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Just pulled the bumper off today to install the skid plate mounts, thought I might as well show you guys how I made my " V2 Anti-Hydrolocking Cold Air Intake" sometime ago.
My homemade intake a bigger pipe diameter and better air flow than almost any cold air intakes on the market, and it nearly eliminates the worry about hydrolocking unless you drive into a lake.
If you don't feel like cutting factory plastic stop right now.
1. Buy the biggest flexible pipe(the one I bought is 4.5inch 20m long when extended) you can from homedepot, mine was $2.97 since the ends were broken. Also buy a 2.25 inch pipe while you are there(30cm is enough only using it for the secondary intake.).
2. Remove the factory intake box and duct. You won't need the duct from now on.
3. Cut a 2.2inch hole on the bottom of the air box(left side), enlarge the factory duct hole until the big pipe fits.
4. Remove the front bumper and driverside headlight cover.
5. Now you can see a fairly big opening from the engine bay to the driver front side of the fender. All aftermarket cold air intakes use this opening to get their systems to get cold air. We will use this opening too, but we need to enlarge the opening a lot more to get our 4.5inch diameter pipe through.
6. Start trimming the plastics until the opening is large enough to fit the 4.5inch pipe.
7. Install the 2.25 inch pipe like this
The use of this pipe is to prevent hydrolocking, because it sits much higher than the 4.5inch pipe. But at the same time it sits lower than the top section of the VR6 engine(hottest part), so it won't draw hot air into the engine like short rams and swiss cheesed boxes.
Another pic of the backup(antihydrolock pipe) from the bottom.
8. Now with the 2.25 inch pipe secured install the 4.5inch pipe, you might need to move the electrical connector a little near the opening you just cut.
9. Put a new paper filter in and put everything back together.
10. Remove the driverside lower grille. And route your 4.5inch pipe like this.
11. Get your exacto knife and turn it into a real grill like the passenger side.
12. Enjoy the intake sound and extra power!
The intake sound is very noticable from 2500rpm even with my Magnaflow catback roaring.
There's definitely more power and torque, especially torque! Mine was done in early August and the extra power was very noticable.
Total cost was less than $10 but you do have to cut and trim lots of stuff.
The best part about my twintake is that you don't have to worry about hydrolocking even though you have a bigger intake than any aftermarket setup, also you can keep the OEM look in the engine bay and use stock filters.
My homemade intake a bigger pipe diameter and better air flow than almost any cold air intakes on the market, and it nearly eliminates the worry about hydrolocking unless you drive into a lake.
If you don't feel like cutting factory plastic stop right now.
1. Buy the biggest flexible pipe(the one I bought is 4.5inch 20m long when extended) you can from homedepot, mine was $2.97 since the ends were broken. Also buy a 2.25 inch pipe while you are there(30cm is enough only using it for the secondary intake.).
2. Remove the factory intake box and duct. You won't need the duct from now on.
3. Cut a 2.2inch hole on the bottom of the air box(left side), enlarge the factory duct hole until the big pipe fits.
4. Remove the front bumper and driverside headlight cover.
5. Now you can see a fairly big opening from the engine bay to the driver front side of the fender. All aftermarket cold air intakes use this opening to get their systems to get cold air. We will use this opening too, but we need to enlarge the opening a lot more to get our 4.5inch diameter pipe through.
6. Start trimming the plastics until the opening is large enough to fit the 4.5inch pipe.
7. Install the 2.25 inch pipe like this
The use of this pipe is to prevent hydrolocking, because it sits much higher than the 4.5inch pipe. But at the same time it sits lower than the top section of the VR6 engine(hottest part), so it won't draw hot air into the engine like short rams and swiss cheesed boxes.
Another pic of the backup(antihydrolock pipe) from the bottom.
8. Now with the 2.25 inch pipe secured install the 4.5inch pipe, you might need to move the electrical connector a little near the opening you just cut.
9. Put a new paper filter in and put everything back together.
10. Remove the driverside lower grille. And route your 4.5inch pipe like this.
11. Get your exacto knife and turn it into a real grill like the passenger side.
12. Enjoy the intake sound and extra power!
The intake sound is very noticable from 2500rpm even with my Magnaflow catback roaring.
There's definitely more power and torque, especially torque! Mine was done in early August and the extra power was very noticable.
Total cost was less than $10 but you do have to cut and trim lots of stuff.
The best part about my twintake is that you don't have to worry about hydrolocking even though you have a bigger intake than any aftermarket setup, also you can keep the OEM look in the engine bay and use stock filters.
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