Custom CAI.. - Honda Prelude Forum

steve_spps · 05-07-2002, 05:48 PM

Ok, im too damn cheap to go buy a AEM CAI, so im gonna make my own to the style of the AEM. Anyone else ever done this? What are some things that I should be look out for? Is wider better for an intake, or doesn't it matter? I haven't looked yet..but are there sensors or other components in the intake that i need to take into consideration? Take a look at this piping I found on J C Whitney.com,

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Would this work, if there was a decent diameter? Thanks guys.

Steve
www.papreludesociety.com

Brady92/4WS · 05-07-2002, 07:33 PM

just buy a cheap one off ebay, same thing, they take an AEM pipe and make a mold and voila they have the same intake for 1/4 the price.

Machine Head · 05-07-2002, 10:10 PM

yeah man spend $60 and get one off of ebay, or go to your local muffler shop and they can ben 3inch exhaust tubing to matvh your stock system..cost you $30 and then $10 for the filter

bgod · 05-09-2002, 12:40 PM

i have a brand new generic cai for sale if needed. $65 shipped overnight.

phatfarm · 05-09-2002, 06:19 PM

here is my cheap INTAKE. Screw AEM

Just got a cheap ractive intake pipe,K&N cone filter [dont use the ractive filter cuz its crap] and 3 " DynoMax Exhaust U, this has to be cut in the middle. Can do 2 intakes, and some 3" Silicone house. 20 dollars canadian for 1 foot of this stuff from a Heavy Duty Truck Store. and some SS Clamps.

http://www.photoloft.com/view/export...05&w=600&h=450

Any questions just ask me..

ghettoride · 05-09-2002, 06:53 PM

a site to awnswer ur question, looks like about 2-3 hours of work if u have all the parts, i would recomend buy a cheap one off ebay use the filter they supply for about 12-30k miles and then buy a K&N and if u realy want a true AEM replica go buy some cearmic based paint abd paint the intake. it will be better than AEM

EDIT: opps here ya go http://www.teamdelsol.com/howto/coldair/diycoldair.htm