Acura Legend Forum Acura Legend Forum
Go Back   The Acura Legend & Acura RL Forum > Acura Legend > First Generation Legend (1986-1990) > Engine & Performance Modifications
Register Home Forum Active Topics Photo Gallery Wiki AIM Chat DIY Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Engine & Performance Modifications Discuss Engine and performance modifications to make your G1 outrun all the rest!


       

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 03-20-08, 01:58 AM   #61 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Muffo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 375


Car 1: 88 Honda Legend white
Car 2: 87 Honda Legend part
Car 3: Kingswood ute



iTrader: (0)
i wouldnt think so if you want a quick cheap fix use a peice of intercooler pipe off ebay
__________________
Muffo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
Old 03-20-08, 12:35 PM   #62 (permalink)
CAP CAP M* F*R!
 
sam o nela's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: SoCal
Posts: 8,725


Car 1: '87L, 5 speed Sedan
Car 2: '71 Datsun PL521



iTrader: (10)
Send a message via AIM to sam o nela
Quote:
Originally Posted by knownaschubs View Post
well its kinda obvious that i'm a noob, but is it possible to hook a cone or round shape filter straight into the stock hose after removing the air box and all that? trying to make small and quick changes. After i get my budget up i intend on doing my own CAI
Yeah you could do it...I've seen it done before...its pretty much like making a short ram...but you'll probably get the same results by just removing the stock air box top.
sam o nela is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 01:46 PM   #63 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: san diego, ca
Posts: 21


Car 1: 1990 black G1 sedan



iTrader: (0)
thanks for the advice, glad i found that out before spending more cash on something i've already done
knownaschubs is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 05:58 PM   #64 (permalink)
Registered User
 
legend89chopped's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 405


Car 1: 1989 Acura Legend Coupe
Car 2: 1964 Chevy Impala
Car 3: 1997 Chevy Silverado



iTrader: (0)
One 90 degree silicone elbow(2.75")-$20.00
One 90 degree bend aluminum intake pipe(2.75")-$15.00
One cone filter-$25.00
That sound! - Priceless
Attached Images
File Type: jpg CAI 1.jpg (71.7 KB, 19 views)
File Type: jpg CAI 2.jpg (77.4 KB, 20 views)
__________________

----------------TURN HEADS----------------
legend89chopped is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 06:53 PM   #65 (permalink)
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: san diego, ca
Posts: 21


Car 1: 1990 black G1 sedan



iTrader: (0)
i see your battery isn't in the original area, if i tried this setup, would i have to make any major mods to my battery placement or will it fit just fine in the same place?
knownaschubs is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 07:31 PM   #66 (permalink)
L E G E N D
 
Mikeo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Paso Robles, Cali
Posts: 187


Car 1: 1989 Acura legend Coupe Ls
Car 2: 92Vette(Selling)$10k
Car 3: 2001 Ford Ranger



iTrader: (0)
your just sucking in hot air with the cai u have but it looks sweet
__________________

Cold Air Intake
Bosch spark plugs
750w amp and MTX 10'' sub
pioneer head unit
2 tone interior(Black & Tan)
iggee seat covers (Tan)
limo tint
MSR 17'' RIMS
KUMHO 215/45/R17
Mikeo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 07:37 PM   #68 (permalink)
Mr. X (aka #5)
 
IkeRay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Houston
Posts: 4,167


Car 1: 1989 White Coupe (dead) my baby!
Car 2: 1987 Brown Coupe L
Car 3: 1994 Accord Sedan EX



iTrader: (3)
Send a message via AIM to IkeRay Send a message via MSN to IkeRay Send a message via Yahoo to IkeRay
Quote:
Originally Posted by legend89chopped View Post
One 90 degree silicone elbow(2.75")-$20.00
One 90 degree bend aluminum intake pipe(2.75")-$15.00
One cone filter-$25.00
That sound! - Priceless

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeo
your just sucking in hot air with the cai u have but it looks sweet
he is correct, you are doing not much better than the filter straight on the intake like the "noob" wanted to do. CAI needs to come from near the ground, where it is MUCH cooler than under the hood. and with a battery relocation, it makes the CAI much easier and efficient, i dont know why you didnt go the extra 2 in (if even) and down the hole.
IkeRay is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 08:17 PM   #69 (permalink)
difficult to kill
 
brynosaur's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: sacto
Posts: 670


Car 1: 1995 L coupe



iTrader: (1)
Send a message via AIM to brynosaur
Quote:
Originally Posted by sam o nela View Post
thats a pretty reassuring article, except i wonder if the results of them 'dunking' the filter during the dyno were a bit unreal because of the extreme length and height of the intake setup. i mean, its not like that would ever happen to anyone driving in the real world (WOT with filter completely submerged) but the fact it still sucked water over 18inches straight up the tube.....



thats great dont get me wrong, but what about those of us without 12 feet of intake? (their test intake has at least 3 feet of straight vertical pipe that filled halfway) anyway id still buy and use one whenever i go full cold air but id make damn sure theres AT LEAST 18 inches of intake in front of that valve for my peace of mind.



