and give you LESS HP than stock. get the heat shield how the hell do you figure that since it breaths so much better than stock I guess we are just drownding it with to much air
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03-21-2005, 03:51 PM	#27
zibzer Campin In Style Age: 23 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 799 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? i goit pics here if you want them http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f105/cleaning-up-engine-bay-efans-intake-battery-154498/ just scroll down the page
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03-21-2005, 04:09 PM	#28
bww3588 Certified Underage Drunk Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,366 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by dropped94 how the hell do you figure that since it breaths so much better than stock I guess we are just drownding it with to much air because a stock intake pulls air from behind the headlight with a box around it. hot air cant get in to the intake system. when you put an open element filter on it it can get HOT air from the engine. which robs horsepower. an engine drawing hot air will not run good. this is why k and n incorporated the heatshield. to prevent hot air from entering the airstream. thas why its a COLD air intake. what good would it be if it pulled hot air??
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03-21-2005, 04:16 PM	#29
tech_s_dime University of N. Alabama Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 653 Location: Flo-Town, Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? so gettin a heat shield would help with the CAI. yes buy one off ebay for under 50 bucks its the best deal ever.
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03-21-2005, 05:29 PM	#30
dropped94 ROD TWISTIN MEMBER Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,808 Location: LaPorte,Tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by bww3588 because a stock intake pulls air from behind the headlight with a box around it. hot air cant get in to the intake system. when you put an open element filter on it it can get HOT air from the engine. which robs horsepower. an engine drawing hot air will not run good. this is why k and n incorporated the heatshield. to prevent hot air from entering the airstream. thas why its a COLD air intake. what good would it be if it pulled hot air?? but the stock intake uses a box on top of the rad that heats up the air and don't flow worth a shit. I agree that one with a heatsheild is better but not 200 dollars more better
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03-21-2005, 06:20 PM	#31
tjxray99 Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 201 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? While I agree that haveing a Cold Air Intake is better than an Ambient Air Intake under the hood, The K&N setups are not exactly cold air, They do come with a heat shield that will help keep the air a bit cooler than what is under the hood but they are by no means true cold air intakes. Heck vs spending the 200.00 bucks for the K&N take the 150.00 you have left and fabricate you an L shaped piece to serve as a heat shield. I have purchased the FIPK once before and honestly It was not worth the cash at all. I'd make my own for sure. TJ
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03-21-2005, 06:23 PM	#32
dropped94 ROD TWISTIN MEMBER Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,808 Location: LaPorte,Tx User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it?
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03-21-2005, 06:49 PM	#33
S-10Driver Trackside Support Vehicle Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,844 Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? has anyone tried to make a intake that goes into the fender like some mustang cold air kits?
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03-21-2005, 07:33 PM	#34
bww3588 Certified Underage Drunk Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,366 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? Quote: Originally Posted by dropped94 but the stock intake uses a box on top of the rad that heats up the air and don't flow worth a shit. I agree that one with a heatsheild is better but not 200 dollars more better yes but the air that is on top of the radiator is not there for more than a fraction of a second and thas not enough to heat it up to the temperature of the air directly in contact with the block of the engine. a heat shield is still your best bet. if you dont want to pay 200 for a kandn, buy a cheap one or make your own. if you make your own then theres nothing stopping you from making a .50 cent peice of metal for a heat shield. it will be worth it in the long run
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03-21-2005, 09:48 PM	#35
*What?* Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,379 Location: AZ User is: OffLine	Re: Cold Air Intake?worth it? o boy, if ya'll worry for cold air intake, just put a hole on hood wit intake stickn out, or stuff dry ice all around intake n ull c some improvement.........on hot day, I don't see y shud use cai on 2.2 its basically same as any other intake just diff. look, n yes cheaper to make 1 yer own, ya cud compare cold air intake to k and n......results........same, unless u modify where tubin goes to under the truck, then u gotta think aain cuz it takes long time for air 2 travel cuz intake further away from engine. this is basically daily driven not track driven so its difference is probably none but cud measure temp. near TB and compare 2 other intake, I wudnt be surprise if its same but it depends on the atompshere/temperature so gittn the right result will take time 2 be sure. beside those livin in 45* or colder, air intake is cold nuff as is, I mean ya'll cud make more hole openin for more intake flow, I done that, n well not really worth it but hey kills the time
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