accord cai for gt (pics posted), done! also works for st Options

[j0e_p3t]

does the accord cai mod work for st's also? i assume it would take a lil more modifying cuz the throttle body is farther forward, if it'll even work at all. have any st drivers tried it?

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Mar 12, 2006 - 5:09 PM

[j0e_p3t]

bump
and while i'm here, i might as well ask... what year neon strut bar fits our cars? do they make any difference?

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Feb 24, 2006 - 4:34 PM

[LewFX]

96-99 neon i believe, and difference is none, 3 point braces make a difference.

[j0e_p3t]

thanks. now does anyone know anything about the fitment of the accord cai on an st? even a couple guesstimates would be okay. 35 bucks is a lot of money to me and i wouldn't wanna waste it.

[j0e_p3t]

bump.
c'mon, someone's gotta know something.

[creis]

what do you really wana know, can you get an accord (year?) CAI on a st celica?

any CAI can be maid to fit all you need is a sharp angle peace like an L with the short end feeding into the throttel body. (granted the diamitar needs to match or have a pipe diamitar reducer.

This post has been edited by creis: Feb 25, 2006 - 2:30 AM

[Defgeph]

You can make your own.
Use 2.5 inch or 3 inch aluminum intake piping

For a 3 inch system
You'll need from the throttle body

silicion adapter 2.5 to 3 inch
-
90 degree bend, end pointing towards the bottom of the radiator
-
silicon adapter
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Straight pipe
-
silicone adapter
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straight pipe
-
silicone adapter
-
90 degree bend, end pointing towards the fender
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Air filter

and of course clamps to hold eveything together

[yyet]

Bump, plus a question. I was reading the sticky for the injen intake on the st, do you follow that for the gt when installing or is there a difference? Cuz if there is then we need a sticky for the installation on the gt. Thanks

Yet

[madmods]

Bump, plus a question. I was reading the sticky for the injen intake on the st, do you follow that for the gt when installing or is there a difference? Cuz if there is then we need a sticky for the installation on the gt. Thanks

Yet

They should be close, same principals. Remove airbox, plug valve case breather tube onto nipple
fitting, remove rubber grommer from airbox(oxygen sensor) and put it into your intake. Plug sensor into this.
theres got to be a how to in the forum if I remember right.

This post has been edited by madmods: Feb 25, 2006 - 4:10 AM

[j0e_p3t]

what do you really wana know, can you get an accord (year?) CAI on a st celica?

any CAI can be maid to fit all you need is a sharp angle peace like an L with the short end feeding into the throttel body. (granted the diamitar needs to match or have a pipe diamitar reducer.

yeah, can i get the 90-93 accord cai to fit an st like they do on gt's in the sticky section. but whatever, i guess i'ma go for it. it should work right? if not, i'm gonna make it work... unless someone says otherwise.

You can make your own.
Use 2.5 inch or 3 inch aluminum intake piping

For a 3 inch system
You'll need from the throttle body

silicion adapter 2.5 to 3 inch
-
90 degree bend, end pointing towards the bottom of the radiator
-
silicon adapter
-
Straight pipe
-
silicone adapter
-
straight pipe
-
silicone adapter
-
90 degree bend, end pointing towards the fender
-
Air filter

and of course clamps to hold eveything together

i thought about making my own like that or like in the how-to section, but the 90-93 accord cai is cheaper and seems easier to do... unless it doesn't fit and i waste money.

Bump, plus a question. I was reading the sticky for the injen intake on the st, do you follow that for the gt when installing or is there a difference? Cuz if there is then we need a sticky for the installation on the gt. Thanks

Yet

yeah, just follow those directions. its pretty simple install, nothing complicated about it.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Feb 25, 2006 - 4:36 AM

[creis]

ok, after looking up "90-93 accord intake" on ebay for a pic, I would not recomend buying one of em for use on a celica, its an S shape intake would without cutting one of the bends off it would probably not fit very good.

[j0e_p3t]

cutting is required. there are instructions in the sticky cai for the gt. but the st throttle body is a lil farther forward in the engine bay than in the gt. i know i'ma have to make slightly different cuts. so what i wanna know is if there is too much of a difference in location between the two throttle bodies in order to make it work. any guesses?

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Feb 26, 2006 - 3:45 PM

[creis]

the diff in location is really not that far off, the 5sfe throttle body is a little closer to the fire wall but not a big deal to cut a little distance of the pipe to make it fit, hight wise its about the same.

given that the price of civic/accord intakes is around $20 you might as well just by a couple and just have at it.

This post has been edited by creis: Feb 26, 2006 - 4:43 PM

[j0e_p3t]

yeah, i guess i'm gonna go for it. i mean... what's the worst that could happen, right. and its only 30 ish bucks. that's chump change... i make that much everytime i blink. and if it doesn't fit, i'm gonna make it fit.

[hitcachi]

I was always under the impression that the accord cai was a direct fit for the GT with almost no modification?

