Hey everybody! I really like the site and just became a member. Anyway, I just recently became the proud owner of a '98 Accent. I've been on a few web sites where owners talk about installing a short ram intake for a civic. I was just wondering how exactly this might be accomplished. I have a few questions, like what happens to all of the air sensors in the pre-existing air box and intake once I take those out to replace it with a better one. Do I just tie them up and secure them somewhere in the area, or do I relocate them? What would be best, trying to rig up a more expensive intake, or a cheaper one froma local auto parts store? Also, I'm probably going to have a custom exhaust installed professionally. I was wondering if there were any certain combos of diameter piping and muffler being used. I was thinking of going with 2.5'' piping with a cannon style muffler, but I'm not sure. Any advice is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

First off, WELCOME ABOARD .......I have had pretty good luck with my mod's in my sig. Hopefully this week I will Dyno tune.

 

The custom intake only works for 1.6l Accents. For this just go to AutoZone, ask the man where the civic intakes are, it should be a spectre set. tube+cone. You need to cut about 5-6 inches on the tube so it fits behind the battery. Take out all the stock air box junk. Clamp on your shortie ram, an your set. Nice throttle responce. You can really hear a huge difference.
Pipes, I runnin 2". With this mod, i noticed alot more pick up from 30-60. Also gives nice sound. I got the cannon style muffler as well. Its a nice set up, it gives a pretty nice tone..Not that ricey fart junk. 2.5" thats big, but thats your progative.
Hope all this helped.

 

Thanks for the Information, I'll put it to good use. So, when you take out all the air box junk, you just leave the sensors hanging? Also, what's the best way to cut the pipe without cracking it? I was just at autozone ten minutes ago looking at the intake I'll be using. I'll probably throw some of that heat wrap around it and add a K&N cone filter to boost efficiency. Huge thanks again.

 

Sensors....I noticed none when removing my box(2K2 GS).
Best way to cut it, would be to have it cut on a ban saw. Dont use a hack saw. Need a nice smooth cut. If you can't get a good saw, ask the autozone clerk.
They should have the tools needed to cut it down.

 

The 2002 elantras use a MAP sensor, they don't have the temp sensor.

For MAF based cars you need to put the temperaturer sensor back in the pipe--it is critical to the MAF sensor reading, if you leave it out your mixture will be off and you'll end up losing power. And yes, you need to leave your MAF sensor in, if it can't detect any airflow, it won't give you any gas tongue.gif

 

So, after I make a nice smooth cut, take out the factory box, and install it, I just relocate the sensors back into the pipe somewhere. That makes sense. Is there anywhere specifically I need to put them, or just put it in the pipe and have the wires go around one of the rubber fittings? Isaw a picture were somebody did it like that, put the sensor in the pipe and had the wires coming out of where it was secured to the throtle, but I thought this might decrease the air flow. I'm really not sure where to put them. Thanks for all the help thus far.

 

The MAF sensor is in the hard plastic pipe attached to the 45° elbow just upstream of the throttle body--it has to stay in that pipe! The flow sensor is calibrated to a specific flow area, changing the pipe it is in will screw up your fuel map. You also need that grill on the MAF inlet, it smooths the flow across the pipe diameter to ensure a proper reading.

For the temperature sensor, yeah you can just dangle it in the pipe, but it is cleaner to drill a hold in the pipe and use the rubber grommet from the stock airbox to hold it in.

 

Great! leave the MAF sensor in the pipe, I won't screw around with that. Thanks a lot. Do I even need the temp sensor?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Veniston:
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The MAF sensor actually heats an element, and measures the rate at which the element looses heat. Given the standard heat capacity of air and the current temperature, it can calculate how much air is actually passing over the element to create that heat loss rate. It then uses that air flow to calculate the fuel injection rate.