I need opinions on the Icebox and if you have pics of it? Also where can I get one for a good price or a good knockoff version. Thanks

 

There is no knock off version of the icebox. It is a very goo intake ( so far no reported case of hydrlocking) plan on paying 160- 200 clams for one

 

I have instructions for making your own "Icebox", here is the link to my webpage: http://www.geocities.com/bretq/DIY_Icebox_CAI.html . I guess you could consider it a knockoff version. It is nearly identical to the Comptech and it cost a lot less (approx. $10).

 

I made one by BSQ's instructions. Not sure how well it works with a paper filter (no K&N in there yet ), though. When I drove around w/ no piping at all below the airbox, it was LOUD! Now even w/ just a short pipe that ends behind the turn signal, it's not nearly as loud.

 

For those people that own the Comptech ice box and are using your stock arm, does the rubber arm touch the a/c line underneath it?

 

No, Everything is really close but nothing rubs. My filter is somewhat off center. i had to rotate the filter until it fit well with the angled platic piece that fits into the stock intake tube.

I would highly recomend the Icebox. After driving in heavy rains and going through some running water by a curb everything was bone dry inside. Plus it has a great sound when the secondaries open.

 

even with the icebox knockoff, since the intake pipe is soo low i'm sitll scared of hyrdolocking......

 

No nothing is rubbing on mine either and I would highly recommend it to anyone
Yeah, it is nice not to have to worry about hydro-locking. I love the sound also....sounds basically stock while normal driving...but then at WOT when the secondaries open you get a nice growl from it.


[Modified by reVVin, 9:43 PM 1/22/2002]

 

Well, with either the Comptech Icebox or my DIY "Icebox" the intake opening is higher than the on the AEM. Remember the intake opening is right behind the turn signal lense. So would you ever drive in water as high as your turn signal lense? I personally would not. But in the event that I had to, I could easily remove the top to the airbox and there would be no way that water could be ingested by the motor. Or if you were paranoid at any time, say in a heavy rain storm, you could run with the top to the airbox off. Just something to think about.

 

Hey Bret,
I'm assuming your turn signal is still installed? See, I was going to make an tubing extension for my box based on your instructions. But I was wondering A) How airflow into the inlet was with the turn signal installed, cause I drive mine every day and would need to leave the signal alone and B) How to work around that big piece of plastic if I were to leave it installed (the back of the signal housing really is pretty huge).
I'd about decided to modify the tubing length to pull air from the grille, probably from where the OEM fog lights would be. Just cut out the plastic insert and somehow harness the tubing in. But then it got cold out and I didn't want to spend any more time outside than I had to. So it's looking llike a springs project (when SCCA gets started back up, anyway). The height is roughly the same as the signal mounting, by the way. I was also going to install a piece of screen (probably just wire window screen) to keep the bugs and large objects out. Think that would block too much air?
Any thoughts?

 

BSQ, I don't suppose you ever dyno'd your DIY icebox against the stock one to see how it compared to Comptech's did you?
I'd be very interested to see the results if you did..

 

Yes, for street driving I have the stock turn signal installed. Only for track events do I use the modified "ram air" turn signal duct. On a couple of special occasions I have used the "ram air" duct on the street.


Air flow into the intake opening should not be a problem since it is drawing air from inside the bumper. It probably also gets some airflow from around the turn signal lense.


The intake opening is about and 1-2 inches away from the back of the turn signal housing, so it really should not be a problem. I really would not make the intake any longer. Because as the intake tube length increases, it will cause the top end power to suffer. Both Comptech's and Mugen's intakes draw their air from nearly the identical position.


If the intake opening is located behind the turn signal housing there would be no need for screening over the intake opening. Nothing very large could be ingested by the intake opening, since it is shielded behind the turn signal.

 

No, sorry to say, but I haven't dynoed my DIY "Icebox" CAI against the Comptech Icebox. But I would be very interested to see how it would compare also. I seriously think that it would be very compareable, especially since the pipe diameter is the same and the intake opening is nearly in the same location.