[j0e_p3t]

some modification is required. you have to cut the pipes and the bottom of the your fuse box. and you also have to take out the lower intake box. cutting it seems easy enough. it took a while to take out my lower intake box. now i just have to buy the cai, cut it up, and put it in.

[hitcachi]

oh...well, thats nothing. I was talking more along the lines of pipe bending modification. If thats the case....then i dont see why everyone just doesn't go with the accord CAI.

[j0e_p3t]

i guess no one likes to read the stickies or search. i didn't find out about it till last week. i could've saved some money if i joined this site 6 months ago.

[j0e_p3t]

would this be a good kit to buy? cai 1. its similar to the pcp cai except cheaper. but i dunno the diameter of the piping. i asked the seller but no reply. it doesn't look bigger than 2.75".
or would this be better? cai 2. the seller says its 2.75" piping. but the "L" pipe has a bigger angle. would it still work?

[urbandork]

wow i cant believe my thread actually made it into the sticky (thanks 6gc mods)

n e how. there is some modifing of the pipes to get it to fit. and the fuse box does have to be cut or re mounted in a diffrent manor.

No promises but it might fit the ST with some modifications. the TB being farther back might present a problem but it should be easily solved with some planing

best thing to do is get the pipes as they are rather cheap. before cutting n e thing take a look at how you think you should route the pipes. mark and then cut.

[j0e_p3t]

it works! got my my cai today and i had to try it out (even though i have to study for my micro test tomorrow). its a lil different than the directions on for the gt. i had to make 2 cuts on the "S" pipe, one on each end, but everything else is pretty much the same. and it sounds so much better/louder than my sri. i love it. it is f-ing awesome. someone should change the sticky.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Mar 7, 2006 - 9:41 PM

[Hanyo]

pictures on the cuts and what now. i'm sure they can combine this with batmans post.

[j0e_p3t]

pics coming up soon. i didn't have time to take pics when i finished cuz it got dark out. and i haven't gotten a chance lately. and right now i dunno where my camera is. hopefully my bro's got it, otherwise its lost.

[urbandork]

well im glad my how too paid off for someone with an ST too.

[j0e_p3t]

yeah, thanks for posting the how-to. and thanks to everyone else that gave me a lil info. well i finally got a chance to take some pics...


the kit i bought from racing house on ebay and estimate on the cuts i made




under fuse box

through front bumper

engine bay's all dirty. but anywho... thanks again. hope this helps any st drivers.

[urbandork]

Looks good. You should come to the socal meet this month.

btw get a bypass valve it might save ur engine one day.

[j0e_p3t]

i think that's probably next on my list. especially after all the rain we've been having here lately. and i might be able to go to the meet. but maybe not. my gf's grandpa's 1 year death anniversary is on that day and there's a thing at her house. so yeah... i dunno, maybe.

[hitcachi]

lol I'll bet the hardest part was ripping out that friggin air box. At least it was for me

[j0e_p3t]

hell yeah... a major biatch. espcially cuz some of the bolts on the bottom of my car were rusted stuck. took me a while to get the box out, but totally worth it.

[b1gr3d]

i may bid on one of these. where does the o2 sensor plug into?? i assume that the accord pipes have the same hole that is required?

[LewFX]

just take out your stock fender box and bottom box and drop in a k&n filter in your stock box and call it a day.

[b1gr3d]

actually i was thinking about doing this. the running a pipe/tube from the holes in my front bumper to the box. anyone ever did this?

[j0e_p3t]

i may bid on one of these. where does the o2 sensor plug into?? i assume that the accord pipes have the same hole that is required?

you have to drill a hole and use the rubber seal from your stock air box.

[CanadaCelica]

j0e_p3t what size piping would you say the intake from racing house is that you got?

[j0e_p3t]

j0e_p3t what size piping would you say the intake from racing house is that you got?

it's 3 inches diameter (kinda lazy to calculate the metric diameter in my head right now). it won't fit in the hole under the fuse box unless you make it bigger, which isn't too hard to do. or you can try to find one that has a 2.5 inch pipe (again, dunno the metric conversion). just ask the sellers before you bid/buy. i bought this cuz it was the cheapest.

[sugarfree]

I need to buy one, the stock pipin is cracking and crap. Ill buy one off of ebay, but shippin is a killer $30. Joe p3t, how much did you get yours for?

This post has been edited by sugarfree: Mar 14, 2006 - 6:16 PM

[j0e_p3t]

under 40 bucks shipped.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Mar 14, 2006 - 6:24 PM

[Rehon]

I recently installed an injen short ram intake on my 97 st. I had to buy the gt version. the problem im having is figuring out where the two hoses go there is no breather hose from my stock airbox to the valve cover. right now I have the hose on but I plugged it. is that gonna be ok? and the vacuum hose on the bottom is plugged to im not sure where the vacuum hose is I see on the back of the intake manifold theres a spare plug in that's just plugged would I run the vacuum line to that? if not is it ok for the two hoses to just be plugged everything else is fine.