Civic Hatch "Cold Air" intake

[ImportBuilder]

hey all, does ne1 kno how 2 make a cold air intake 4 the revell civic hatch? i kno that most cold air intakes usually leave the engine bay so the filter is away from the heat, but where would i reposition the filter to? I was thinkin of makin it go down, like near the CV joints (half shafts) and the suspension. is this right??

Sorry bout the long post, just wanted 2 b clear bout what i was sayin.

[freakray]

Most CAI units come to the front of the engine bay, usually at the top.
Most of the heat in the engine bay is lower down, so you want to be pulling air in from away from where the heat is.

I'll find you a photo.

Have a look here:
Some good photos of where an how to position the intake:
http://www.eliteone.com/civic/intake/step4.htm

[ales]

Actually, Ray, the thing in the pics isn't really a CAI, it's just an aftermarket intake/filter that still takes air from the engine bay. A CAI is routed usually to a filter situated in a wheel well. Here's an example

[freakray]

Originally Posted by ales

Actually, Ray, the thing in the pics isn't really a CAI, it's just an aftermarket intake/filter that still takes air from the engine bay. A CAI is routed usually to a filter situated in a wheel well. Here's an example

Point, I wasn't paying attention......been huffing the sprays again

[ImportBuilder]

thx guys, but the Sentra pics dont help much. i knew that the intake needed to b in a wheel wel or sumthin, but in the 1999 Civic (DX hatchback if it matters), where does the intake go? NE1 with a 99 Civic that can answer, plz do!!

[willimo]

It follows mostly the same route that the original intake does in the car, except it goes further toward the front and further down. In a Civic EX or Si, it goes through a hole in the body work into the space behind the bumper directly in front of the passenger side front wheel. On a DX it goes down between the transmission and said body work, and turns 90 degrees to go into the same space. For a CAI, all you will be able to see on a model is the tubing, and it just clear out of the engine compartment to where the air filter can get at some cold air. If that isn't clear, I can take some pictures of my car after the sun comes back up.

[ImportBuilder]

Thx willimo. the area u'r talkin about is right under the headlight (passenger side for American cars) and behind the stock fog light, correct? This is where i thought it should go 2 begin with, but i wasnt sure how to getit there. Thx again, guys

[willimo]

Originally Posted by ImportBuilder

the area u'r talkin about is right under the headlight ... and behind the stock fog light, correct?

Indeed it is.

[ImportBuilder]

Thx willimo. the area u'r talkin about is right under the headlight (passenger side for American cars) and behind the stock fog light, correct? This is where i thought it should go 2 begin with, but i wasnt sure how to getit there. Thx again, guys

[Mainomega]

Originally Posted by willimo

It follows mostly the same route that the original intake does in the car, except it goes further toward the front and further down. In a Civic EX or Si, it goes through a hole in the body work into the space behind the bumper directly in front of the passenger side front wheel. On a DX it goes down between the transmission and said body work, and turns 90 degrees to go into the same space. For a CAI, all you will be able to see on a model is the tubing, and it just clear out of the engine compartment to where the air filter can get at some cold air. If that isn't clear, I can take some pictures of my car after the sun comes back up.

True, my friend installed an intake in his Si and its exactly where you mentioned.