what do you's think?

Looks fantastic :thumbsup: now its time to spill the beans :D

Howd you do it champ?

yeah it is good i like it and well the hell is the air flow meter ? :nuts:

yeah it is good i like it and well the hell is the air flow meter ? :nuts:

I'm sure it's down near the bumper with the filter. Looks quite like the RPW gear.

smells like RPW gear by the looks of those mandrel bendz :confused:

altho, the blue bit in the middle :confused: Perhaps he's covering up a companys' branding lol

Looks like a modded RPW item???? :D

No, I'd just say that's his attempt. Quite possibly had no idea what the RPW stuff looked like.

He made it all entirely himself. I asked him at the drag meet. He said all his own work and the MAS sensor is down enar the filter i think he said. VERY solid construction and gave a VERY nice loud sucking noise. :D

sorry guy's...........home made

2 90* rubber bends $30
600mm of alumin 3" tube......had laying around
WRX pod $95...........bolts strait up to air flow senser(no restriction)
a few worm clips........
took 2 hours to do
and airflow sencer is behind bumper
sounds awsome and looks awsome

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Greetings All.

AWSOME!! Tech article....how too do's? Where did ya get the stuff from? How much?? Etc.!!
Spill!! More pics, of like the POd and the rest??

Cheers,
--Tonba
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sorry guy's...........home made

2 90* rubber bends $30
600mm of alumin 3" tube......had laying around
WRX pod $95...........bolts strait up to air flow senser(no restriction)
a few worm clips........
took 2 hours to do
and airflow sencer is behind bumper
sounds awsome and looks awsome

Very impressive mate, where did you get the rubber bends from?

the rubber bends were the hardest bits to find
i ended up getting them from a truck spare parts place

ooh ooh I can get those rubber bends!

My old man works for an Hydraulics company...he can get that stuff!


Good work mate! You've just inspired me!!

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Greetings All.

Ok a few questions for killbilly and TH smoker.

-Where can i get the rubber bends from, and at what cost?
-Where can i get the aluminium tube from, and at what cost?
-How would it all fit together?
-Where does the POD sit?
-Does it connect straight to the stock TB?

Cheers,
--Tonba
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well done m8,looks good and i bet it sounds just as good,should have mine done soon to :D

ok

-Where can i get the rubber bends from, and at what cost?
-A truck spare parts place $15 each

-Where can i get the aluminium tube from, and at what cost?
-Dont know i just had some laying around the yard

-How would it all fit together?
-elbow too t/b -too 300mm tube -too elbow -then 200mm tube down -too the stock rubber bit that used too be connected to your t/b block off all resonater's and and where the pcv valve used to be -too air flow sencer - too pod

-Where does the POD sit?
-behind your bumper right in front of where a fog light would be

-Does it connect straight to the stock TB?
-Yes

and dont forget to drill a hole for your pcv valve and get an hose connection with a thead on it -$12 screw it into the hole and hook up your pcv valve!

TH Smoker, are the rubber bents soft? Could they be painted do you think?

yeah you could paint it

hey there guys.........

i am a mate of thsmoker and his new cold air setup is awsome!!!!!
it sounds grouse when it is high in the revs.......it kinda claps....awsome

i wish mine sounded that good...lol

i also grabbed some of the alloy pipe from thsmoker and made my own cold air setup similer to him and it looks grouse polished.......would look wiked polished on the maggies......
just that cold air setup has taken his quater mile time from 15.7 to 15.4........not bloody bad for a few bucks and a little time

Awesome setup!!!

i know you got the mas sensor down at the bumper.. but how did you reach there?? i tried and the wire clip is not long enough... so did you rewire it?

thanks

kev

Awesome setup!!!

i know you got the mas sensor down at the bumper.. but how did you reach there?? i tried and the wire clip is not long enough... so did you rewire it?

thanks

kev


i am pretty sure he did

i was thinkign of doing a dodgy piping one.. but this looks and SOUNDS good. sounds both ways. he idea and the actual sound.

anyhoo.. someone wass ayingh somehting about gas and cold air.. anyone know about this?

i am pretty sure he did

okay then... how do you rewire it all?? could you provide actual steps that need to be taken please.

kev

he said he cut the wire and lengthened it

he said he cut the wire and lengthened it

It would just be a matter of cutting the harness in half and lengthening each wire. Just make doubly sure to wire it up correctly.

