Custom 2.2L Intake & Strut Bar
07-07-2009, 06:50 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: 01-20-07
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 1,380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Custom 2.2L Intake & Strut Bar
Whats up guys. I dont normally start threads but Im excited about my most recent mods on my 2.2L. I had a advancejdm CAI but I took it off and put it on my wifes 2.4. So I made a custom intake to replace it. I also made a strut bar for my car. I used the rear bar from my 01 Pontiac Grand AM. Tell me what you think. Please excuse the dirty engine bay. I havent detailed it in a few weeks.
I made the intake using a 98-02 OHV Cavalier intake, a stock MAF mount cutout from a stock airbox, a clamp, filter, and TB elbow. Total cost was probably under $50.
I also made the spark plug cover. i invented it
the strut bar isnt completely done yet but it fits!
thanx 4 looking
I made the intake using a 98-02 OHV Cavalier intake, a stock MAF mount cutout from a stock airbox, a clamp, filter, and TB elbow. Total cost was probably under $50.
I also made the spark plug cover. i invented it
the strut bar isnt completely done yet but it fits!
thanx 4 looking
07-08-2009, 10:30 AM
#2
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: 04-19-08
Location: oro valley az
Posts: 533
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i used the cut up maf adapter pipe for a while if u look up spectre they have a metal one thta looks alot nicer for like 20 bux...i love mine
and yes i have the maf sensor in the wrong place this was taken b4 i moved it this will cause a cel if u put it this way
and yes i have the maf sensor in the wrong place this was taken b4 i moved it this will cause a cel if u put it this way
07-08-2009, 10:44 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: 10-28-08
Location: New Milford, NJ
Posts: 5,068
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
lol you need to help that intake out. get a 2.4 intake mani!
intake and 2.4 manifold 
07-08-2009, 11:57 AM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: 10-22-07
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
Posts: 567
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i made a homemade intake for my 1992 maxima haha, it sounded great. and it was VERY CHEAP i think like 12 bucks? i thought about doing this to my cobalt, but eh...ill buy a kit for this car. i only made one for my maxima cus they didnt have a kit for it
07-08-2009, 12:39 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: 10-28-08
Location: New Milford, NJ
Posts: 5,068
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
07-26-2009, 07:47 AM
#9
New Member
Join Date: 05-25-09
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 80
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Whats up guys. I dont normally start threads but Im excited about my most recent mods on my 2.2L. I had a advancejdm CAI but I took it off and put it on my wifes 2.4. So I made a custom intake to replace it. I also made a strut bar for my car. I used the rear bar from my 01 Pontiac Grand AM. Tell me what you think. Please excuse the dirty engine bay. I havent detailed it in a few weeks.
I made the intake using a 98-02 OHV Cavalier intake, a stock MAF mount cutout from a stock airbox, a clamp, filter, and TB elbow. Total cost was probably under $50.
I also made the spark plug cover. i invented it
the strut bar isnt completely done yet but it fits!
thanx 4 looking
I made the intake using a 98-02 OHV Cavalier intake, a stock MAF mount cutout from a stock airbox, a clamp, filter, and TB elbow. Total cost was probably under $50.
I also made the spark plug cover. i invented it
the strut bar isnt completely done yet but it fits!
thanx 4 lookingLol why does everyone think this is a CAI? Its only a high flow system..its still sucking up hot air. You shouldve ran it into the fender well if you wanted cold air.
but nobody said it was a CAI.
07-27-2009, 02:03 AM
#11
New Member
Join Date: 05-25-09
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 80
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
07-27-2009, 02:06 AM
#12
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: 01-20-07
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 1,380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
sorry buddy. fight that ticket! lets end the vicious cycle of bad karma right now lol. the reason i made a short ram intake on this car is because its a base model 2.2 auto. even if i put a CAI on it it'd be just as slow lol
07-27-2009, 08:46 PM
#13
Junior Member
Join Date: 04-18-07
Location: Apache Junction, AZ
Posts: 431
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
That breather on the head is not good to have.
It serves to suck out all the oil vapor out of the head and have it sucked via the intake.
Without the vacuum from the intake, the head is not getting rid of the oil vapor anywhere near where it should.
It will damage the head over time in other words.
It serves to suck out all the oil vapor out of the head and have it sucked via the intake.
Without the vacuum from the intake, the head is not getting rid of the oil vapor anywhere near where it should.
It will damage the head over time in other words.
07-27-2009, 11:16 PM
#14
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: 01-20-07
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 1,380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
^I agree. People do it because they dont want to get any oil in their intake. But I think its worth getting a tiny bit of oil in the intake if it helps keep your engine running properly.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ThoR294
Wanted - What to buy - All categories
4
10-04-2015 08:44 PM