GOAT air intake

[y2dgone]

This is for the 2005 Chevy Aveo 4door Sedan automatic (can be made to work with hatchbacks, 5speeds, fog lights and other years with little modifications)

What is a G.O.A.T. air ram? First off it's a type, not brand. What does goat stand for? Grabber Of Air Thingy (really, it does) There are two types of G.O.A.T. air rams, closed and open. The closed kind goes straight into the air box, the open flows into a cone filter of your choosing (I prefer the open.)
With the G.O.A.T. air ram you will enjoy a decent horse power gain starting at about 30mph because of the forced air flow through the honeycomb you drill out.
The closed G.O.A.T. will give you a nice boost when you drive faster.
The open G.O.A.T. will give you the best of both worlds of a CAI and Short Air Ram.
If you have an automatic Aveo this is greatly help your "flat spot"
If you are going open G.O.A.T. costs of K&N cone filter is about $80, exhaust pipe $5
Tubing is $10-$25
Labor time took my 1.5hours but can be done in 45minutes to 1 hour. (I was basically "flying bind" with this mod)
Have a friend help, they'll be a large benefit!


How to make a goat air ram:

General tools needed:
Sockets
Car jack and stand
Knife or Scissors
Drill
At least 3 feet of 3"-4" vaccum or pvc tubing
Philips and flat head screw drivers

Closed specific tools:
Hose clamps

Open specfic tools:
Cone Filter (I like K&N part number RX-4990 with a heatshield)
Zip Ties
Duct Tape or some other material able to block airflow
Insultating tape
Exhaust piping from any auto parts store (get as close to 3" as possible, an exhaust/muffler shop can enlarge the filter side for a cheap price or free)

Closed GOAT:

#1 Remove the air intake filter box
#2 Follow the intake resonator removal process found on this page http://www.aveoclub.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18
#3 Drill out the honeycomb pattern on the passenger side fender



#4 Place the tubing against the inside of the honey comb pattern (behind the fender) and have the other end coming up to where the air box was.



#5 Make and cut the ends to fit flush against the honeycomb and leave just enough length to fit about 2 inches above the air inlet opening (where your air box goes)
#6 Use your duct tape (or other binding material) to close off the gap between the tubing and honeycomb


#7 Fit the tubing over the lower end of your airbox and secure with hose clamp
#8 Replace your air box
#9 Lower your car off the jack and stand
#10 Drive and have fun!

Open Goat:

#1 Remove the air intake filter box
#2 Follow the intake resonator removal process found on this page http://www.aveoclub.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18
#3 Drill out the honeycomb pattern on the passenger side fender




#4 Place the tubing against the inside of the honey comb pattern (behind the fender) and have the other end coming up to where the air box was.
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#5 Make and cut the ends to fit flush against the honeycomb and leave just enough length to fit about 2 inches above the air inlet opening (where your air box goes)
#6 Use your duct tape (or other binding material) to close off the gap between the tubing and honeycomb

#7 Drill a hole in the top wheel side of the tubing and another hole near the stock inlet hole
#8 Zip tie the hose to the body of the car (the hole you drilled near the inlet hole)


#8 Replace your air box with a K&N cone filter (I prefer part number RX-4990 with a heat shield, but you can use whatever cone filter you want)


#9 Fit your cone filter and heat shield around the exhaust piping and the small end of the pipe into the rubber hose/boot that hoses the sensors


#10 Place pieces of insulting tape on the parts of the heat shield that would vibrate against the car
#11 Lower your car off the jack and stand
#12 Drive and have fun!

For some more info you can use this page as a rough guide. It's for a 89-92 Ford Probe GT but it gives you a basic outline (Thanks to Steve from PerformanceProbe.com)
http://www.performanceprobe.com/doityou ... rram22.htm

Here is the resonator removal link:
http://aveoclub.proboards26.com/index.c ... 1129044492

Some other helpful pics:

Car jacked up:



Wheel guard:


Tube and box:


Air intake resonator:



Resonator in car:


Inlet Tube hole:




If you have fog lights you can mount the lower portion of the tubing underneath the fender facing towards the front of the car. Drill a hole at the upper end of the tube and the bottom portion of the fender and zip tie together. It will be much more noticable then going through the honeycomb but it'll work the same. If you have a body kit it can be made to work. The main idea is to have the lower portion of the tubing facing an airflow source.

ENJOY YOUR GOAT!

[g0ast]

Have I told anybody that this is *kind of* the way I sucked up almost 3 gallons of water into my engine and had to pay nearly $1100 to fix it?

Mine was more of a closed system though, but it came through that lower fog light area.

[y2dgone]

yeah i heard, but really with any air intake that sits low you take that risk

[Brainless]

lol ya just put a snorkel on

[mikedudley17]

i did mine with flex pipe, but i have removed it. one cus its winter and i dont want all that salt and **** in my filter, and 2 because at first i noted no visible water marks on the filter but upon a later inspection i had rust all over the open end of my cone filter-not good. this is a great idea tho, and im sure that the closed goat would be a much better way of doin it.

also another note is that u should clean out the dirty side of ur filter ever 2-3 weeks dependin on drivin conditions and how much u drive and so forth. a dirty filter will do u no good.

[xtreme 2]

so this was the FIRST 20 minute intake design DLSpeed ever did lol... my chesticles are in one of the pics lol...

Daniel may be in my pics, BUT I INSTALLED it lol...

[y2dgone]

so this was the FIRST 20 minute intake design DLSpeed ever did lol... my chesticles are in one of the pics lol...

Daniel may be in my pics, BUT I INSTALLED it lol...

Does duct tape and a zip tie count as installation? lol

[xtreme 2]

hey u wanted quick an easy...

[xtreme 2]

Just noticed something.... THAT'S ME!

[SGAveoGuy]

Talk about some cool ingenuity. I think this is a very cool find for you guys in dry climates. Probably not a good thing for mud boggers.