3400 Cold Air Intake

[bratch15]

Hey everyone, new member here. Learning the wraps about my car, and a great site. I was wondering if people could upload some pictures on here of their cold air intake setup. I need pictures of cold air intakes that run into the fenderwell. Would prefer pictures looking down on the setup and pictures from the front bumper. Thanks everyone! I was also wondering what apperance mods I could do to my Alero for nothing.

[alerocar01]

don't have a CAI but for appearance mods you could clear your corners.

[bratch15]

Ok, I have seen some of the mods like clear corners, ac knobs, and door trim. Do you have any more ideas? Everyone else, pics of their intakes please.

[jabartram]

ok here is a couple pics.

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15329

[-Alero-]

ooo sweet

[bratch15]

any other pictures from anyone?

[p1mptress]

Here's a pic:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/kimmy0004/2003%20alero/engine.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/kimmy0004/2003%20alero/CAIcone.jpg

[battistoni21]

why that cone over the filter? is that to prevent water from gettin in there?

[cherrington17]

i'd seem to me that it restricts more air flow... :huh:

[cherrington17]

i'd seem to me that it restricts more air flow... :huh:

[jackal2000]

i'd seem to me that it restricts more air flow... :huh:

co-sign, twice lol

[bratch15]

that is a heat shield for the intake. They "guarantee" that it still gets the same air flow as a regular cone filter. The way the air flows through the bumper it shouldnt really affect the air flow. Any other suggestions on that?

[bratch15]

I oredered one off of ebay that includes a heat shield filter and they seem like they will keep alot of wate out. Besides, I think the only chance of you getting water in the intake is if you drive through a foot of water. Hopefully the setup on my heat shield wont affect airflow. My GL doesnt have fog lights so more air will be able to flow through the fenderwell which is great for me.

[jackal2000]

i retro fitted my intake so the filter (inverted top cone) sits right behind the fog light, parallel to the ground and not perpendicular.

[bratch15]

it looks to me like the intake setup is close to like a 10 degree angle so i don't think it should be a real problem. What do you think?

[bratch15]

i mean if anything it will only lose like 1hp or not even that

[BadFrog]

Does anyone know where to get the gromet for the breather tube from, I've checked like very kind of auto store possible

[alerored04]

use electrical tape, its kinda ghetto but it works.

[AGT]

Does anyone know where to get the gromet for the breather tube from, I've checked like very kind of auto store possible


Go to Lowe's or another Home Depot like store. Grommets are in the aisle with the screws and such.

[bratch15]

ok so i just spent 2 freakin hours today trying to get the stock intake tubing out. When i finally pulled the intake piping out, I was soo happy after all the pain in the ass screws were taken out. New cars are such a pain to work on. Anways, when I took the intake piping out i noticed a metal braket behind the washer fluid tank that the old intake was connected to. I can't even see where the damn thing is hooked to and how many stupid screws I have to take out and where they all are located. I really dont want to take the plastic fenderwell panel off because the fenderwell is held in by a bunch of plastic crap screws that break when you try to take them off!!! I am getting to the point where I am just gona take a sledgehammer to the car. Can someone please give me some input before I go crazy over this intake!

[bratch15]

I have pictures of it but I dont't know how to upload them from my computer to this site

[bratch15]

Sorry for the language everyone, I'm just stressed out

[jackal2000]

yea i know that piece you are talking about...i said to hell with taking the screws out and ripped that sucker out!!! RARRR!








srsly, i did.

[bratch15]

how did u just rip that metal piece out? It really seems like its on there. I felt around and I found at least one screw. How many screws are there that are attached to it?

[jackal2000]

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/937/cai007arl3.jpg

if you are talking about that piece there, which i assume you are, i had to twist the shit out of it and it broke free.

[bratch15]

yep thats the exact piece. Is it connected at the top or anything? I don't want to take off the fenderwell piece because of those plastic screws that break when you take it off. I took the screws out of the bottom of the fenderwell and just pulled the fenderwell down so i have very limited room.

[jackal2000]

i think i had to cut it free from the top screw using tin snips lol


i dont see how you will have enough room unless you take the fenderwell half apart. all i did was remove the screws to the front portion, bent it downward and tucked it under the strut assembly. with my wheel turned all the way to the left i had plenty of room.

[bratch15]

is your fog light area exposed? My GL didnt come with fog lights so I took off the cover and it rained last night. I noticed this morning there was water laying in the fenderwell. I purchased the one piece intake pipe that sits behind the washer fluid tank. Have you ever had any problem with water getting into your intake?

[bratch15]

thats what I did to remove my old intake piping too

[jackal2000]

is your fog light area exposed? My GL didnt come with fog lights so I took off the cover and it rained last night. I noticed this morning there was water laying in the fenderwell. I purchased the one piece intake pipe that sits behind the washer fluid tank. Have you ever had any problem with water getting into your intake?

i have foglights but as long as you have an oiled filter i dont see you having issues with water.

[jabartram]

on the water issue, unless you STOP in water above the foglights it will not affect the filter, i drove through water that was above my headlights and it didnt reach my filter, and a heatshield over the filter in the fender is pointless.

