my box should be here today. if i have time tomorrow, i'll try and get a dyno of it before i put in the exhaust and header. i'm interested in knowing what the secret weapon with ram air and cold air box pushes as well. the dragon intake according to tprmag was just as good as the injen and better than the K&N. the secret weapon is much better than the dragon intake, so with the cold air box and ram air kit, the secret weapon dyno results should be more than impressive. i've been told that for every 7degrees, the hp numbers are compromised by 1%, or maybe 1hp? anyone know if that's true? if it is, that means with the cold air box covering the filter and sucking in cold air thru the ram air kit, this could be a really nice power mod.

 

you'll get diminishing returns on that but it is true that colder = more dense air (o2) and more power.

keep us updated

 

[quote="Dr. Isotope"]Get under there and look. All of the CAIs draw their air about 12" lower than the OEM airbox plumbing. It's no colder. If you look at how the plastic bits under the car are oriented, the air is drawn in from underhood, about 24" to the right of the header. If you want colder air, you're going to have to get it from outside the car. This is why our motors heatsoak as much as they do. Underhood temps can hit 130º within the first 2 minutes of sitting at idle.

Fortunately, there's a little pop-out dummy grille right there. Take a piece of 3" flex hose, attach it to the opening to the airbox, and run it down to the opening in the bumper. You've now got a cold air intake-- that actually intakes cold air-- for about $10.

I could care less what it sounds like. Matter of fact, the quieter the better.[/quote




Actually that's the setup i have. It's pretty good/cheap/efficent. And that's a true cold air drawing setup.

 

[quote="Dr. Isotope"]Get under there and look. All of the CAIs draw their air about 12" lower than the OEM airbox plumbing. It's no colder. If you look at how the plastic bits under the car are oriented, the air is drawn in from underhood, about 24" to the right of the header. If you want colder air, you're going to have to get it from outside the car. This is why our motors heatsoak as much as they do. Underhood temps can hit 130º within the first 2 minutes of sitting at idle.

Fortunately, there's a little pop-out dummy grille right there. Take a piece of 3" flex hose, attach it to the opening to the airbox, and run it down to the opening in the bumper. You've now got a cold air intake-- that actually intakes cold air-- for about $10.

I could care less what it sounds like. Matter of fact, the quieter the better.[/quote




Actually that's the setup i have. It's pretty good/cheap/efficent. And that's a true cold air drawing setup.

 

It seems like if you run that hose down to the front bumper and remove that guard in the bumper, that the water will have a stright path to get sucked up into the filter thereby soaking it much easier?

I live in texas and it doesnt really flood so im not worried about driving through any big puddles, my car is dropped anyway so i avoid those. My main concern with your described setup though would be the kick up spray from cars in front getting sucked right up that hose to the filter.

 

That's what the filter is there for, and why you should change
it often.

 

does anyone know if the weapon r cold air box will work with the injen short ram intake?

 

no

its specifically designed for their intake

i have their prototype and it wont even fit mine cause of where it sits

 

ok thanks. quite a shame

 

From another thread about intakes. Seems like there are a lot of Honda haters on this forum.
"I wouldn't worry about sucking in water with a CAI, just use an air bypass valve, and you should be fine. My bro has an AEM cold air with an ABV on it and has no problems driving in wet weather for the 3 years he has had it. His car is a pretty low (coilovers) 95 civic coupe. He has intentionally tried hydrolocking the motor ( driving into big puddle) but has had no success (thank god). SCC did a review on the ABV here : http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/te...ted/index.html
Hope someone finds this useful."
And now the thread link:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...+racing+header
To me it seems like people on here dont read before they post. meh what are you going to do.