Has anyone oped to fabricate their own CAI from the existing factory air box ?

Or, has anyone made one from scratch..........


I'd like to know what mods you did and extra parts or hardware used.
PICS would be a great idea to

 

yay i'm poor and thinking of other options from stock

 

PM me, I have one of these

http://www.geocities.com/bretq/DIY_Icebox_CAI.html

for sale cheap! Painted black, already molded to fit my ITRs airbox. Used about 6 months.

 

I made a comptech Ice box out of my AEM and the stock air box and resonator. All you need is:
- A cheap-*** short ram for an LS/Type R integra (can get them for $25 on ebay)
- Your stock airbox
- Your resonator: cut the resonator up (who needs it anyway?) and extract the gray tube that goes from the bottom of the stock airbox into the actual resonator. Once out, re-attach the gray tube (by itself) to the bottom of the airbox.

The end result is a metal tube going from the Throttle body to the Stock airbox, with a plastic tube running down just about where the AEM CAI would stick out, only about 6-8 inches up farther (still gets cold air from the wheel well, but won't suck up water as it's too high, the filter isn't right there and the tube has a small hole already in it). I will post pics of my setup as soon as it stops raining

I think your getting basicaly the same thing as an Ice box, but it only costs as much as the cheap short-ram ($20-50) and takes like 30-45 mins to do. Looks very nice and neat if done right! Good luck!

 

Oh and to finish it off you can get a K&N, Comptech, etc. hi-flow filter to throw in the airbox. Don't forget that the Ice box itself, without the short-ram part (just the box with the tube) is $165!!

 

if your poor or cheap, just get a K&N drop in filter and you'll be good to go.

 

Or comptech, etc

 

This is the best solution.......

 

I agree, we're talking soooo little whp gains here..

 

my friend made one out of his hoover vacuum cleaner. Worked just like a regular cai intake..

 

My old DIY Icebox It plugs right into the bottom of the stock airbox after removing the resonator. Anybody want it? $20 Shipped anywhere. I don't need since I'm turbo now...

 

I have AEM 1-piece CAI for sale. Tubing is painted high-temp gunmetal. K&N filter was just re-oiled past weekend.

 

home mades don't flow enough. Not sure what it is but here is a dyno test i did.



Homemade would help a GSR but hurts a Type-R. Lost 6 hp.

 

Ok got some pics of my new home-made setup on:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MxeTU0MQ%3D%3D
Close up shot
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MxeTU0MQ%3D%3D
Side-Angle Shot
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MxeTU0MQ%3D%3D
This is where the pipe coming from the airbox intakes cold air - that big *** B on the left side of the picture is the B in Bridgestone, that is the wheel well with no plastic cover (and mad-crazy mud)
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MxeTU0MQ%3D%3D
The Whole Sh*t


[Modified by Instg8er, 5:46 AM 11/21/2002]


[Modified by Instg8er, 5:48 AM 11/21/2002]

 

DIY owns me

 

Hell yea - DIY ownZ

 

on the test Asahi. Funny to see in your other dyno the stock intake making more power than the DIY Icebox. Sometimes things are better left alone.