silver rain

would it be a bad idea to make a custom cold air intake out of flexible rubber hose rather then PVC?

quattrofrog

Think about how much turbulence that will cause!

Those internal ridges are horrible, they wont help any.


-Phil

silver rain

no not a rigded one just a smooth rubber hose

M-avant

there's always the possibility of the hose collapsing?

silver rain

oh good point i didn't even think of that

M-avant

not unless you find one that is braided - reinforced maybe?

supertran74

back when i used to drive a civic i looked into this. i asked many forums and they told me not to do it. at high temp the pvc may melt on your engine, and if it does it realeases some kinda toxic gas. if your still intersted on making a custom cold air i would say use metal pipeing. on the internet there were instructions on how to make a cold air intake for a civic. (i kno its different but you should read it as refference) all they used was a u bent metal pipe (from jcwhitney) cut in certain parts. i bet you could do the same, i had it on my civic and everyone was amazed i made it myself. cost me aruond 50 bucks including the air filter. HAPPY MODDING

supertran74

hey the link below is a DIY cold air intake for a DEL SOL. with some creativity maybe you can make one for you car. and if u do post some pics and instructions<ul><li><a href="http://www.clubsol.com/techinfo_mechanical_5.shtml">http://www.clubsol.com/techinfo_mechanical_5.shtml</a</li></ul>