EDIT: going back to the first post with the temp readings (very cool info, i cant believe the difference in idle temps!) if someone with a bit more knowledge than i has the actual equation for how dense air is at certain temps, it would help figure out which particular setup actually gets the most oxygen (although it looks almost certain its the cold air) it would be nice to get down to specifics.
__________________
www.myspace.com/thebestbryan
BHG free since 2003
95 L coupe 4AT in cashmere silver
60a urethane mounts
FL tie bars (newly installed)
sr5guy stage III ecu
GB Xdrilled/slotted front n rear
machined heads
!!brand spankin new gaskets!! (under 10k on em)
weapon r

Last edited by brynosaur : 03-20-08 at 08:25 PM.
brynosaur is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 09:25 PM   #70 (permalink)
Registered User
 
legend89chopped's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 405


Car 1: 1989 Acura Legend Coupe
Car 2: 1964 Chevy Impala
Car 3: 1997 Chevy Silverado



iTrader: (0)
Yeah, I would have done the rest of the CAI if I were going n/a, but I'm boosting, and this is temporary. You're gonna S#!T when this is done. And I hardly think I'm suckin' in hot air. There's a lot of ventilation under my hood with the mods I've done to the front end.

There's gonna be a big air-to-water intercooler in that battery area, and that's why it's gone to the trunk. Pretty sure you can do one like this without moving it.

Here's a better pic so you can see where the filter sits underneath.
Attached Images
 
__________________

----------------TURN HEADS----------------
legend89chopped is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-20-08, 09:43 PM   #71 (permalink)
L E G E N D
 
Mikeo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Paso Robles, Cali
Posts: 187


Car 1: 1989 Acura legend Coupe Ls
Car 2: 92Vette(Selling)$10k
Car 3: 2001 Ford Ranger



iTrader: (0)
do u have to clean it a lot
__________________

Cold Air Intake
Bosch spark plugs
750w amp and MTX 10'' sub
pioneer head unit
2 tone interior(Black & Tan)
iggee seat covers (Tan)
limo tint
MSR 17'' RIMS
KUMHO 215/45/R17
Mikeo is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-21-08, 01:39 PM   #72 (permalink)
Registered User
 
legend89chopped's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 405


Car 1: 1989 Acura Legend Coupe
Car 2: 1964 Chevy Impala
Car 3: 1997 Chevy Silverado



iTrader: (0)
don't drive it much - so no. Like I said, it's temporary. The turbo is gonna be in within the next 3 weeks I'd say. It's shipping as of last nite, and I'm ordering the powertrain electronics from SDS next week. Ya'll watch out for a kick-a$$ turbo D.I.Y. posted pretty soon.
__________________

----------------TURN HEADS----------------
legend89chopped is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-08, 01:36 PM   #74 (permalink)
Cure Hunger:Soylent Green
 
GrumpySteelMan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 789


Car 1: 2004 Nighthawk RL
Car 2: 2005 Nighthawk TL
Car 3: 2002 525i Sport Wag



iTrader: (0)
Send a message via AIM to GrumpySteelMan
I have had the flu for a couple days, so I've crawled all over this blessed site...and now I'm going to stop lurking and suggest a few things.

PVC is really durable, and I've seen it closer to a turbo manifold than I ever would have imagined and it surviving. Plus who cares about noxious fumes, let the engine have 'em...maybe it's like nitrous...nox...nos... ok terrible joke.

Seriously though, I'd wrap some heat shielding around those pipes just for fun, I'd expect those rubber connectors would fail from combined heat long before the PVC began to decompose... I usually used high-temp aluminum paint from the auto parts store whenever I found myself using PVC. It looks better, like real metal. It rejects some of the heat being reflective and actually a metal based coating. It makes it easier to spot areas where the piping is rubbing a part of the body/motor.

Ok now I'm going back to trolling in the sections where I belong.
__________________
200 Degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit.
Quote:
Originally Posted by GrumpySteelMan
There is no Alice, there is no Wonderland, there is no Mad Tea Party, the Wishing Well ran dry....but you can still EAT ME.
3.5RL With/Without Nitrous Comparo Video
GrumpySteelMan is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-08, 01:49 PM   #75 (permalink)
CAP CAP M* F*R!
 
sam o nela's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: SoCal
Posts: 8,725


Car 1: '87L, 5 speed Sedan
Car 2: '71 Datsun PL521



iTrader: (10)
Send a message via AIM to sam o nela
Lol Ive actually gotten away with telling some ricer kids that its "body color matched custom intake piping" I dont think they had any idea what PVC even is...

Anyhow, yeah I've had headers and underhood temp measurements since November and the hottest its EVER gotten under my hood was 154* F...

Heat is definitely not an issue...

Btw, that is one HOT RL man!!!
sam o nela is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

  The Acura Legend & Acura RL Forum > Acura Legend > First Generation Legend (1986-1990) > Engine & Performance Modifications




Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:
<