Need Help With Cold Air Intake
big_coop69
04-26-2005, 08:14 PM
Ok, heres the deal i'm really new to all this and i just baught me a 1997 honda civic and i went ahead and got me a cold air intake and it took me like 4 hours to figure out how it went, but i'm going to put some pictures on here and i think i had the basic idea, but it's the only way it would fit for me, so i could really use some help with this..just click on the site to see the pictures
Click here to see pictures (http://www.chrisandmitzie.com/car.htm)
Would like all the help i can get...Thanks guys...
Click here to see pictures (http://www.chrisandmitzie.com/car.htm)
Would like all the help i can get...Thanks guys...
borderlinenow
04-26-2005, 10:39 PM
yup, you did it right. looks like the bottom pipe gave you a pain. cold air kits are slightly more difficlut to install than a ram air kit, but its worth it. keep modifing and practicing.
turtlecrxsi
05-05-2005, 01:16 PM
It kind of looks like you have the bottom piece on upside down. Not sure about 97s but older hondas have the CAI bottom piece exit through the front part of the fenderwell... where yours exits seems a bit close to the exhaust to do much good.
superbluecivicsi
05-05-2005, 09:00 PM
your exit looks like the typical ebay CAI ;)
2kCivic_GSR
05-06-2005, 01:16 PM
It kind of looks like you have the bottom piece on upside down. Not sure about 97s but older hondas have the CAI bottom piece exit through the front part of the fenderwell... where yours exits seems a bit close to the exhaust to do much good.
Yeah I would have to agree..I've never seen a CAI setup like that. I have an AEM CAI and it runs through a hole in my apron.
This isnt my car and it isnt a civic, but it still gives you an idea of the way it should run.
http://www.teamdelsol.com/technical/howto/coldAirIntake/images/installed.jpg
I'm sure all civics are the same. Mines a 2000 model and the only difference I can think of are the headlights and other exterior differences. But overall the frame of the car should be the same. If you still decide to keep the CAI you should buy a bypass valve like this one.
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/images/products/1044-l.jpg
This keeps all that rain water or any water in general to get sucked up in your car. But personally, I just modified my CAI to a short ram because the bypass valve didnt seem to be very effective and I still sucked up water. But thats just me, I'm sure other people have had better experiences. Good luck with this. Late.
Yeah I would have to agree..I've never seen a CAI setup like that. I have an AEM CAI and it runs through a hole in my apron.
This isnt my car and it isnt a civic, but it still gives you an idea of the way it should run.
http://www.teamdelsol.com/technical/howto/coldAirIntake/images/installed.jpg
I'm sure all civics are the same. Mines a 2000 model and the only difference I can think of are the headlights and other exterior differences. But overall the frame of the car should be the same. If you still decide to keep the CAI you should buy a bypass valve like this one.
http://www.sportcompactonly.com/images/products/1044-l.jpg
This keeps all that rain water or any water in general to get sucked up in your car. But personally, I just modified my CAI to a short ram because the bypass valve didnt seem to be very effective and I still sucked up water. But thats just me, I'm sure other people have had better experiences. Good luck with this. Late.
livinincalifornia
05-09-2005, 10:58 PM
when it rains you're going to be SOL...you'll probably ruin the engine.
civic_stuntin
10-11-2005, 11:09 PM
you have to take off your bumper to install it?
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