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

 

pics!!!

 

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

 

3 1/2

 

hmm cool but would rather run a K and N filter

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

exactly what I was thinking

 

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!!!

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

Also, can you post your bracket picture? Thanks.

 

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?

 

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!

 

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