Looking for the name of an Air Intake

i want to get one of those cold air intakes, that has an attachment in the middle of it, so like when it rains i can detatch the extension and have a short ram intake.

do any of you know the term or the name of this particular part, so i can look it up and buy it. cant seem to find anything on ebay.

thanks in advance

-Sicc

All the ones I've seen come in 2 parts for a 4th gen civic/2nd gen crx. A lot of people don't use the bottom part and they just stick the filter on the long part that goes to the throttle body. The only other difference I've seen is the cheap ebay cai's have a bottom (short) tube with only one bend so the filter just hangs on it vertically which sucks IMO. Get a good name brand CAI... bottom tube should have two bends so the filter sits horizontally (ram air style)...

Are you talking about the AEM bypass? But turtlecrxsi is right, just get a regular CAI and detach it.

Weither it its vertical or horazontal the filter will suck the same. Dont waiste money on a name brand piece of bent pipe. A round tube isnt an exact science. But like they said,all your cold air intakes are going to be two part due to installation and shipping reasons, so all you have to do is pop off the bottom and stick the filter up top. But unless your filter is going to get completely submurged under water you dont have anything to worry about.

1 piece tube's DO give you more HP gains. Less restriction inside the pipe, it creates smoother airflow.
All the Cheap knock off brand's are 2 piece.
My AEM is a solid 1 piece. Looks better too.

Yeah i never knew/thought about it being shipped in 2 parts, meaning they are all able to be converted to short air. Ok so just look for a familiar name like AEM or something and im gtg.

Thanks again! >.>

Weither it its vertical or horazontal the filter will suck the same. Dont waiste money on a name brand piece of bent pipe. A round tube isnt an exact science. But like they said,all your cold air intakes are going to be two part due to installation and shipping reasons, so all you have to do is pop off the bottom and stick the filter up top. But unless your filter is going to get completely submurged under water you dont have anything to worry about.

Ok thats fine that i get more performance with a solid piece, makes sense, but what if i look outside and it is rainy. Would it be a bad idea to take the tube off and have the filter just on the manifold directly, just for the few days of heavy rain? Or would that dirty my filter way faster?

1 piece tube's DO give you more HP gains. Less restriction inside the pipe, it creates smoother airflow.
All the Cheap knock off brand's are 2 piece.
My AEM is a solid 1 piece. Looks better too.

Are you for real? Even if it is only one piece and goes all the way to the front bumper you're not making or rather freeing up any hp moreso than my 2 piece that goes to the bumper with the AEM bypass in between the two pieces. The air flow is as smooth as silk as far as I'm concerned.

Ok thats fine that i get more performance with a solid piece, makes sense, but what if i look outside and it is rainy. Would it be a bad idea to take the tube off and have the filter just on the manifold directly, just for the few days of heavy rain? Or would that dirty my filter way faster?

Don't worry about the rain. I just drove to work this morning and went through a deep ass puddle hydroplaning and no problem. Hell, I even went on a dirt road the other day where there was a dip down with water trickling in it like a creek and no damn problem... even out horsed an suv following me out of the hole... either that or they just suck. Get the CAI and give your engine cold air or get the short ram and give your engine the hot...

Personally I'd stick with any brand that can provide you with Dyno charts.
eBay brand's can't even come close, that's why they arnt dyno'd, and that's why they only cost $29.99. You get what you pay for.


Here's a dyno on a 2000 Celica. Not a Honda, but you'll get the drift.
Here's the webpage: Click Here (http://www.newcelica.org/other/dyno/larrydougherty/index2.htm)
http://www.newcelica.org/other/dyno/larrydougherty/dyno3.jpg
the 2 dynos are extremely similar.. the only 2 things I really notice are exactly what Ive explained before

1) The AEM has alot more torque in the low rpm's than the PHR does.. It actually gained 11ft/lbs of torque over the phr at 3000rpms..

2) The PHR has a power surge at 6,000rpms. The AEM does not kick in nearly as harsh but as you can see at about 6500 it comes back up and surpasses the power the PHR is making..

I'm not suggesting ebay. You misunderstood. I have an injen intake and it's 2 piece. I wish I had a digi camera to show exactly what I'm referring to...

Are you for real? Even if it is only one piece and goes all the way to the front bumper you're not making or rather freeing up any hp moreso than my 2 piece that goes to the bumper with the AEM bypass in between the two pieces. The air flow is as smooth as silk as far as I'm concerned.

Actually it does.. Proove me wrong and I'll be a beliver. The reson you gain more HP from a CAI is because it is sucking colder air, directly from the front of the car, not hot air from within the engine bay. The inside of the intake tube's are diferent. hold 2 of them together and look at the scribing marks on the inside. The scribe's on the cheaper intake create a air turbulance, much like airplane turbulance, if that air just bounce's around in the intake tube.

Your situation is different, the AEM By-pass valve doesnt do a damn thing unless your filter is completly submerged in water, then it sucks through the bypass valve. However the cheaper tube WILL give you less HP gains.

I'm not suggesting ebay. You misunderstood. I have an injen intake and it's 2 piece. I wish I had a digi camera to show exactly what I'm referring to...

Ohyeah.. Injen is a excellent brand.. Like I said you get what you pay for.

It doesn't even matter, it's a CAI not a turbo. At most you'll pick up a few hp and tq, nothing that you'd be able to feel or notice compaing a 2 piece to a 1 piece. It's not physically possible to feel 2 or 3 hp and/or tq throughout a power band. Expecially because each CAI will give you more hp in some areas and the other will give it to you in other areas. A CAI is a CAI, just go with a reliable/well known company and something you can afford.

Now I feel like I've been ripped off. I paid $200 for my CAI and I always thought it was Injen because I could've sworn the guy who runs Meanstreets in Greenville, SC told me it was. There was no name on the box and it came from California. It doesn't quite look as cheap as the ebay ones though. But how the fuck are you supposed to use an AEM water bypass like I am if your intake is a one piece?

Get a cheep ebay one, put a good filter on it and you wont notice any differnce in it and a $300, like spoon said, its an intake not a serious power adder. Buck for buck you'll come out ahead buying the cheepest one in this case.

Now I feel like I've been ripped off. I paid $200 for my CAI and I always thought it was Injen because I could've sworn the guy who runs Meanstreets in Greenville, SC told me it was. There was no name on the box and it came from California. It doesn't quite look as cheap as the ebay ones though. But how the fuck are you supposed to use an AEM water bypass like I am if your intake is a one piece?

That is the main reason i wanted an intake that i could adjust according to weather. I heard from many friends (none on these boards) that the water breaks suck on intakes, so the best thing to do would be to just remove the extension and run it short ram during rainy days. Im not paranoid, but just wanted to check up with ppl who were more in touch on the subject.

Another question if i may. About how much would i go about spending on a 1 piece CAI of AEM or the brand the other guy mentioned on the first page? I believe it was Injen. Just a ballpark figure so i can start browsing some webpages/calling some performance shops.

Thanks again, you guys are a great help ^.^

Just get a shortram intake and put a decent filter on it like TSC said... Why? It's a bit of a pain in the ass to keep taking the bottom piece off all the time. The reason is because you kind of have to feed the tubing together so that it meshes smoothly to the throttlebody and tighten the screws a tad first on the clamps then tight from filter to tb...
BTW, the water by-pass is a POS. Mine came apart so it's held together by sheet metal screws under the foam. It's mainly just a precaution because I like to drive to unusual places.

BTW, the water by-pass is a POS. Mine came apart so it's held together by sheet metal screws under the foam. It's mainly just a precaution because I like to drive to unusual places.

This happened to my buddies car...

I emailed that company that sold me the CAI and showed them a pic of it. I got a response that said it looked like a "Tsudo" CAI. I cannot locate any on the Internet though... oh well.

Let's say i had a single solid CAI piece, and its raining outside bad. Would it be a bad idea to take the tube off, and have the filter just on the manifold directly just for the weather to clear up? Seems like it would dirty the filter way faster than intended, but thats why i ask. =]

Let's say i had a single solid CAI piece, and its raining outside bad. Would it be a bad idea to take the tube off, and have the filter just on the manifold directly just for the weather to clear up? Seems like it would dirty the filter way faster than intended, but thats why i ask. =]

It would just get hot faster and make your engine loud.

Honestly, as long as your filter is secured to the tube, you'd have to drive through at least a foot of water where every little spore and nook was submerged in water to hydrolock your engine. If you're so low to the ground for something like that to happen you probably have other issues to deal with like blown struts, camber problems or tire wear...LOL...

http://www.matrixracing.com/BI6771Details.htm
Search Google for "tsudo air intake" and you'll come up with a ton of hits.

Let's say i had a single solid CAI piece, and its raining outside bad. Would it be a bad idea to take the tube off, and have the filter just on the manifold directly just for the weather to clear up? Seems like it would dirty the filter way faster than intended, but thats why i ask. =]

You dont need to take off the pipe. Once it's on, it's on.

It would just get hot faster and make your engine loud.

Honestly, as long as your filter is secured to the tube, you'd have to drive through at least a foot of water where every little spore and nook was submerged in water to hydrolock your engine. If you're so low to the ground for something like that to happen you probably have other issues to deal with like blown struts, camber problems or tire wear...LOL...

Yeah, ive already replaced my struts with aftermarket ones, and installed a camber kit. =] Maybe im just being paranoid here, i mean it rains like 4 days out of the year down here in So. Cal., so i should be fine really.

Anyways thanks to all that have helped me make my decision easier, and see you guys on the freeways.