CAI on a budget?
#1
CAI on a budget?
Anybody running a cold air intake of some sort that didn't cost a whole lot? I have built a few for other cars, but just trying to get some ideas. I have already installed a cone filter with the adapter, but I want to get rid of the plastic box just under the elbow that comes off the trottle body. I'd like to have a clean look on both sides of the motor, because i will be doing some powder coating (valve covers, intake manifold, and a few other stuff) under the hood soon.
Pics would be great too!
Mike
Pics would be great too!
Mike
#4
I do understand the factory box with the peice going to the grill is a "cold air intake". BUT, I'm looking to build something that will be more efficient and also look way better. The cone filter is in the same place as the fatory filter, but is only temporary until I can get the rest of the intake done. I plan to run it down into the front fender/bumper area when its finished.
#6
When you say water bypass, I'm guessing your refering to the water/coolent lines going threw the throttle body? If so, I am planning on that too. With all do respect, I didn't ask whether or not a cold air intake was worth the effort. I just want to have a clean and simple engine bay. I don't plan on doing any kind of scientific tests for flow rates, but at the same time I highly dought with the proper plumbing, size, and location, I would not see a decrease in power. But I'm not an expert, just my opinion. Thank you for the feedback, but I'm just trying to see if anybody else has done something like this and what route they went.
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#8
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Never have understood why people don't understand that just because 100's or 1000's of firms make aftermarket "improvements" to Toyota's factory engineering, that most of these are more about making money off of kids that don't know any better, rather than really improving on Toyota's engineering - I could probably count the firms in all of the world who could out-engineer Toyota on one hand.
Why do folks fall for this time and time again, and assume every aftermarket piece of crap is a definite "improvement"?
Why do folks fall for this time and time again, and assume every aftermarket piece of crap is a definite "improvement"?
#10
Of course I would love to see an improvement. I ment that I dought I "would" see a decrease in power. And just for the record, the whole reason I started this thread was to see what other people have done as far as improving the car. I didn't start the thread to claim i know more than the next guy, or anything like that. Puredrifter, thanks for the suggestions
#11
Lexus Champion
the point I was making, is that the LS400 is one of the best engineered cars ever made, if not THE best, so 98% of so-called improvements are really making the car worse, not better!
#13
A ram air style intake would be nice, but because mine is a 93 it wouldn't be set up like those in the pictures.
#14
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Never have understood why people don't understand that just because 100's or 1000's of firms make aftermarket "improvements" to Toyota's factory engineering, that most of these are more about making money off of kids that don't know any better, rather than really improving on Toyota's engineering - I could probably count the firms in all of the world who could out-engineer Toyota on one hand.
Why do folks fall for this time and time again, and assume every aftermarket piece of crap is a definite "improvement"?
Why do folks fall for this time and time again, and assume every aftermarket piece of crap is a definite "improvement"?