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Prem0 March-24th-2002 08:46 AM

I need some advice on a custom intake
 
I was looking at Bruce's site and saw the custom cold intake how to and was wanting to do this. I do have a couple of questions though:
1. There are 2 hoses coming off of the stock intake do they both need to be on the new one and what are they for one is small and the other is a larger one?

2. What filter should I use? I was leaning towards K&N but am curious about others.

I am new to the whole Protege world and import cars in general, I built muscle cars a few years back but got into puters. I should have no problems making cuts and holes in the pipe as I have all the tools from doing puter case mods.

BTW: I have a '95 Protege LX 1.5l DOHC

Thanx in advance....:D

Bruce95fmla March-24th-2002 01:08 PM

well if you want a intake that will fit right in , with no problems you can get the ractive intake , from www.toucanindustries.com I am really thinking about purchasing this intake again . It looks really cool also,, but is more expensive than a custom intake .

If you were to mess with a civic intake , then you would have to cut the intake to fit fromt the throttle body to the front chassis , with the mas and the filter in place for the most accuracy .
There are 2 black hoses that you really can't see that are under the intake hose , these two have to be routed into the intake tubing also , note: ractive intake provides fitting for these, other than that everything else is a push and a squeze and a tighten this and smoosh that lol
Bruce

Bruce95fmla March-24th-2002 01:09 PM

If you have any more q's feal free to ask ok
any one of us in here will try and answer your question or refer it to a section of the FAQ
Bruce

SDRob March-24th-2002 05:29 PM

Hey Bruce, how much are those Ractive intakes anyway? I've been having trouble getting through to Toucan, so I was wondering if you knew.

Thanx

Prem0 March-24th-2002 07:37 PM

I found it but cant see the purchase info. I am going to try and call them tomorrow..

Bruce95fmla March-24th-2002 07:50 PM

I know there was a place that I bought it from in canada ,, it was calles something like , www.autotoys.com or something like that
I have the hardest time remebering what the name of the site is
Bruce

Bruce95fmla March-24th-2002 08:09 PM

ok guys click here for the link to the intake , I searched that site up and down and finally found in , the price is 89.00 bucks , maybe 100 with shipping , I think I may order one again ..
Bruce

oh btw , if it does not come with the filter with the sheild on it then you will want to get a better one cause that one is not all that great at all

SDRob March-24th-2002 11:18 PM

Hey I got it. Thanx again for your info and input Bruce! I wonder why it says only up to '96 tho? Anyways, I might be ordering that soon. Now, how bad is this going to confuse the computer? Am I going to have to piggyback the MAS, or replace it or just leave it alone for now? Also, if there's more air going in, wouldn't I need more fuel as well? I understand the basics of all this, but I'd like to get into the mechanics a little more, how things are affected.

Once again, Bruce, you are da man! Thanx!

glacius March-24th-2002 11:23 PM

did anyone ever find a way to connect the hose on the bottom near the throttle body to that ractive intake pipe? last time i had the ractive intake in i was having some cold start problems so i'm assuming the hose is for the cold start, thats why i went back to stock

Bruce95fmla March-25th-2002 03:53 PM


Originally posted by glacius
did anyone ever find a way to connect the hose on the bottom near the throttle body to that ractive intake pipe? last time i had the ractive intake in i was having some cold start problems so i'm assuming the hose is for the cold start, thats why i went back to stock
Well with the 2 pipes y ou have to just connect up the two pipes that are under the intake by the H-box to the intake pipe and that is it ... you may be disconected the other end of the hose, wich is under the throttle body ,. If you disconect this then when you start the car is won't start
Bruce

Bruce95fmla March-25th-2002 03:55 PM


Originally posted by SDRob
Hey I got it. Thanx again for your info and input Bruce! I wonder why it says only up to '96 tho? Anyways, I might be ordering that soon. Now, how bad is this going to confuse the computer? Am I going to have to piggyback the MAS, or replace it or just leave it alone for now? Also, if there's more air going in, wouldn't I need more fuel as well? I understand the basics of all this, but I'd like to get into the mechanics a little more, how things are affected.

Once again, Bruce, you are da man! Thanx!

No problem man , just bolt it up , make sure it is mounted right and you should be all good ,. You will not need any feul upgrades for this or a muffler cause the stock system can handle it just fine , with honda's and there speed density system they will tend to need a FPR(feul preasure riser ) but due to our MAS (Mass air flow Sensor ) we can do a intake and muffler mod , with minimal fuss, as the mas will see the more air coming in and just make the proper adjustments to the car..
I have attached a pic of what the intake looks like
Bruce

Bruce95fmla March-25th-2002 04:11 PM

ractive intake pic on my car
 
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this is what the intake looks like

jaymersh19 March-25th-2002 09:49 PM

Hey Bruce, Is that Ractive intake any good?

Bruce95fmla March-25th-2002 10:40 PM

the filter is garbage you will want to change that and get a better filter , other wise it is good , yes it is
Bruce
looks good as hell also

SDRob March-25th-2002 10:50 PM

So would you recommend a K&N filter, since they seem to be the air filter of choice for Pro's? or does it really matter?


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