well i wanted to share this b/c i had a good result. i was bored yesterday and i popped my hood and started cleaning up parts of the motor..i noticed that the airbox was dirty so i pulled it out and cleaned it up,and for some reason i got out my sheetrock knife and i cut the bottom of the airbox out and ripped out the rusted metal that helped hold up the resovoir and all. i got rid of all the rust pieces and put it all back together, clean and modded. so i took it for a ride and noticed a little more throttle response. then got on it,after 3grand mark it tachs up to five quickly(especially 1st). it has more response and pulls a lot harder in the higher rpm's along with breathing well.. i was behindaricer civic and i jumped on it and he looked back in the mirror, it doesn't have that cool intake whistle like a namebrand one but it still sounds cool...and better than before....just wanted to let everyone know...sorry for the long thread...peace

 

I hope you know that durring inspection there is a law that states No modified air boxes...

Meaning you need the orgianal air box....

but in most cases they dont check

If they came Closed you cant open them

 

Laws vary from state to state or even within different regions of a given state. What is true for you in TX doesn't apply elsewhere.

 

This is true that's Y I looked up That he's in NEW jersy

 

I took my wife's truck through NJ inspection with an after market cold air intake, after completly ripping the air box out. They Don't care about stuff like that, only if it won't pass emissions then you might have a problem.

 

hi.....i just wanted to telll everyone what i did and had a good result...still waiting for mpg's, but it is still the factory airbox, just cut at the bottom, you can't see it because of the fluid resovoirs..i know that it won't pass emissions so i do a lil tweaking....peace everybody

 

A few years ago, a member named Macgyver did the same thing, and was so happy with the results, just about everyone in this forum, that didn't have a FIPK already, did the same thing. Now you know why I swear by the FIPK!


I could be mistaken, but I believe the air filter box is considered to be part of the emissions equipment, which under federal law can not be modified in any way, in any state. It can be replaced with an aftermarket part (may or may not require a CARB E.O. #), but modification of the original part is a no-no.

 

i just don't have the cash flow right now for the K&N

 

They're a waste of money anyway.

 

im trying to fab up my own but i've had this problem for months....i have two hoses from the tb, i want to make then turn into one and put a cone on the end, can someone help or some some pics of them...mine is an 87 so its no mass air.... thanks everyone

 

good ideal

quick question, you said you get good throttle responce after 3 grand, and it jumps to 5 grand quickley. is this a inline six truck? im assuming not, beacuse my truck is about redlining at 3 grand.

 

Sounds crazy, I know. BUT... after installing a K&N FIPK in my truck (4.9L inline six), i got better throttle response at all rpms, and the rpms climb very quickly from about 2700 rpm on up. It's really odd, to be honest. I still try to keep it below 3500 rpm, just because, but it's still pulling up to and beyond 4000 rpm. What's really odd, though, is instead of the rpms slowing down as they increase, like most engines, once you reach around 2700 rpm, they fly. It takes maybe one second, tops, to go from 3000 rpm to 4000 rpm. I don't recall taking it any higher than 4500 rpm, but it was still climbing that fast, and still pulling, when it got there.

I'm not comfortable enough with my engine to test it to see just how far it will go before it stops pulling. I'm used to shifting at or below 3000 rpm, and feel like I'm pushing it at 3500 rpm, but I do take it to 4000 rpm at least once a week (getting on the freeway, etc.), and have taken it to 4500 rpm at least once, but that made me nervous.

 

opps...sorry everyone i meant my 302 truck thats my D D.. i plan on doing it to the 300's i have, they're our work trucks...later ppl

 

I too just cut my air box i love it and i can definetly feel a difference in power

 

why not dual cone it? thats what i did, and it breaths good enough for me
(300 I6)