cold air intake

[johnpaul]

As you all know the 2002 turbo has a cold air intake. Does anyone know where I can find one of these intakes for my tii? I’m looking for a little more high-end power. Also I already have a cone k&n filter tightened on to my manifold.

[Mtrotter]

check top end performance. They have a nice cold air intake. I have been thinking about getting it for my car. I also have a k&n strapped onto the throttle body.

http://www.racetep.com/tiikn.html

[robspeed]

nice the way it picks up the wash from the engine fan... thats a HOT air intake!!! LMAO

[hunters2002]

you could just go to home depot and get some tubing and make your own and put your air filter at the end

[johnpaul]

isnt there some technology behind the cold air intake. or is it just a metal tube?

[bimmerboy]

for example, the TEP one shown above is in a crappy position so it probably wont help, maybe a heat shield would help but best way is to have an air box with a paper(yes paper, not a k&n) panel filter and a duct from the outside of the engine bay, like the carbed cars have(did tii's have a source from the outside?). im pretty sure you dont need to have much technology in it, but maybe someone with more knowledge on the subject will tell you other wise, i think the length may actually have an effect, tuned length intake or whatever theyre called, kinda like how you want equal length headers, i dont really know.

[robspeed]

isnt there some technology behind the cold air intake. or is it just a metal tube?

yah as Marty said, its just a metal tube. The IDEA is to let cold air from OUTSIDE the engine room into the engine itself. This air is more dense and therefore allows you to tune more fuel into the mix. This makes more POWER. its also good for the engine itself. cool intake air helps to actually cool the engine. BMWs have come with CAIs since ... god only knows when!! i know every downdraft carbureted 02 has had one originally. mine is sitting on a shelf in california, unfortunately, i still need to fabricate an adapter plate for my 38/38

[bimmerboy]

so i only have a cigar box k&n on it, am i missing alot? how hard would it be to make a custom one around the cigar box? worth it?

[Beaner7102]

Check out this site:

http://www.fastroadcars.co.uk/store/view_product.php?product=WEBPLENKIT

They have an adaptor for the top of the weber, it can rotate 360 degrees. Bolt it on an run some pipe to the front of the car. Beaner7102

[robspeed]

suck air from the stock snorkel, big huge round K&n (gotta find one that fits) or just paper filter.... with so much intake area, wont be a restriction.

[FL02]

I pulled the battery out of my car, and was looking and thinking about running a cold air intake and saw that there was a opening that would allow a long CAI pipe to fit into the grill section of the car. On my car there is a hole in the Front Firewall, near where the stock battery box goes. I also saw that there is an adapter for the weber 32/36 made by K&N, that bolts to the weber and has an opening (or 2) where you could run a CAI pipe. Then you can place your filter and inlet in the front grill, for a RAM air style Cold air intake. I'll probably give it a try, and post some pics, if I do.