DIY Intake

SuperDave

True, I thought I had shared my story with Ruben about the dryer hose intake on my Honda Civic 12 years ago in hopes to prevent him from doing it, not to encourage it.

However, these supplies impressed even me. The flex pipe is very smooth on the inside and difficult to bend (had to wrap around my knee and pull with both hands). The filters attach to the piping very securely. This particular pipe was very rigid and not as bumpy on the inside as you might expect.


Hi temp engine enamel, no, this is not a concern. It's main purpose was to prevent rust, as this was bare metal.

True, there is some turbulence caused by the non-smooth inside of the pipe, however not as much as you would think. Additionally, some turbulence in the intake is a good thing. I was genuinely impressed and excited by the pipe Ruben had found. I'm sure the benefits outweigh the cons with this particular piping.

Overall if we were to do another, I might bump it up to 3" piping which would get reduced to 2.75" at the MAF and K&N tubing, which would definitely factor out any turbulence due to the flex pipe.

Pics and "most of the work" credit goes to me, FYR. Just kidding, I don't want my name associated anywhere near this thing

Also, good work with the write up Ruben, nice detail and pics.

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