This is a little long winded, but it's informative.

My first "bolt-on" upgrade was an inxpensive intake system that cost me around $30 dollars. It turned out, it's only effect was a lot of noise and a loss of power. But despite the 18 second quarter mile times on the the stock D16Z6, I left the intake on. Then recently when I was attempting to make my own "True CAI", I realized the obvious. After removing the bumper and the resenator. I used the after market intake but removed the filter and then attached the stock "intake tube" (the connector from the throttle body to the stock filter box) to that with the curve toward the front of the car. I also utilized the spring-clamp from the stock intake to hold the two intakes together. After routing the stock intake down to where the resenator was, I clamped the ait filter that came with the after market intake to the stock intake. All in all it sounds meaner and so far from what I can tell, there is a noteable difference. It seems to wrap faster and it has a little more push. I haven't had a chance to take it to the track so I can't really say whether there is an actual difference. But if you're in the situation that I was in, let my lesson be yours.


[Modified by 93GBlackDelSol, 7:43 AM 12/2/2001]

 

18 second 1/4???

you have an auto or was that sarcastic...because it should run at least a 16.

 

ummmm interesting..

 

unfortunatley my del sol is an automatic. it ran a low 17 when i first had it, but the intake made it bog off the line. i just bought an after market cam and AEM gear, but they are not installed. i just hope to keep consistant times when it does decide to run good times.