25 dollar short ram now with pics

jspectoaster · Posted: 9/22/07 1:18PM Post subject: 25 dollar short ram now with pics

so i decided to pull apart the air box yesterday and discovered that there is enough of a lip after the maf sensor to clamp on a 25$ autozone cone filter.all i need to do now is make some sort of bracket.thing sounds cool as hell

jspectoaster · Posted: 9/22/07 2:11PM Post subject:

pics!!!

azepolyn · Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 605 Location: Tulsa, OK

Nice, my brother and I made the same observation almost immediately. Curious, you already did the measuring, whats the size of the piping?

jspectoaster · Posted: 9/22/07 2:32PM Post subject:

3 1/2

bbcxb2 · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 107

hmm cool but would rather run a K and N filter

jspectoaster · Posted: 9/22/07 8:34PM Post subject:

perhaps a name brand could give me 5-10 more horsepower :rofl:

rspain85 · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 25

jspectoaster wrote: perhaps a name brand could give me 5-10 more horsepower :rofl:

or perhaps a name brand filter would do a better job at filtering out dirt from your engine than a autozone special. besides, the stock intake/airbox is so well engineered that you prolly only gain 1, maybe 2 hp. thats not enough to notice and to me, isnt enough to risk sucking dirt into your engine.

hXcdi3hard · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 92 Location: San Dimas, CALI

people dont put ram air filters on there car just for the 1-5 hp gain...its mainly cause it give it a lower tone when accelerating....i love the sound of intake...the factory box just doesnt sound cool..

thanks jspectoaster im gonna do this when i pick up my xD

bbcxb2 · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 107

rspain85 wrote: jspectoaster wrote: perhaps a name brand could give me 5-10 more horsepower :rofl:

or perhaps a name brand filter would do a better job at filtering out dirt from your engine than a autozone special. besides, the stock intake/airbox is so well engineered that you prolly only gain 1, maybe 2 hp. thats not enough to notice and to me, isnt enough to risk sucking dirt into your engine.

exactly what I was thinking

XtraDeviant · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 35 Location: Bay Area, CA

good stuff. i wonder if the HKS mushroom filter (i call it the boob filter) fit on that?

Then I'll have an HKS intake!!!

zoltiz · Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 1517 Location: Atlanta, GA

Tried the $25 short ram tonight - thanks for the tip on the disassembling the airbox - somehow I missed it myself.

Sound difference is not as distinct as I had with couple of other engines I played with, but still kinda fun.

Time to make a bracket to keep that thing in place. So far it's held with a zip-tie to the battery tie-down - does not move much, but can definitely be better.

jspectoaster · Posted: 9/30/07 8:16PM Post subject:

i made a bracket gotta get a pic up it was super easy

azepolyn · Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 605 Location: Tulsa, OK

sooo ... revisiting this, how's it working out? Any CEL's or ... heaven forbid ... the aforementioned debris? :P

jspectoaster · Posted: 10/1/07 9:52PM Post subject:

none of the above 500 miles or so now still happy as a clam :love:

HareBrained · Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 155

I did this with my Mini. The intake sounds was great. I've had other Mini drivers ask me what I did because they wanted theirs to sound like mine.

I used a Weapon R kit for an EG Civic. It came with a 4" bent and straight polished tube, a silicone reducer, a silicone breather hose, and an oil-impregnated filter, all for $35. I simply cut the tube with a little straight and a little curve and bolted it in. Worked much better than stock and I sincerely doubt that much worse than the $240 AEM "tuned" intake. Like the xD, the Mini filter and intake are front right. And like the xD, total length needs to be less than a foot. I wouldn't hesitate to do exactly the same for the xD.

I think you did a great job.

MasterFramer · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Portland, OR

This doesn't void your warranty? Sorry for the newb question.

Also, can you post your bracket picture? Thanks.

pyrocuervo · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 36 Location: L.A. California

Finally got the black sand xd already dissasembled it for sound system wiring/upgrade...I have a blazer/ram k&n filter that is larger than the cone I will definitely try this in the morning!!!

MasterFramer · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Portland, OR

pyrocuervo wrote: Finally got the black sand xd already dissasembled it for sound system wiring/upgrade...I have a blazer/ram k&n filter that is larger than the cone I will definitely try this in the morning!!!

How did this work out?

pyrocuervo · Joined: 20 Oct 2007 Posts: 36 Location: L.A. California

It went good! prettymuch took up all the space available, but it does respond quicker and has a more aggressive sound. plus looks good too!!! lol. sorry no pics yet some douchbag stole my camera!

08xd · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 3

i put a K&N modified filter on my xd and it sounds and runs great