DIY Supercharger/CAI mods

[daug1502]

Just put a scoop on the side of the bumper where you plan or routing the pipe. Why restrict it when you can pull air straight from your grill?

[joshs58]

now iv been wanting to run a cai to where my fog light is, but what do i need to keep water form going into my motor?

[serega12]

AEM air bypass valve and a hack saw

[joshs58]

thanks, now i live in snow country so it should be fine right?

[petrified.rabbit]

depending on how cold it gets, you will be fine, i noticed at below 20 degrees F, warm ups took forever, and the fuel mileage went down in city driving..

[daug1502]

Hmm, I might have to trip up a piece of pipe for a short ram in the winter. . . I will be expecting some cold driving.

[joshs58]

ok , i was thinking on just keep my shrot intake for winter and just use that for sumer fall and sprng, how much doesthe AEM air bypass valve cost

[Weirdo_Joe]

Yo! Sorry I've neglected to update here... got REALLY busy with other business, and put car mods on hold for a bit! I spent the last couple days playing with another setup... I got the GAProjects guide to a DIY supercharger... concept similar to the Thomas Knight one (that seems to work, but costs 2 grand ) Before fabricating the whole thing, I borrowed some more ideas; mainly, the fact that running double the voltage through a fan motor doubles (or at least significantly increases) the speed. So, I learned the basics of electricity (GAProjects supercharger guide came with a 12 page "basics of electricity" e-book-thingy. I took the fan, made my own battery pack out of PVC pipe, put a switch, that along with the battery pack, is now in the car. 4-D batteries instead of 2 make for 6 volts instead of 3... (working up to 24, maybe 36. ; ) The little fan would now spin itself on the floor from the initial torque. Still not a lot of power, but efficiently placed with the same bowl setup, but STRAIGHT on the end of the filter... a smaller filter, so that the forced air has less chance to escape out the sides. The results: Better than expected, again! Is it a BAD thing when your rpm gauge skips? I always watch my rpms, and have never seen it skip before. I had a bunch of stuff to do, and didn't get a chance to test it a lot after getting it on today; the best I could do was an area where it was 50 mph between all my other stops, but in this ONE chance I had to GUN it, I probably went from 35 to 50+ in a WAY SHORT time, (maybe 1.5 seconds? seemed twice as fast as before). And I watched as my rpm gauge jumped like 500 rpms. ? What's up with that? I know the airflow is increased-basically it simulates a high-speed RAM scoop at low speeds. i have just been into car tuning for about a year, so I'm still a newbie. BUT! I can't wait to take this on some of the 60 & 75 mph highways for further testing! Oh, and Daug: That's where the scoop is; the concept I was thinking about but abandoned was kinda like getting 2 scoops into the same area-the filter. And Josh: About $30. Picture coming up...

[Weirdo_Joe]

Mini-Charger V. 3.0

[Ratchet104]

I feel as though the weight of all those D batteries is hindering your maximum performance gains