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Old 07-24-2008, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Spetz
Do you have the tube diameter or actually ebay item number / description of the CAI ?

ebay item#300243633978, 3". Well worth the $26.99, I am keeping my
eyes on the rubber and will replace the filter with a higher quality later. You
will have to fab an adapter for the breather line, the inlet on the tube is a
tad small.
Old 07-25-2008, 09:11 AM
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thanks for the item ID! a much better solution than a $300 version w/the same results. thanks for the write and great work dude!
Old 07-26-2008, 10:07 AM
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Now do a homemade snorkel and then we are talking. Good job on your CAI though.
Old 07-31-2008, 09:17 AM
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How did you decide that the Honda Civic was the one to use?
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Man its good to know that there are some true Mcguivers out there. I love it, looks great and you could prolly sell this setup for the super cheapos. I mean the Fiscally Responsible . I like that setup. JOE>
Old 07-31-2008, 01:15 PM
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THANKS!

I got the ideas form a couple of other posts...

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-write-ups-39/home-brew-cai-7188/
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-write-ups-39/%2430-air-intake-filter-box-request-photos-39757/

I build airplanes for a living, so I took some of my engineuity and went all out. I only wish I could find some smaller pipe insulation.
check out my light bar...

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-write-ups-39/home-brew-light-bar-45124/


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I am going to copy your project this weekend, got all my parts together. My question is what and how did you attatch the O2 sensor? Also what kind of adapter did you use to attatch the air line. AWSOME IDEA, and it looks great. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Squad2man
I am going to copy your project this weekend, got all my parts together. My question is what and how did you attatch the O2 sensor? Also what kind of adapter did you use to attatch the air line. AWSOME IDEA, and it looks great. Thanks
I foung some rubber o-rings in my bolt / goodie's bin. They must fit tight and they need to be pretty thick,
put one on the sensor ... drill the hole just big enough to force it through and put the other one on the inside.
Holds mine tight and seals it right up. You should be able to find some at any autoparts store.

For the breather line... There is no pressure, so I merely found a piece of smaller vaccum line and fit the
breather line on top of it.

Take your time on the trashcan. It took me two trys to get it the way I wanted.

Hope this helped. Good luck! Post some pics when you're done!
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Sounds good, thank you for the help. I will post the pics when I get it done.
Old 08-12-2008, 05:23 AM
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Well I got it complete, pretty easy just take you time. I want to redo the trash can, I trimmed it a little to short, and I want to redo the hole where the intake goes through. But I went from 14.5 GPM, to 17.5 GPM no kidding. I also love the sound when you get on it, you can really hear the air getting sucked in. I know pics. As soon as I find my camera I will post. Thanks for the post and the help ZoSo-Green.


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