What do you think about that intake mod?

to each their own! i'd like to see pictures of this mod if possible... it sounds like a good idea to me... thanx

 

what your wanting to do is a ram air....personally i havent seen an RA in my face, so i dont really understand what is it you want...why not just get a CAI if you want better intake??if its budget, hey save up and get the real deal...i hardly doubt a ram air will give you any gain at all, much less if youre planning to leave the stock paper filter, which BTW blows...but like The Beav said to each their own good luck!!

 

ok now i understand...well it looks as if the box it self were the same size...if you can get a hold of that piece i guess it would probably fit...if it dosent you can always experiment and get some fiber glass resin and do it yourself...it shouldnt be that hard, and then you could add a touch of your style, lol...

 

You know someone did a set up like what you want and even did a little write up about it. Was a very intresting read but I can't recall how did it and what the title of the thread was called. I would do a search around here and see if you can find it...

 

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5509&p=69827#p66630

NVM you all ready responded in that thread... IMO I think it is a good idea... good luck with trying to find a RA owner to measure it up for you...

 

Thanks for posting the link to my thread Prophet.
I was just about to do so when I saw this thread.

mpirklbauer was in fact the last person to respond in my thread.

I dont think his L cross section metal scoop as shown will make that much difference compared to just cutting a bigger hole in the plastic as I did. The RA and EVO just have bigger holes and a scoop without a restrictor but as I said in my last comment in my thread I dont think a new OEM RA scoop will make any noticeable diff to the stock NA one, especially given the undoubted high and overpriced cost.

 

what about this kind of setup...i dont think many have look at it yet...

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5920

 

no i just found it on some evo forum...they said its a ralliart to evo x conversion but to me that doesnt look nowhere near a ralliart at all...

i actually did try to do the same setup and i can i say its relatively easy to do i just dont know where to get the right sized intake...i kind a like the way it is...

 

mpirklbauer

Mate you have got to remember a couple of things, first ,the air going into/onto your plate is going to be very turbulent anyway because it has just passed through the plastic grille so a sharp edge as on mine or the contoured plastic edge as on the RA is going to make no difference.
The bottom of the holes on the RA is just a hard straight edge at 90* to the airflow anyway not an angled scoop as far as I remember.
Second at the low speeds we are talking about a car moving at (approx 110-130kmh max) the ram air effect will not be significant enough to worry about a super clean airflow path.
The most important thing is to make the hole bigger as I did and put on a hi flow filter,like a K & N. to let the engine breathe better. As I said in my other thread the small slots Mitsu put in are ludicrous and when you cut out the hole the good thing is the intake air is coming in directly from outside,ie COLDER AIR than what is in the engine bay anywhere.

If you want to go to all the extra trouble of the plate by all means spend your time doing so. I am just saying the differences will be negligible if any and in my opinion not worth the time and effort.