00accord91
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nah he had a 97 corolla. his car jus got louder but it was faster with his stock airbox.
Spectre Universal SRI (8219)
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Russianred
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It sounds pretty damn good, but I am totally unsure about any power gain/loss.
botang47
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theres a lovely growl when you hit the throttle with an intake, but it will not blow you away. also after you relocate your battery you should tell me where your ground points are. i plan on doing it soon
I posted most of the 'before' pictures I could think of taking before I actually got the parts for the battery relocation, and here's where the SRI-related pictures are going.
Needless to say, the lesson I've learned here is that 'Universal' means there's extra work and research that needs to be done.
For someone like me, who's all about research and plans on an automotive career, it's a minor inconvenience. To anyone else, it may be more trouble than it's worth for an impulse buy.
In any case, here's what I've got:
One reason why I want to change the thing in the first place...
The junction of airway and intake manifold. I'm guessing the tube going in the front is the breather hose, since it connects to the same chamber I pour my oil into...
And this must be a MAF sensor or something. The Haynes manual sucks.
A rough show of how it will fit.
Here's a good look at the tube itself.
Where the tube and sensor connect. I'm guessing that it would logically make sense to connect the sensor ahead of the breather tube, so the plastic grommet's for the sensor and the aluminum tube is for the breather.
And this is about how much will have to come off before it will fit with the huge-*** filter shown
Needless to say, the lesson I've learned here is that 'Universal' means there's extra work and research that needs to be done.
For someone like me, who's all about research and plans on an automotive career, it's a minor inconvenience. To anyone else, it may be more trouble than it's worth for an impulse buy.
In any case, here's what I've got:
One reason why I want to change the thing in the first place...
The junction of airway and intake manifold. I'm guessing the tube going in the front is the breather hose, since it connects to the same chamber I pour my oil into...
And this must be a MAF sensor or something. The Haynes manual sucks.
A rough show of how it will fit.
Here's a good look at the tube itself.
Where the tube and sensor connect. I'm guessing that it would logically make sense to connect the sensor ahead of the breather tube, so the plastic grommet's for the sensor and the aluminum tube is for the breather.
And this is about how much will have to come off before it will fit with the huge-*** filter shown
H-town_Ryda_06
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uhhh i have to say that imo you should just get a ebay sri and keep it simple. plus you have to remember that your battery somewhat acts as a heat barrier for your intake so if you do go that route i would suggest a heat shield...
So....you're doing a battery relocation for an intake that's going to suck in hotter air than your stock air box originally would. What a waste of money for such a junk part. Also, I cannot believe you are actually going to run that filter on your car. You would be better off just sticking a baseball in your intake manifold. It would be cheaper and just as effective.
Russianred
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ROFLMAO! From the look of the mock-up photo where you are holding the tube at the angle
it would fit without much modding!!
Just flip the tube and hook it up with the other end, and put filter on opposite end haha. It doesn't look that complicated at all. If you need longer hoses to attach to the holes, just buy them at ACE hardware. I can't believe you are doing all this just for a SRI which will be worse off for your car than its stock airbox..
I hope you're not using this knife to cut the pipe.. And I don't even care if it's a Cutco haha
it would fit without much modding!!
Just flip the tube and hook it up with the other end, and put filter on opposite end haha. It doesn't look that complicated at all. If you need longer hoses to attach to the holes, just buy them at ACE hardware. I can't believe you are doing all this just for a SRI which will be worse off for your car than its stock airbox..
I hope you're not using this knife to cut the pipe.. And I don't even care if it's a Cutco haha
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H-Town: I agree that I would have been better off, but i'm taking the challenge. As far as a heat shield, good point. I'm already shopping around for good material.
Sean: I shouldn't have to explain what an SRI is. Cooler air is not the point.
Short. Ram. The tube is aluminum, which means it may heat up quickly, but also cools off quickly with the air being sucked in. That filter is also widely used and there is no major complaint. It's a knockoff of K & N. It'll be replaced with a K&N when I feel like shelling out for it.
Edit: Also, i'm not doing the battery relocation 'just' for the SRI. I'm just doing it sooner because of the SRI. I have subs i'm going to install, and various other things that would be easier to power if the battery were next to the PDB.
Russian: You don't think I've already considered that? This thread would only be a before-and-after sound clip if it was that easy. First of all, the filter's too long for that.
Second, and foremost, you think I should install the breather hose in front of the airflow sensor. You want me to put something that spews oil fumes in front of a sensor that determines how much oxygen is reaching my engine?
Look at picture number three. The tube closest to the intake manifold is the breather tube. The one further away is the airflow sensor.
Now, if you have any knowledge or experience with the V6 engine (that your Accord does not seem to have,) please do share. Preferably in a reasonable and helpful manner.
Sean: I shouldn't have to explain what an SRI is. Cooler air is not the point.
Short. Ram. The tube is aluminum, which means it may heat up quickly, but also cools off quickly with the air being sucked in. That filter is also widely used and there is no major complaint. It's a knockoff of K & N. It'll be replaced with a K&N when I feel like shelling out for it.
Edit: Also, i'm not doing the battery relocation 'just' for the SRI. I'm just doing it sooner because of the SRI. I have subs i'm going to install, and various other things that would be easier to power if the battery were next to the PDB.
Russian: You don't think I've already considered that? This thread would only be a before-and-after sound clip if it was that easy. First of all, the filter's too long for that.
Second, and foremost, you think I should install the breather hose in front of the airflow sensor. You want me to put something that spews oil fumes in front of a sensor that determines how much oxygen is reaching my engine?
Look at picture number three. The tube closest to the intake manifold is the breather tube. The one further away is the airflow sensor.
Now, if you have any knowledge or experience with the V6 engine (that your Accord does not seem to have,) please do share. Preferably in a reasonable and helpful manner.
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Your arrogent know-it-all attitude is unneeded here. The fact that your intake is composed of aluminum is irrelevant to anything I was trying to convey to you. I'm glad you understand what SRI stand for, because you don't really seem to understand much else. Neither of those two air hoses are sensors. One of them, yes is in fact a breather hose, which leads to that "chamber you pour your oil into", which is called the front cylinder head. You seem to know extremely little about cars to be pursuing an automotive career. I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say you are still in high school? The other hose is NOT a sensor. It leads to someplace around the coolant casting, I cannot recall exactly where. This needs to suck in air at a certain rate, or your car will run like s***. Next topic. That "MAF" you think you have, does not exist. Accords utilize an "Idle Air Control Valve" to measure the air entering the intake maifold, which is conveniently located on your throttle body. Placed right after that breather hose that "spews out oil fumes". The engineers at honda sure screwed that one up, didn't they!
So in less than one day, this thread has been reduced to presuming what other people know based on nothing, cherry-picking quotes that were simplified for the sake of the reader in the first place, and nitpicking about what someone doesn't know and already admitted, while admitting holes in one's own knowledge.
I came here willing to share knowledge as I gained it, and was willing to be corrected in a helpful and informative manner, but I find myself being called an arrogant, know-it-all high-schooler because I gave a somewhat sharp retort.
I'll take engineering advice from my current job from now on, thanks.
I came here willing to share knowledge as I gained it, and was willing to be corrected in a helpful and informative manner, but I find myself being called an arrogant, know-it-all high-schooler because I gave a somewhat sharp retort.
I'll take engineering advice from my current job from now on, thanks.
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