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Title: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 24, 2004, 04:36:37 AM
Here are pics of the cold air intake I picked up from ebay...

(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/coldair1.JPG)
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/coldair2.JPG)
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: explosivo on November 24, 2004, 04:41:46 AM
Rice! ;)

j/k
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: chet on November 24, 2004, 05:00:02 AM
slick lookin! where does it get the cold air from?  ???
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 24, 2004, 05:18:30 AM
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Rice! ;)

j/k


Yep...just need a fart muffler now  ;D

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slick lookin! where does it get the cold air from?


Kind of a misnomer huh ;) I'm just hoping its gets more air than the stock airbox...I'll find out if there is any difference in fuel economy or power on the drive to work tomorrow.
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: keith on November 24, 2004, 05:42:35 AM
Why isn't your engine bay all covered in mud?  After going through a few mud puddles I don't think mine will ever look like yours does.  How much was the intake?  My airbox is cracked so I should do what you did.
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 24, 2004, 05:58:35 AM
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Why isn't your engine bay all covered in mud?  After going through a few mud puddles I don't think mine will ever look like yours does.  How much was the intake?  My airbox is cracked so I should do what you did.


Man my engine bay is filthy right now....I'll be giving it a good cleaning before the rebuilt engine is installed ;)

The air cleaner was about $60 shipped...I do have a  non-cracked airbox with Calmini filter sitting on the shelf now ;)
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: sandwich on November 24, 2004, 05:59:42 AM
Awesome!

Definitley report on any power increases. :D
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: cj on November 24, 2004, 07:20:44 AM
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slick lookin! where does it get the cold air from?  ???


Me too. I see it getting nice hot air from the exhaust. My cold air intake is called a snorkel.
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: Drone637 on November 24, 2004, 08:44:46 AM
In the ricer world it's a Short Ram intake.  :)

Is that dirty for an engine compartment?  I really need to clean mine up then.  ;D
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 24, 2004, 10:48:06 AM
SpinalTap

would u be able to measure it for me? like the length befroe the bend and after the bend? what diameter is the pipe?


TIA
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: wildgoody on November 24, 2004, 11:12:05 AM
This is how you do a cold air intake

(http://wildcatent.freeyellow.com/hoodscoop.jpg)

(http://wildcatent.freeyellow.com/zookmods/cold-air-ram.JPG)

Wild
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 24, 2004, 11:32:57 AM
how do the air horns work?
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 24, 2004, 12:33:18 PM
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SpinalTap

would u be able to measure it for me? like the length befroe the bend and after the bend? what diameter is the pipe?


TIA


Sure man, I do that this weekend
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 24, 2004, 12:45:04 PM
First impressions:
I haven't had it out on the highway yet so I can't say what any improvments there are over 70km/h (~45mph).

Here goes, throttle response is smoother, revs up quicker (up through 4500rpm anyway). With the engine spinning freer shifting feels smoother as well. It also  makes a great intake roar ;D

Tomorrow I have my 170mi commute so I can let you know if there is any difference in performance and/or fuel mileage.
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: Maiden Hell on November 24, 2004, 12:57:02 PM
Looking and sounding sharp. :)
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: wildgoody on November 24, 2004, 01:56:22 PM
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how do the air horns work?


You can hear those things inside a Semi Truck
at 65 MPH, I'd say they work good, better than
the stock beepers that you can't hear inside your
Trucklet at 55 MPH  

;D
Wild
Title: All I can say is WOW
Post by: spinaltap on November 25, 2004, 01:29:31 PM
WOW!! What a difference the intake makes on the top end. When I leave work I have to turn onto the highway with no merge lane...so I floor it through the gears to get up to speed....normally the thing starts to run out of steam a little past 5K rpm...now, 6K and its still pulling ;D An added bonus is the induction roar along with the full exhaust its just shy of orgasmic :o I don't think fuel mileage has increased all that much but it did seem to be a bit better, maybe saved a litre or so...but man that top end performance is worth it. I was able to accelerate up a couple of steepish hills in 5th!! (It used to just bog down and lose a couple mph on these hills) Now I'm just panting for the rebuilt to be finished...with the Calmini cam, slight plane, port and polish this thing oughta be just fine :)
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 25, 2004, 04:33:32 PM
http://www.puresuzuki.com/air_intake_system.htm o was thinkin of somehting liek that but i think i coudl probly make one like yours looks pretty cool cuz the way i understand if it can pull cold air it will get more power? im thinkin that it could pull the cold air through the holes where it leaves by the strut tower things, would this work?
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 25, 2004, 11:50:50 PM
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[url]http://www.puresuzuki.com/air_intake_system.htm[/url] o was thinkin of somehting liek that but i think i coudl probly make one like yours looks pretty cool cuz the way i understand if it can pull cold air it will get more power? im thinkin that it could pull the cold air through the holes where it leaves by the strut tower things, would this work?


Yeah I was asking Chris at Calmini about that intake...he said they would be taking pre-orders in December (I asked in October). It looks to be a good piece and I'd be interested to hear about how it performs.
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/Sidekick-Intakefs.jpg)

This is the pic of the one I bought from ebay, they had it mounted pointing down toward the back...I suppose to get air from the original air inlet.  I decided to mount mine facing forward as a lot of air gets through the gap between the hood and fender. Maybe in Spring I'll fab up a box around it and install a hood scoop to feed the air
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/SIC_GTK8994E4C5.jpg)

These intakes are selling on ebay for about $33 CDN right now...
(http://www.eye-irritant.com/august2004/7a_1.JPG)

I should have some time this aft to get those measurements for you.
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 26, 2004, 11:57:28 AM
k cool, whats the link for the ebay auction?
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: Blasted on November 26, 2004, 12:10:57 PM
You can save some expense by just ordering a K&N that will attach right to the end of the intake. Cost me about $35 Canadian.  Good power gains with premium fuel and some timing tweaking.  Setup didnt like hot weather though...  Oh well..
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 26, 2004, 12:25:26 PM
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k cool, whats the link for the ebay auction?


Didn't get a chance to measure today...I'll do it tomorrow.

Here's a couple of the ebay links:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7937081731&category=38634

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7936378179&category=38634

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7936385760&category=38634

and how about the cheapest fart muffler in the world LOL
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7936824371&category=33636
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 27, 2004, 06:15:56 AM
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SpinalTap

would u be able to measure it for me? like the length befroe the bend and after the bend? what diameter is the pipe?


TIA



The measurements are 7" before the bend, then its about 6.5" to the end from there. The OD is ~2.75"
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 28, 2004, 03:12:47 PM
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You can save some expense by just ordering a K&N that will attach right to the end of the intake. Cost me about $35 Canadian.  Good power gains with premium fuel and some timing tweaking.  Setup didnt like hot weather though...  Oh well..


ya cuz it also pulls hot air form the manifold
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: 92Sidekick4x4 on November 28, 2004, 04:58:38 PM
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The measurements are 7" before the bend, then its about 6.5" to the end from there. The OD is ~2.75"


thanks alot for that, gonna go get some pipe tomrmow hopefully, my brother has a old kn cone filter i can have so ill give it a try
Title: Re: Cold Air
Post by: spinaltap on November 29, 2004, 05:31:23 AM
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thanks alot for that, gonna go get some pipe tomrmow hopefully, my brother has a old kn cone filter i can have so ill give it a try


Cool...show us how it turns out :)