THSmoker your my hero lol , you have single handedly inspired half the AM community to try their own CAI setups, I know I will try, much cheaper (and more fun) than the K&N unit :D

Wow dude, and you are having no problems with the Auto? You need to write up a step by step article on it for idiots like me who know nothing about it!! Wouldn't have a clue about that sensor thing or where it goes :redface: . Well done dude, CAI for under $300 with pod :D :clap: :booty: :bowrofl: THsmoker

if it rains how do you stop the water from splashing on the pod?? relocate the pod back up into the engine bay??

kev

if it rains, don't drive into puddles! suck a bit of water vapour is not going to hurt, but liquid is going to make some nasty sounds from the engine bay.

Didn't someone say your can buy the prefilter material from K&N seperate, supposed to reduce the chance of water entering the filter, EuroAccord13 has a filter fitted with this :D

Didn't someone say your can buy the prefilter material from K&N seperate, supposed to reduce the chance of water entering the filter, EuroAccord13 has a filter fitted with this :D

yeah that was me... just got to find the right one..

yeah that was me... just got to find the right one..
Got anything on pricing??? :D

Got anything on pricing??? :D

your looking at a max of $50 US excluding shipping.

and sorry to TH smoker to hog the threat.

kev

hey, can you run these with autos?? my old man just got a KL gtvi verada and wants more power. cheers kyle (mr_magna) btw schmick job looks pro!

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Greetings All.

Ok a few questions for killbilly and TH smoker.

-Where can i get the rubber bends from, and at what cost?
-Where can i get the aluminium tube from, and at what cost?
-How would it all fit together?
-Where does the POD sit?
-Does it connect straight to the stock TB?

Cheers,
--Tonba
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Not sure of the price, I'll have to drop into my old man's work and find out. I will soon, just money's tight for me at the moment and petrol is low lol :P

Aluminium tubing, I'm not sure...

Fitting together, well as long as you get the right sizes they will just slide together.

The pod would sit at the bumper, and it would connect up to the stock TB, yes.

TH Smokers car is Auto :D so.. yes.. it would work on auto's. hehe

Wow dude, and you are having no problems with the Auto? You need to write up a step by step article on it for idiots like me who know nothing about it!! Wouldn't have a clue about that sensor thing or where it goes :redface: . Well done dude, CAI for under $300 with pod :D :clap: :booty: :bowrofl: THsmoker

I must say its a very tight fit.........
ill pull it apart on the weekend and do a step by step article..........i recone you could do it for under $200

on a cold night you can kiss the manifold without burnning your lips, and all the pipeing is stone cold

next i want to put a air temp guage just before the t/b

so we get wrx or magna k&n pod wack to the afm dow near the bar then
then run the aluminum piping to the tb

so we get wrx or magna k&n pod wack to the afm dow near the bar then
then run the aluminum piping to the tb

Yep its a "wrx gt" pod not an k&n, not sure what brand it is but ill find out, i got mine from autobarn

That is one Fantastic Set Up you got there.. IT IS A SERIOUSLY NICE LOOKING KIT you've got there! Should have asked you to do mine :P rather than me buying the whole set from the USA....

As for the Hydrolock issue.. yes, a little water is fine.. go through a puddle and you have to call the tow truck.

For my Drycharger, IT DOES not stop water from getting in, it stops water from splashes only. When I take the filter out for a wash, I'll run the DryCharger through water and see what the penetration is. I'll keep you all informed about it.

CHEERS
Nick

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Greetings All.

