Whats up guys. I dont normally start threads but Im excited about my most recent mods on my 2.2L. I had a advancejdm CAI but I took it off and put it on my wifes 2.4. So I made a custom intake to replace it. I also made a strut bar for my car. I used the rear bar from my 01 Pontiac Grand AM. Tell me what you think. Please excuse the dirty engine bay. I havent detailed it in a few weeks.

I made the intake using a 98-02 OHV Cavalier intake, a stock MAF mount cutout from a stock airbox, a clamp, filter, and TB elbow. Total cost was probably under $50.


I also made the spark plug cover. i invented it


the strut bar isnt completely done yet but it fits!




thanx 4 looking

 

i used the cut up maf adapter pipe for a while if u look up spectre they have a metal one thta looks alot nicer for like 20 bux...i love mine

and yes i have the maf sensor in the wrong place this was taken b4 i moved it this will cause a cel if u put it this way

 

lol you need to help that intake out. get a 2.4 intake mani!

 

I'm not a fan of home-made things, especially things like intakes.

 

I already have a 2.4 manifold. Those are my only engine mods so far intake and 2.4 manifold

 

i made a homemade intake for my 1992 maxima haha, it sounded great. and it was VERY CHEAP i think like 12 bucks? i thought about doing this to my cobalt, but eh...ill buy a kit for this car. i only made one for my maxima cus they didnt have a kit for it

 

i know you do i was talking to sfwg or whatever. i can see the difference between the intake mani's thats why i didnt quote post you.

:P

 

my bad, 2.2 brother lol.

 

Lol why does everyone think this is a CAI? Its only a high flow system..its still sucking up hot air. You shouldve ran it into the fender well if you wanted cold air.

 

^thank you captain obvious but nobody said it was a CAI.

 

Haha my douchebag attempt didnt work to well and now i look stupid. Well i just got a speeding ticket so i guess thats karma lol.

 

sorry buddy. fight that ticket! lets end the vicious cycle of bad karma right now lol. the reason i made a short ram intake on this car is because its a base model 2.2 auto. even if i put a CAI on it it'd be just as slow lol

 

That breather on the head is not good to have.
It serves to suck out all the oil vapor out of the head and have it sucked via the intake.
Without the vacuum from the intake, the head is not getting rid of the oil vapor anywhere near where it should.
It will damage the head over time in other words.

 

^I agree. People do it because they dont want to get any oil in their intake. But I think its worth getting a tiny bit of oil in the intake if it helps keep your engine running properly.