Does anyone know the difference between the Metal pipe and the Plastic pipe?


I'm thinking of going to the junk yard and forming my own pipe for the mod from a 240 sx pipe and a 300zx pipe that i found at the junk yard. both cars just got sent there my friend told me. both street racing.

 

The metal pipe looks nicer under the hood... but the plastic pipe is acutally better as it heatsoaks less.

 

k im feeling like a complete tool...i've called lordco (im in here )...and i phone up 2 diff lordco's and im asking them for the AEM dryflow filter and they keep telling me there is none and that they only know of the K & N 3.25" filter ..someone help me out with a part number or something?..everytime i called i feel stupid its ilke how come all u guys in the states keep recommending the aem dryflow and i keep being told there no such thing (by the way i believe u guys more than i believe them so if i could get part number and just ask for it it would be awesome)

 

The only part that confuses me is drilling the hole for the clamp. Aren't you just clamping on the the intake pipe? Where do you drill the hole?

Heres a pic below of how i want to do mine.

 

if you want to cut the box then you don't need to drill the hole.

However... I would strongly suggest NOT cutting the actual airbox. If you do get a problem or get water up in there and need to go back to stock you won't be able to.

If you leave the stock box in one piece all you'll need to do is replace the filter and screw the bottom back on.

 

I didn't cut my box nor did I drill a hole. I took a small socket with an extension and tightened the clamp that way.

 

^ I did the same

 

I see, thanks for explaining... So what are most people doing with the airbox, just leaving the bottom piece off, and keeping the rest on? I am always very careful driving in the rain, but there is plenty of protection from the water as long as I don't go driving over puddles, etc. I have an 07.

Also, why is everyone taking out the box and putting on the filter that way. Personally, I think jacking up the car and taking the wheel off is easier. I've seen a couple people do it this way.

 

Here's a little video I made to show everyone who hasn't done this mod what the car will sound like afterword:

http://www.vidiac.com/video/a4fe812f...8600f2d1f9.htm

Not bad for 38 bucks. +1 rep to the OP.

 

Enjoy!!! sounds great!

 

I did mine the exact same way , sounds even better than just having the bottom off . I bought a airbox from a member on here that bought a CAI . Just look for one, i paid like 30 bucks just for peace of mind / warranty 8)

 

Jacking up the car and putting the filter in that way is definately easier... I believe most people with the "airbox mod" have just taken the bottom off and left the rest. It provides good performance and still gives you plenty of protection from the elements.

 

ok maybe a dumb ? but will it make any difference to just leave the bottom off of the stock airbox with the stock filter?

 

nope... the bottom of the box is what holds the stock filter in.. won't really work.

 

x2. And not only will this 'not work', it is also hazardous to your vehicle since the filter will most likely fall off!

 

The part number you gave no longer works. Neither AEM or Advance Auto lists it. I've been all around town hitting parts stores and they carry an AEM of a generic size. I want to order one with the same or very close to the same dimensions (as the stock filter), and still be able to clamp at the top.

The only K&N filters I can find that are closest to stock size:
E-0774
E-1009
E-0773
E-0777 (stock, no flange)

I'm having zero luck finding anything on AEM's webpage.

 

I got mine from performancecenter.com, it was 38 bucks shipped for the AEM dryflow..

 

Niiiiiice! I'll check that out. +rep

 

Just ordered it today. We'll see how my first mod goes. I've had the car for less than two weeks. I can't stay stock for too long.

 

It's so incredibly easy... just be sure to disconnect the MAF and the wire "loom" from the airbox BEFORE trying to remove it from where it's bolted onto, or else it won't move very far at all. (I thought it would have more slack in the wires, guess not!) Oh, and the sound is simply amazing. You can't help but floor it everywhere you go.

 

I'm sure it will be easier than changing cams in an LS1!

 

How about leaving the stock filter on and just cutting a portion of the box open on the side, while leaving the bottom intact? I've read this post and people have said a filter is a filter, so it would just be opening up the side to give a little more airflow, while leaving the bottom on for more splash protection. I wonder if the entire airfilter housing has to be intact to securly hold the stock filter? But I wouldnt think cutting a portion of the side wouldn effect the seal/filtering on the stock filter? So basically it would just give a little more power/ sound but not as much as leaving the bottom off, but it would be free? What do you guys think?

 

Why do u have to do all that? I took off the old filter put on the new one left the bottom of the airbox on and I was good to go. the splash guard below the airbox will make sure no water goes in.

 

How can you put the filter in with it on the car? It's soo much easier with the airbox removed from the car.. the airbox is easy to remove anyway, it's 3 bolts and a hoseclamp and bam off it comes. It's so easy, even a caveman could do it Of course you have to bend the splashguard back but again this is simple.. I think it was about 5 or 6 bolts and 1 push pin, and I was able to bend it back enough to remove the airbox. I had the car on jackstands and removed the driverside front wheel of course.

And the stock filter IS more restrictive than the AEM dryflow. SO no, in this case a filter is not just a filter.

 

Lol I might have done it the hard way. I went in from under the car