Well i got a little bored and creative and found this http://www.stockcarproducts.com/brkduct.htm little item online and oredered 2 so i could mess around with them. They are meant for brake cooling ducts which is also a great idea but for now this is what i did.





For now i just have the 3" hose aimed right at the filter so when i'm just sitting i have a short ram and can grab air easier but once i get going a few miles an hour i've got some fresh air coming in and on the highway forget it I should have some freezing cold air hehe. Anyway i was toying with the idea of hooking the hose directly i'm to the short ram and fabbing some sort of filter up and a bypass valve for hydro issues and may mess with it further. I think it would sound mean with the intake opening right in front of the bumper especially since i'm running 12.25:1 compression (shhh ).

Anyway just thought i'd pass the idea along.

Vince

 

nice nice thanks man!

 

Nice idea. I just have a question. Im not trying to flame you.

When it rains do you think the water that goes into that opening will then be sucked up farther by vacuum of the intake? Perhaps to mod that a little further you could use a AEM Bypass valve in lieu of the filter and connect the duct work to it so it goes straight to the opening. Then fab a small black foam filter to cover the opening in the bumper.

AEM bypass filter.

 

Yeah i planned on doing that but didn't know how to incorporate a filter into the mix. I dont know about putting it right at the bumper since it would prob just get more dirty there. I'll def have a bypass valve if i hook it directly up but how should i get an inline filter setup going on where ther current filter is now? I def want to use a K&N type material for filter.

What would be cool would be a circular k&n filter that could be bolted up between the ram air pipe and black hose....now that would be perfect (with a bypass valve as stated).

Vince

 

thanks alot i was looking for something that would fit like that

 

You need a complete suction to suck up water. The set up is fine, you won't hydrolock with it.

 

awesome i might fab up some brake ducts with that. site bookmarked, and man your install looks pretty clean too

 

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Thanks! So far so good, through the rain/snow and all. What I really need though is a pre-filter because lots of road grime is building up on my short ram cone as it is blown up the 3" hose.

At least by that i can tell it's working!!

Vince

 

that is a really good idea i wish i thought of it lol

 

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I thought of it along time ago
I am suprised more peole dont do this.
Looks good

 

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I thought of it along time ago </TD></TR></TABLE>
me to i even went to home depot and got the ducts for dryer machine

 

i just cut the front off my stock res box. wa-la!

 

the more my cold air sucks up the happier she is


but its a cool mod, i've thought about that but I just stay CAI!

 

Looks clean. I wonder if the filter is gonna get real dirty real quick now?

 

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Finally found a good way to do it...

Using one of these K&N Xtreme filters,



PN# RX-4990

I can hook the hose up to the front of the thing and force the air from the bumper into the tube. Of course the sides of the filter will still be open but i don't want to wrap the whole filter and restrict it under low speeds if you catch my drift.

We'll see...i've got a Power FC standalone so i can monitor my vacuum in realtime while driving. Once i get around to doing something i'll be able to check how much positive boost i'm getting if any (mmHg).

Vince

 

nice looking brake ducts... Might have to buy those for my brakes... Good setup, I would have done the same N/A

 

Nice DIY Vince. Looks like something I may do come spring. BTW, that exhaust is still sitting waiting for me to install it!

 

nice!
Looks to be the same basic principle as this:


I used the intake arm from my stock a6 to do the same thing. every little bit can help I suppose.

How's the D-series?

 

Try to find a CAI tube that's not ribbed, i think it'll slow down the air. Instead, find something else that's smooth.

 

stock gsr intake tube with 2.5" elbow down hole and another 2.5" elbow to the front bumper duct.
1 good semi-thick quality panty hose between first elbow and rubber stock gsr intake tube. flows so much cold air its enough to make me lean out.. have my fpr set at 42psi idle

$35 total cost of the best intake system.

free filter if you have a wife and shes not around. also this mod work with stock a6 intake tubes for all you sohcam'rs

 

this has been around for ever, i did this mod to my first crx back in 96 lol

this is not a replacement for a cai intake though, cold air definatley works better, but this is good for those that are on a budget.

 

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Awesome...nothing like 160whp/120wtq SOHC daily driver to surprise some people!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slowpokesi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this has been around for ever, i did this mod to my first crx back in 96 lol

this is not a replacement for a cai intake though, cold air definatley works better, but this is good for those that are on a budget.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ram/funneled cold air is definately a replacement and better than running AEM, v2, iceman, icebox. but its but for daily use i dont think its for everyone. and its needs to be done right.

dude anyways in 96' you were only 13-14 yr old.

i did this at 15 on my 87 5.0, and 16 on my 91' accord ex and first ef hatch.

 

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ram/funneled cold air is definately a replacement and better than running AEM, v2, iceman, icebox. but its but for daily use i dont think its for everyone. and its needs to be done right.

dude anyways in 96' you were only 13-14 yr old.

i did this at 15 on my 87 5.0, and 16 on my 91' accord ex and first ef hatch.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha...funny you caught that. I never said I invented it! Of course it's been around since the first person modded a car...model T maybe?!

Vince

 

you dont know how old i am,

it was actually in 97, i was 15, i bought my crx when i was 15 and i drove it illegally for a year until i got my license.