New Air System!, Many Questions

[ex_style90]

Ok so below is a pic of my engine. Today my air intake system just came in the mail and I just installed it. Test drived it blah blah and already I feel a difference im not sure if I installed it right??



But on this pic below, i said I wasnt sure because now I dont have any tubes leading from around the battery and grill area to my air filter. Now my air filter is just right there.

[NorcoAccord]

It looks fine

[ex_style90]

Hmm it does?.. But still, isnt the filter itself supposed to spin when im driving or does it just stay in the same spot?.. Sorry im just new to this stuff...

[sublime]

supposed to stay in the same spot.

[NorcoAccord]

Hmm it does?.. But still, isnt the filter itself supposed to spin when im driving or does it just stay in the same spot?.. Sorry im just new to this stuff...

The filter should not spin were did you get that idea?

[ex_style90]

The filter should not spin were did you get that idea?

ehehehe ^ ^ I see no spinning then, well thats all my questions.. Thanks to everyone for the feedback!

[MadSpleen85]

Hmm it does?.. But still, isnt the filter itself supposed to spin when im driving or does it just stay in the same spot?.. Sorry im just new to this stuff...

Please tell me that you DID NOT buy this from someone that told you this was a turbo or something.. I cant think of what else would make you think the air filter should spin.. But yeah like has already been said it look right..

Even without the tubes that used to be there plenty of air will still get to the filter.. The tubes are simply there to limit sound in a stock car. That is why the stock intake has the air filter in a box... It is quiter that way. Usually in a "family car" like our cb's were intended to be quieter is better but when you are talking intake though quiet usually means restrictions.. Later

[ex_style90]

Hmmm I see I see. Haha, nooo no one told me it was a turbo..lol. I just figured it spinned cause I could twist the air filter with my hand..lol. Oh btw, I bought it from optionracing.com

[Leung]

i hope you didn't pay no more than 35 bucks for it because imo, it's just the tubing you wanted. majority of the people here throw away that crap filter they give you and replace it with a more reliable K&N brand cone filter.

if you searched on Ebay, you can get pretty good looking ones for pretty damn cheap now and days.

as for the filter spinning, you might want to secure that on tighter somehow, don't want that thing falling off while driving because your engine and enviromental dust don't mix so well.

[NorcoAccord]

as for the filter spinning, you might want to secure that on tighter somehow, don't want that thing falling off while driving because your engine and enviromental dust don't mix so well.

If it falls of no big he is doing his own port and polish work the easy way and it goes threw the whole intake and exhaust system its a win all around.


:edit:
If it spins fix it so that doesn't happen you don't want to have to buy a new new motor over a 30 second fix

[Jarrett]

Looks good. Now you can reroute that alarm wire or whatever it is that the red wire goes to.

[RCMits]

Looks good. Now you can reroute that alarm wire or whatever it is that the red wire goes to.

There *is* something that "spins" in the airbox/tube that was sold on tv for awhile and usually at the "trade shows" and "county fairs" that CLAIM to save on gas... but we all know its total BS... but since you mentioned "spinning" maybe you though:



ahahhaha =)

looks good btw.

[ex_style90]

Looks good. Now you can reroute that alarm wire or whatever it is that the red wire goes to.

That red wire, think your right probaly is the alarm. Actually I have no idea tho what the hell that is . The previous owner crapped up the whole electrical systems in the car basically. I had to go through hell putting in my radio..

[deevergote]

A short ram intake draws air from the engine bay. The stock intake system draws air from the fenderwell, through a resonator box. The filter does not spin, and that obnoxious metal restriction pictured above shouldn't either... well, THAT should never be near your car in the first place!

The intake has no wires attached to it. There are no sensors attached either. If you secured the pipe to the throttle body, and the filter to the other end of the pipe, you did it right.

[JohnD1079]

dont wanna jack this thread but since we are on the topic. the airbox connects to 2 hoses that goes into the fender and somewhere underneath(im not sure where). if you leave them there and just put on a filter, wont the air still come up through the tubes?