[Cliff8928]

Wow, the V6 must have different intake piping. I had to remove my fender liner and the bumper halfway to get mine out.

[CiscoPath]

I put in my intake last weekend. Sounds great. But I didn't go through the process of removing ANY of the fenderwell stuff. Did I just turn my CAI into a WAI, or is sufficient air coming through that tube.

[jackal2000]

I put in my intake last weekend. Sounds great. But I didn't go through the process of removing ANY of the fenderwell stuff. Did I just turn my CAI into a WAI, or is sufficient air coming through that tube.
im confused as to where your air filter is....if its outside of the engine bay (fender well) then its CAI, if its mounted after the MAF then its WAI aka short ram.

[CiscoPath]

Well, that explains things. Yeah, the latter

[bratch15]

Just put my CAI on today. I didn't even have to remove the metal bracket. The intake just cleared the metal bracket, but its really snug against the washer fluid tank because the intake came with the heat shield filter. I hope it doesnt rub the tank so much that it punches a hole in it. But it sounds great and added a little power. Thanks for everyones help...

[Redog]

Here's a pic of mine. I switch it to WAI for the street ;)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/462000-462999/462198_42_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/462000-462999/462198_43_full.jpg

[bratch15]

Ok, so installed the intake and its great. The only thing is that I havent driven my car in the rain yet and I am very scared. I spent a hell of a lot of money buying my car and I am very scared of hydro lock. I have a heat shield filter cone that came with the intake. I was wondering if anyone has had any problems with hydro lock in the rain. I live in PA and the roads arent in the best of shape. When it pours, the rain floods across the streets. I was wondering if there is a good chance of hydro lock when you hit a puddle going highway speeds. I was looking into getting the AEM bypass valve, but it only works when the filter is completely submerged in water and you have to be stupid to drive through water that deep. Can somebody please help me.

[jackal2000]

i cant think of one person who hydrolocked their 3400 motor with a CAI....

[jabartram]

Ok, so installed the intake and its great. The only thing is that I havent driven my car in the rain yet and I am very scared. I spent a hell of a lot of money buying my car and I am very scared of hydro lock. I have a heat shield filter cone that came with the intake. I was wondering if anyone has had any problems with hydro lock in the rain. I live in PA and the roads arent in the best of shape. When it pours, the rain floods across the streets. I was wondering if there is a good chance of hydro lock when you hit a puddle going highway speeds. I was looking into getting the AEM bypass valve, but it only works when the filter is completely submerged in water and you have to be stupid to drive through water that deep. Can somebody please help me.

do you actually read any of the posts? unless you STOP or PARK in water above the fog lights its not gonna affect your filter, i drove through water OVER MY HEADLIGHTS and water did not effect my filter!

[Midgear]

do you actually read any of the posts? unless you STOP or PARK in water above the fog lights its not gonna affect your filter, i drove through water OVER MY HEADLIGHTS and water did not effect my filter!

I dont mean to bump an old ass thread, but i cannot help but point this out.. how did you NOT get water in threw your intake if you drove threw water OVER your headlights.. i dont know about you, but my filter sits about 6 - 8 inches below my headlights, right behind my fogs.. if i drove threw water above my FOG lights my filter would suck that water up like a mongolian vaccume cleaner from hell, not to mention kill my engine.. how did water not effect your filter?

[Cliff8928]

http://www.aleromod.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1001&d=1165652004

Exactly..... Then explain that one...

[bratch15]

^^^wow that is bad....worse than my first camaro 3.4L when I cracked the block.

[xbxradxsx]

damn, what caused that?

[jackal2000]

damn, what caused that?

high quality H2O?

[xbxradxsx]

oh, sucked up the intake?

[jackal2000]

oh, sucked up the intake?


yep, its what doctors call hydro-lock if im not mistaken.

[CiscoPath]

I dont mean to bump an old ass thread, but i cannot help but point this out.. how did you NOT get water in threw your intake if you drove threw water OVER your headlights..

I wondered that too, but i'm in no position performance-wise to point things out like that....LOL

[Cliff8928]

high quality H2O?

Actually, I think it was more of low-quality...

[jackal2000]

Actually, I think it was more of low-quality...

:haha: touche

[xbxradxsx]

so i take it water injection has it's limits. haha

[Cliff8928]

so i take it water injection has it's limits. haha

Yes, you don't want to have to pour a quart of water out of the manifold heh...

[Midgear]

I wondered that too, but i'm in no position performance-wise to point things out like that....LOL


I assure you, im not exactly the performance nut.. but i got cold air intake and i know exactly how it works and where its positioned.. going threw water above -my- headlights would cause serious damage.. my engine would either stall from lack of oxygen, or just suck up as much water as it could and crap out..

now with a -stock- air box, you may survive water up to your headlights, or even a WAI, but a CAI.. i dont think so lol

[white04alero]

how bout if you are going to go in water above the alero's headlights, you need a 4x4 because its rediculous to go into water that high.

[bratch15]

^^^lol, not to mention what the inside of your car would look like after doing that...Sounds to me like we have a made up "fact" here