Its a k&n cone...the end isnt open on it...i saw some ram air filter kits at auto zone and pep boys but the filters are about 2 inches long...to small for my liking...so i want a bigger one...i may end up rigging something up for it...ill take pics and let you all know if i do

 

well i got it all done today...swapped the intake over, added a tattoo, and ran some intake cleaner for a fuel system tune...we'll see how it pays off...check out the pics...i ended up using the fog light holes to bring in the air

 

Idk how much good thatll do ya, but I like the idea and it looks great!

 

2nded

 

IMO, you're wasting your time directing cold air from the foglight to it- you didn't block off the engine bay heat at all- its sitting there less than a foot from the exhaust crossover pipe, and right in the path of radiator fan wash air.

 

true true i probably should do something to shield it a little...any ideas? my old cai did stay really cool though even after a long drive so idk

 

i would get a old air box from a junk yard to make your own shelding from the heat from the engine. so you dont have to worrie about messing the one up you still have if you sell the car.

 

Put the filter in the fenderwell, use some plastic roof flashing behind it to seal it from the engine bay. Or get some ABS plastic sheeting and build a box around the filter like a K&N or wizair, then insulate it.



What it feels like to the touch is irrelevant- what you need to be worried about is the air going into it- ie by monitoring your IAT's (intake air temperature). Thats the only real way to make an accurate judgment of how "cold" a cold air intake is. Technically what you made is called a "hot air intake".

 

On a 80 degree day..what should your IAT's look like with a good cold air box?

 

Its hard to give a single value because you'll have one temperature while sitting there idling (which will go up the longer you sit there as all the heat rises to the top of your engine bay, and as it soaks through your box's heat shielding), and another temperature while you're driving (which should go down the faster you go).

I'd really say though on average, if you're much over 10-20* over ambient with a cold air box, you've probably got a leak or something not insulated very well. I remember going out and scanning a guy who did a WizAir box, and I really don't remember his car getting over ~10-15* over ambient- and thats from just a regular drop in CAI box with no mods.

I know when I had my HAI on my GP, my IAT's were always way over ambient, and only after really picking up speed did they settle down anywhere near decent numbers- but at a stoplight or low speeds, it would get really high.