so, this winter while pulling into work, my car slipped on some ice and i rear ended my co worker while trying to turn into a parking space, no damage to his car, no scratches or dents, not even in the slightest to my fender or bumper, because the corner light took the impact. the area where the corner light sits on my 93 accord is in pristine condition by some miracle, but there a big gapping hole now. so what i was thinking of doing, was when i buy my intake, buying some extra tubing and molding some sheet metal into the precise shape of the corner light, (from the outside view) so it doesnt look like some mismatched weird spot but flows with the contours and curves of the fender hood and bumber. drilling a hole through that metal to vent the intake into, now my question is (after the long winded explanation) what tools do i need to cut and b end the sheet metal ever so slightly to fit perfectly and is there any advice that you guys can offer in this endeavour?
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Will you be replacing the corner light with a gaping hole? If so, police won't like that. That's a primary turn signal.
The aerodynamic shape of the Accord's front end will likely result more in the air flowing over the hole, creating a vacuum, rather than ramming air into it. It may work, but I have a feeling it won't be a help at all.
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Ya idk about that. Althought the eks have a headlight delete kit that u can put a intake behind the headlight. What my friend did was just put it behind the bumper. From my own lil experiments. The shorter the tubin the quicker your throttle response willl be. That's y mines is so short. But do some research on it. Get some idea's. Measure twice before cutting.
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I even doubt the EK setup. The front end is made to cut through the wind, not slam into it.
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Best place to duct air from is the cowl (not the easiest, but not hard). The outer most, leading edge of the bumper, will have a good bit of pressure, but wont look good and will prolly be just as tricky to duct as the cowl. And will prolly affect aerodynamics.
I like a short ram style intake, with a proper cool air box with a duct to vent in unobstructed air flow. My Civic picked up a pile of mpg with this design, with proper tuning.Comment
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valid point by deev, although my corner lights have never worked due to a bad harness on both sides and ive never gotten any trouble for it. idk its merely an idea ive been playing around with, would the shape really affect the intake that much, i figured the way that it sits and the position it would be better because the air would just go straight in.Comment
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But it won't be going straight in, it'll be going around. That's how the front end was designed.
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what about bending it so that it forms a scoop, hard to describe what i see in my head but, in theory wouldnt that form a a good place for cowl? i just see a good place to work from, already holed out and ready to go with out to much modification, thats the only reason im asking haha.Comment
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What I did on my wifes civic was leave the plastic tubing from the original air box. It doesn't look cool but it forces air up to the short ram.Comment
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Will that fit the filter? The filter for the kit I'm getting isn't small, an that tubing is what an inch and a half at best? did you use any adapters? Or am I misunderstanding what yoursayingComment
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You have not gotten a ticket because the cop hasn't noticed . If you replace the light with an intake duct they will be far more likely to see that. Like said above the shape of the car will really be working against you. Unless your scoop sticks out a few inches past the body to catch the air before it flows over the fender it will probably not work. If you do have it sticking out you will run into problems when it rains, or when people look at the ugly piece of metal sticking off the side of the car.Originally posted by Firstoff View PostComment
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eh, if it COULD work itd be nice. i appreciate all the advice you guys have given.
and i think ill work on getting that new corner light then lmao, last thing i need is a ticket. thanks again for your input!Comment
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