TH Smoker....Looking forward to the tech article. Im sure blake would wanna put it up on the tech articles page. :D

I really am enspired to build my own now instead of getting a k&n panel...esp for around $200. Its such an awsome system...love it, looks sooooo nice. Hmmmm, hopefully i can get the CAi built and a full Cat-Back redback exhast for under $500. But then again i think im pushing it....

Any problems with the rubber and the engine temperature??? Fuel consumption better? Throttle response? Car running rich? lean? Any prob's with that?

I cant wait.... :badgrin:

Cheers,
--Tonba
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the rubber bends were the hardest bits to find
i ended up getting them from a truck spare parts place

Dude, could you let us know which truck spare parts place you found these bends from? was it off the shelf or did you have to ask for such a part?

please, let us know.

With some inspiration from THSmoker i've finally got off my butt and installed the CAI. :D :D :D
After 2 hours and black gritty hands, It was finally done. I had to race against time as the sun was setting. WEnt for a test drive and it was amazing... can't say that it was more powerful, but the noise and the suction you get from it was pure awesome!!!

kev

ok, so no problems with pod filters and air-flow sensors anymore?

i believe he has inspired every single magna owner on this forum to make their own cai kit! :bowrofl:

gave a VERY nice loud sucking noise. :D
must be good then :badgrin:

ok, so no problems with pod filters and air-flow sensors anymore?

i believe he has inspired every single magna owner on this forum to make their own cai kit! :bowrofl:

you still have to use an oval pod :D

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Greetings All.

Total Price?

Cheers,
--Tonba
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How much would you expect to pay for a fully fitted CAI kit from a pro.

all will be reveled on sunday/monday with pics and how too!! where and how much

So does your car have an air con?

I just pulled apart my factory stuff to check to see what was needed and noticed that my reciever drier is right where you and RPW seem to be sending your pipework:rant: .

Anyway that might be the end of that mod for me:rant: . It really is tight down there. Might have to move my Battery to the boot. This will help in a amp install thought won't it?

I've given up on moving the battery to the boot, for the post involved its just not worth it...

here are some more pic's

dude it looks great and all but please tell me that second pic was taken like that so you could see it before you mounted it up inside the bumper?? also did you make sure the inside of the pipes were completely clean before you sucked air through it, as they are behind the filter remember.

Dude rip me up one of those for the 1st gen :shock:, i've wanted to get my hands on another 1st gen maf to try and do exactly what you've done here.

dude it looks great and all but please tell me that second pic was taken like that so you could see it before you mounted it up inside the bumper?? also did you make sure the inside of the pipes were completely clean before you sucked air through it, as they are behind the filter remember.
Yes the 2nd pic was taken like that so you could see it before it mounted up inside the bumper, and all the pipe's were cleaned on the inside there just a bit stained from laying out in the yard



Dude rip me up one of those for the 1st gen , i've wanted to get my hands on another 1st gen maf to try and do exactly what you've done here.
ill have a go in a few weeks iv got a TP wagon myself

madness, when you do it can you write up a sheet on what you used like pipes and connecters and where you got them from etc.. it seems rather simple, just move the maf and filter around and extend the piping and i guess i could do it myself but label me lazy, plus im too poor to buy another maf cause if i chop up my car and it dont work then it'd be a waste.. although you dont really have to chop anything do you, just buy pipes and big rubber bends and stuff.. forget i ever posted this..

madness, when you do it can you write up a sheet on what you used like pipes and connecters and where you got them from etc.. it seems rather simple, just move the maf and filter around and extend the piping and i guess i could do it myself but label me lazy, plus im too poor to buy another maf cause if i chop up my car and it dont work then it'd be a waste.. although you dont really have to chop anything do you, just buy pipes and big rubber bends and stuff.. forget i ever posted this..

lol, had a wee bit too much ay? lol

anywyaz, i reckon a tutorial on this would be "sthuper"!! (remember big gay al and his animal sanctuary or whataver?) anywayz, yeah, A TECH ARTICLE!! :D

cool :badgrin: