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DIY DIY: warm air intake

Discussion in 'Other DIY & Questions' started by 1337Rolla, Oct 1, 2008.

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    1337Rolla oh my

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    DIY: warm air intake

    What? a warm air intake??

    YES. Why? Because you get quite a few benefits with only a few downsides.. and it's free!!!

    Benefits:
    Better gas mileage in cold weather
    awesome sound similar to a real CAI, high whine from the air filter box that sounds like squirrels being mashed
    Less weight in your car (under 1lb less)
    scare the neighbors
    no issues with oil in your MAF/map sensor.

    Downsides:
    Power or lack of when the engine is hot


    Instructions:

    1. Pull the battery.
    2. remove the airbox assembly from your car.
    3. remove intake pipe that leads from the resonator to the airbox, proceed to wear it as a hat or scare your cat with it
    4. reassemble car.

    there ya have it! 70% of the sound, -5% of the performance of the real thing, 0% of the price!
    1337Rolla, Oct 1, 2008
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    KrypticKarma ~2001 Corrizm~

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    lol nice.. you must be bored :p
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    yup. and I can't believe it actually worked. I know this sounds ridiculously stupid but when they start putting additives in gas for the winter and cause peoples gas mileage to fall, this could be the thing to compensate for it.
    1337Rolla, Oct 1, 2008
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    KrypticKarma ~2001 Corrizm~

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    Makes sense to me. Winter is coming too soon. Heard on the radio today that friday we might his frost advisory here! it SUCKS
    KrypticKarma, Oct 1, 2008
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    IMPORTech New Member

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    are u talking about removing that pipe that goes from air box and whines around and comes up is that it?? i had it off for a long time and it actually act like a short arm intake add a lil more power
    IMPORTech, Oct 23, 2008
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    Yes, but I've only lost power.
    1337Rolla, Oct 23, 2008
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    i removed all the plastic crap out of my corolla i hate it really hate it
    IMPORTech, Oct 23, 2008
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    you need to find ways for the corolla to gain power and not loss it,LOL...
    xplicitcorolla99, Oct 24, 2008
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    Ares Active Member

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    ^ lol
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    I can just relocate the Weapon R from the wheel well, to the top of the exhaust header o_O instant H/WAI!
    SaberJ2X, Oct 24, 2008
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    xplicitcorolla99 Active Member

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    oven baked wai,lol
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    |-Goku-| Super Saiyan

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    Just Fantastic! I love it!
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    wow...
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    1337Rolla oh my

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    lol, I know this mod is really ghetto but it does make sense in the winter (if you're not turbo!!)

    about now is the time to be putting your intake tubes back on since 60 degree days are comin
    1337Rolla, Mar 25, 2009
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    This is my favorite part:

    nyrican52884, Mar 25, 2009
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    Gerson Back with another AE101

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    Holy thread revival! this post is old. Put your shiny intakes back on.
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    94corolla-chafita uhh im a dude..

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    lmao i scare my cat with random car parts too!!
    94corolla-chafita, Apr 7, 2009
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    OR you could fabricate piping that leads to your fender well, buy one of those 2 psi electric superchargers that's like 50 bucks and connect it all. Cold air intake with a 2 Psi supercharger whine beneath your hood and none of the noise, all of the power.
    FolkenStrategos, Apr 7, 2009
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    Electric superchargers don't work.
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    I know this is kind of an old thread, but the first thing that should be removed is the giant heavy plastic intake resonator in the fender! Take that out and leave the snorkel, then the snorkel is sucking air from the fender (colder).
    Even if you are taking out the snorkel, the resonator should definitley go for weight/stupidness.
    Chris Corolla S, May 23, 2009
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    damn this thread wont die!!!!
    shubert_ae102, May 25, 2009
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    hi
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