cold air intake

[Final500Alero309]

Is there any websites that offer a legit cold air or ram air intake for the 3.4 L engine ? or is it better to build your own ?

[jawa]

build your own, and have a one off custom one :)

[Final500Alero309]

ok, I was just thinking of buying a filter and buying a 45 degree pipe

kind of like how the set up in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR4R6sadshU

[sleepyalero]

As long as the filter goes down into the front bumper its a cold air. If its in the engine bay it will be a warm air

[Final500Alero309]

okay thanks, how about if i just take off the top of air filter box, and just let the after market filter lay on it ?

[jawa]

then you would be getting warm air

[Final500Alero309]

oh okay, is there any real risk of water getting into the filter, if you do it the correct way ?

[XanderWiFi]

All discussed in the past my friend. Look up the advice and education thread I created.

[sleepyalero]

I haven't had problems and I've had my intake way before I became a member on here.. but I need a new filter for mine. Just haven't gone to get one

[jawa]

i live in florida and we get heavy rain fall, ive had my filter in the fender for a little over 8 months now and ive never had a problem, i just avoid massive puddles, i also have mine mounted kinda high in the fender so just incase i do hit a deep puddle it doesnt ingest water

[Final500Alero309]

All discussed in the past my friend. Look up the advice and education thread I created.

Thanks, This is my second car, I drove a Chevrolet Cavalier for two years, before this Alero, I used to be on the j-body.org boards a lot, I know just a little bit about modifications to cars, my best one was a glasspack muffler on my cavalier lol I will check out that thread out though

[jhubbz]

If you're scared of water getting into the intake they do make a bypass valve that reason

[XanderWiFi]

Definitely check it out because a few years ago I was right where you are, with the same questions and concerns. If you click on my profile you are able to view any thread I created. A lot of them are titled for ease of search and have a lot of helpful information.

[Final500Alero309]

Definitely check it out because a few years ago I was right where you are, with the same questions and concerns. If you click on my profile you are able to view any thread I created. A lot of them are titled for ease of search and have a lot of helpful information.

seeing your mods I'm looking forward to checking out the headers and cat back exhaust

[kROntast1c]

Is there any websites that offer a legit cold air or ram air intake for the 3.4 L engine ? or is it better to build your own ?

mpracing has a very good cold air intake, polished aluminum and such. but when it has a 220 price, not sure if your willing to pay that. seeing how a homemade one may still give the same performance.

[XanderWiFi]

Overpriced and you will most likely never get it from mpr. Just search on ebay for one-I got mine for 15 dollars that included a filter, but bought a K&N at autozone later.

Still trying to wrap up the headers mod. Need to learn how to datalog since there are not any decent dyno shops around here.

[kwhauck]

Please whatever you do, don't massacre that Final 500 with really tacky mods........

Or I will drive down there myself......

[xXManwhoreXx]

Please whatever you do, don't massacre that Final 500 with really tacky mods........

Or I will drive down there myself......

I hurr dat!

[Final500Alero309]

haha I am keeping it stock I am not going to touch the interior or exterior, I just wanted some opinions on engine and exhaust mods

[Lucalare]

haha I am keeping it stock ... I just wanted some opinions on engine and exhaust mods

Do you know what stock means?

[Final500Alero309]

Do you know what stock means?

not doing anything lol

[sleepyalero]

stock means you would leave everything on the car that it came with from factory.

[xXManwhoreXx]

Do you know what stock means?

bag it and drag it

[Final500Alero309]

lol well thanks for all the info guys, I will keep it stock, hopefully this car will last many years

[kwhauck]

If you seriously want to do exhaust and intake. The cheapest way to do the intake is to get a 96-98 civic short ram intake. They have the right bends. You have to cut a small piece of metal for the piping to go around your battery and into the fenderwell. Then just buy a good kn filter for the end of it. Your best bet for exhaust would be to just go to an exhaust shop and have them bend you a new one with an aftermarket muffler, most people recommend flowmaster, but I personally like magnaflow. The exhaust will be crush bent most likely, 2.5" but it will be better than stock.

Also keep all your stock stuff (in your attic, garage, where ever) so that you can return it too stock if you ever want to......

[cherrington17]

Paint the interior and then a rattle canned mix'n'match body kit.

The car deserves it.

[Final500Alero309]

Paint the interior and then a rattle canned mix'n'match body kit.

The car deserves it.

Honestly I think body kits look bad on any car, just lower it instead lol and lol no way, plus when I tryed to paint the interior in the Cavalier I used to have, that didn't turn out good lol

[robalero]

what is it with people want always wanting to paint the interior of cars lol.

I am personally not a fan of the body kits for the alero's aside from the OSV kit but I do love the look of a nice lowered car