Homemade CAI

hey i was just wondering if u would see about the smae gains from a PVC pipe CAI as from say a WAI from ebay, i have a small budget but i wanna get some growl under the hood and not just use a big exhaust. thanks guys :)

I would think the gains would be pretty comparable between them all. I would be suprised to see a difference of 1-2 hp, but then again, I would also be really suprised to see a difference of 5 hp from any of them over stock. The PVC wont disapate as much heat as metal would and the PVC wouldnt hold up to the under hood conditions as well as metal.

thanks, in that case i'll go for a WAI off of ebay easiest plus i have this fear of PVC melting and i have seen it happen b4 mind u it was also poorly laid out, however i still dont wnat to have this problem, thanks agian :)

hey i was just wondering if u would see about the smae gains from a PVC pipe CAI as from say a WAI from ebay, i have a small budget but i wanna get some growl under the hood and not just use a big exhaust. thanks guys :)

Less is more so.....Yes :bigthumb:

hey guys if iwas to make a CAI out of PVC to match this, how would the PVC hold up and is this a true CAI? thanks

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/Satanspet/willthiswork.jpg

this was a 5 second job in paint, pardon the shittyness lol ;)

CAI goes down into the fender well of the car by the front tires in order to get cold air from outside into the engine rather then the warm ass air in the engine bay. That intake in the link was a warm air intake. It may be a little sketchy being that close to major engine components so you need to try and run it so that everything is away from the engine at all times.

ok so i was doin some measurements on the car, and i think i can pull this off, not knowing what a MAF sensor was b4 this i saw it and thats nothing to move and same with the IAT sensor, so i am not so intimedated n e more, however looking at the car i think w plan on getting rid of the TB cover that SFI2200 thing and just using the TB to connect to itself with a 90 degree bend, however tho i was wondering about dimensions, if i were to use a 90 degree bend behind the battery and down at an angle of about 30 - 45 degrees would there be much air restriction? could somebody point me in the right direction :) thanks also i just noticed on RDfabs website that they have a section just for sunfire 2.2l with ABS, i have ABS will this hinder me :S:S thanks again

I saw a home made pvc CAI and it rattled like a mother

ok so maybe not PVC but i was told tonight by some people i work with at the drug store, (i live in hick town) that some farmers up there way may have 3" aluminum arigation pipes, they weigh like nothing at all and are thin as can be do u guys think this would do the trick, or is the fact of it being thin gonna be bad for disipating heat? thanks again

the thickness wouldnt matter as far as the heat goes, its the location of the air filter and the end of the pipe that is gonna effect the intake air temperature, and if you meant by insulation wise, the air goes through it so fast it wouldnt have time to get heat off of your engine,

Yea but the price you might as well hop on the net and buy the right pipe

http://www.rdfabs.com/stainlesstubing.html

if i wern't to remove the 2200 SFI cover and just install from the hole in it, would i see problems, also would removing it add any more horse? i dont see that it would? also in rdfabs website under 2.2L with ABS for Ram airs i see there is a tiny filter like thing on the top of the engine whats that? and if i were to remove the SFI cover what would i do with that hole? thanks

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/cavalier2000/Cavalier/IMG00028.jpg

Standard WAI.

As far as the benefit of taking the blakc box off. well one it will look better but don't expect to see a different in HP maybe sound though. The little filter is for the valve cover. keeps oil out of the intake and keeps warm air out as well

where would you find one?

the little filter? any parts store or ebay...

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=unknown&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=valve+cover+filter&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&bs=Search&fsop=3%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=&fmmk=&fmmd=&fylo=&fyhi=&mppfQy=intake+filter&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=

do you know the diameter of the hole on the top :P ?

no i think it is pretty much standard

well i think then i am just gonna get a WAI off ebay and take off the 2200 SFI top i may have to buy another piece of silicon and clamps to make it work and also a 90" bend but thats okay by me as long as it all works out in the end, i'll send you guys some pictures when i get it all in , 2 or 3 weeks probably.

thanks :D

SatansPet

here is my homemade one
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/812000-812999/812156_7_full.jpg

nice my engine compartment is different than yours mind you but what is that made out of?

Just mandrel bent 3" exhaust stainless steel pipe. Its just a bunch of bends welded together.

dont u think stainless steel is a bit heavy? i was thinkin aluminum for mine :S?

Naw, on something small like that, you really wouldnt be able to tell that much.

Besides, I cant weld aluminum. :(

i'm sure you could get a straight piece and bend it tho with one of those exhaust bending tools :P