home made z-tube (test)
#46
Originally Posted by dieselaznrock
ok ok come on guys, (and girls, although mostly girls from the looks of it) i'm kidding, but in all seriousness, you should leave the "power duct" in there, it says "power" duct for a reason, you get an extra 16 hp at least to the wheels. any parts labeled with power in a car are good for an extra 16 hp, and if it's labeled
(that's a joke, because I just know some noob is going to actually believe that)
anyway, i think it's great how people can all come together online to debate and give their opinions, isn't it how great everyone tries to be civil? the beauty of online forums.
(that's a joke, because I just know some noob is going to actually believe that)
anyway, i think it's great how people can all come together online to debate and give their opinions, isn't it how great everyone tries to be civil? the beauty of online forums.
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#50
Originally Posted by Memphis
uhhh.....that was argued into the ground on the forum something like 3 years ago.....can you back up your claim with dyno results?
Hey, thanks for reminding me of the stupid thing's name, I completely forgot it.
Hey, thanks for reminding me of the stupid thing's name, I completely forgot it.
well when i bought the car from my sis (bimbo kinda), it looked like the paper filter was still OEM, no kidding, it was black with red around the edges.... but through further inspection i noticed the majority of the dirt was kinda focused in the middle toward the top.... so the air was being focused into that part of the filter..... without the power duct i noticed (b4 K&N) a more even distribution of grime over the filter, and alot less of it
#53
Originally Posted by ichiban101
it's been painted black and is still in use. no issue's. sounds and performs great.
I can read exact air volume numbers at WOT so will be able to tell right away if there is more air flow or not..
#54
Great job man, way to be innovative. On a side note tho...the PVC will emit the toxic gases at under hood temps (speaks from experience) I tried to cheep out on the tubing for my turbo project which I'm still working on. would be done be decided that the gas risk wouldn't be worth the time saved. Do yourself a favor and get a real Z-tube soon. The gases do hurt performance and MPG. Not much in either case, but enough. If you really want to keep it, atleast coat it on the inside with something...paint, resin, FG...something that will prevent said gases from being on the inside of the tube. Try krylon paint for plastics...works good on PVC and should stop said gases.
#55
Thats some nice work there. I would call it ricer if it was made out of foil, or that slinky looking thing that dryers have to take the heat outside a home. Props to you my friend, keep it up. BTW the paint job was the way to go, white PVC looks off, but black FTW.
Why do some poeple slam on this guy? He made a PVC intake, big deal! He saved some money and had a fun time at it, not to mention probably got the same if not more gain that the $60-$75 Z-tube. Its like saying changing your own OIL is retarded, might as well go to the dealer and pay for it! Same principle, just different approach, which yields equal results....
Why do some poeple slam on this guy? He made a PVC intake, big deal! He saved some money and had a fun time at it, not to mention probably got the same if not more gain that the $60-$75 Z-tube. Its like saying changing your own OIL is retarded, might as well go to the dealer and pay for it! Same principle, just different approach, which yields equal results....
#56
you should leave the "power duct" in there, it says "power" duct for a reason, you get an extra 16 hp at least to the wheels.
j/k
Does anyone have pics of the inside of the sedan tube and the Z-tube? I've never had a chance to compare them.
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Seriously....why would #1 anyone pay $100 for an intake...and #2 i'm not too sure about the PVC idea either.
You can get the same results from a $30 ebay intake with the filter versus a brand name $200 intake.....again, it's just a tube and a filter.....unless your intake pipe has some sweet graphics or something, then just do it cheap.
You can get the same results from a $30 ebay intake with the filter versus a brand name $200 intake.....again, it's just a tube and a filter.....unless your intake pipe has some sweet graphics or something, then just do it cheap.
#60
the g is a nice car and why make it look cheap by doing pvc piping?
and im not a person who tries to push spending thousands of dollars on every mod, so don't even try pulling that one.