sean

anyone ever done this? anyone have step by step information to do it? im bored and feel like doing something today, so i thought i would give it a try. its for a b16 in a ek. all info would help me. thanks.

95redcivicex

the only thing i did like that is; about 2 years ago when i was dumb i took off my airbox and i put a sock around the plastic tube . Short ram sock air intake Its not a wise choice though because you run the risk of sucking some thing into your engine.

ps nice name


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oldB18EF

ive seen it done with stuff from home depot...not too sure of the gains however, might be good until you can afford the real thing

lazy bum shaughn

http://www.teamdelsol.com
Then go to ....shoot I forgot but it's in there somewhere.

deepnite

u can visit a muffler shop and see if they have any left over stuff u can use to make one urself..but u need to get a rubber connector for it..or if ur just messing around for the weekend, just use some duck tape

bretx0r

pipe from JC whitney, 3 2" hose clamps and a K&N filter.

$6 + $20 + $60 = $86 intake

GsR HtCh

local car shop. get a rubber thingy a few clamps and a k&n filter. can say for sure cuz mine was on a d16 so i needed an elbow from the throttle body. just make sure to mount it so it doesnt move around. mine sounds better than my friends aem but that doesnt mean anything. it performs real well. you can really feel it in the higher rpm's. cost me $25. i got a free filter from a friend. expect to pay 40 for a k&n. so about $65. use the rubber thing to connect the throttlebody to your pipe. i used 2 1/2 inch. then clamp it to the throttlebody and the pipe. and then clamp your filter to the pipe.

B-Series Sol

http://www.jdmfan.com has good instructions.. i did it ... worked well w/ parts from JCwhitney.com

hondafrk

That link to team sol is kick ***. That cold air intake looks easy as hell to make and It actually looks just like an AEM system. Sounds funny but I think I'm gonna make one now.

sean

thanks for all the information.

ZeroEric

The guys got a step by step with his comparisons to his old AEM and stuff, he paid about $40 (i think) alltogether for the 180 mandrel pipe the home depot pipe clamp things and the paint.

The ULTIMATE PIMP accessory to go with this would be a complementary home depot lip for $10 home depot

mafioso102

i made one from team delsols web site, it worked great, and performed even better

ZeroEric

wow, I JUST NOW realized that jdmfan.com borrowed the EXACT SAME article from teamdelsol.com...

THEY BOTH KICK *** (since they're the exact same article) lol

Built to Spill

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Ya@inlinePRO

can someone please explain how any INTAKE can gain more power? than another? SERIOUSLY though, i mean its a tube and a filter? how does one tube make more hp than another tube? the designs are basically the same? just thought, someone explain to me?

BARF1

K&N drop in filter
Aluminum ducting
hose clamp

$40 + $5 + $1 = $46

BARF1

not the intake itself ..

but rather the density of the air

Zer0DazE

i saw a dyno somewhere, just recently with a stock air box and K&N vs an AEM

the AEM made something like 1 more hp
with a short ram air or any mandrel pipe replacing the rubber hose i think (this is an oppinion) it would perform just as well as the AEM. i really wish i could find the link of the comparison. it says a lot for the stock honda box

95redcivicex

since everyone else is quoting their prices here is mine:

stock parts + sock

$0.00 + one cold foot = free!!!

ZeroEric

(old topic but who cares...) The whole design can make a BIG difference... The least ammount of bends in the pipe can mean more air flow in, and the AEM is a 2.25" tube, whereas the iceman or whatever is 3", BUT the iceman is made of thermoplastic (im pretty sure anyway) which is better for keeping the air cold, whereas the AEM is made of aluminum which conducts more heat than plastic... YET AEM makes more power because of the better engineered size for the civic (over multiple dyno tests comparing different sizes) and because its lightweight aluminum and coated with ceramic paint, which holds heat out.

The homemade cai if made right is possible to make a slight gain over aem's because you can coat the inside of the tube as well as the outside which gives the inside a smooth surface (reducing drag so air will flow better) AND keeping heat out from the inside as well...

atleast in theory...

hondafrk

I just got done yesterday making my own cold air intake with the instructions from the team delsol website. I ordered my mandrel bent piping, 35bucks shipped from JC whitney and got 4 2" hose clamps 1.85 a piece from Menards and a little rubber grommet and some hard plastic hose .45 from the local hardware store and I used the filter from my cheap *** APC short ram intake. Total investment Less than 50 bucks, I ceramic coated the piping inside and out and it looks great and works even better. I just couldnt believe how much power this thing made, It made more power than I expected, Best 50 bucks Ive ever spent on my car.
And after 25 minutes of hard driving the intake piping is actually really cool to the touch, So it must be doing its job.

I'm not sayin that it made like 15-20 hp but I could imagine that it made 3-5. Sounds great too. I am not used to a true CAI sound but I love it.

I highly recommend this project to anyone who is just too damn cheap to go out and buy a real AEM, Like Me

VTC_CiViC

Cost me about $65 to make my "Team Del Sol" CAI for my 98 EX, performed just as good if not marginaly better than my Iceman or AEM CAI's..

96 SOHC VTEC

Has anyone ever actually dyno'd their cars with home made intakes?

tommyboy

I've had mine for about six months now, orderd the the pipe form JC Wittiny. I love it, and for only $70. you cant beat it. The thing performs great, sounds good too. A little advice to anyone who attemps to make this, don't use the 3/8 " piece of plastic and grommit. Istead weld a 3/8 " piece of steel to the tube, trust me works alot better. Good luck

hondafrk

I understand where your coming from about the steel being a big heat sink, while the aem and other systems use a lightweight aluminum or plastic material. But aluminum heats up much quicker than the steel piping and when this happens the air tends to be heated up also. The thicker the steel the easier it is to keep it cool and the longer it will take to heat it up. I dont know man, I guess I just have my own theories and you have yours, Im not knockin on you I guess I just dont want somebody putting down a good thing, Hey can you find a good CAI for less than 70 bucks? I couldnt, so I made my own. I think its worth it.