Musclemerc's CAI Kit

MMBLUE said:
Travis, this great is great to see the finished product. I have seen the begining stages of this project, and now to see the final product is awesome. (just one thing missing in the looking glass, hehe) I'm proud of ya bud. Again, another Musclemerc innovation. Hey on another note, maybe you can come join us for the SSM picnic.
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It's been alot of beta testing, hell I built like 2~3 versions of this kit (some I may sell on the cheap). I'm glad its finally DONE!!! :banana2:

Like they say 3rd time is the charm ;)
 
Yet another interesting adaptation (and apparent improvement) of an already-existing product. I'd be interested in seeing dyno and/or dragstrip results before/after with this kit. And since I have a K&N and love it...hmmm...might be interested in giving this a shot too.
 
Travis, WTF...I thought i was done with mods years ago and suddenly I am back having fun and spending money on the FruitPunch buying your great ideas. This is another winner. Got a Musclemerc logo for the tube or box? Gotta merchandize the brain work, man. Sign me up again. Dennis:beer:
 
Besides your box being very thick for heat resistance whats the big difference between what you made and just dropping a drop in K&N filter into the stock airbox?:)
 
^^^^ :rolleyes: Easy the stock airbox pulls the air through a small 2"~3" opening. My kit pulls cold air in from the entire front panel.
As I said I removed the entire piece of metal in the engine bay to make my kit more efficient.

The stock air box is divided into 2 halves, the bottom is unfiltered and has the small inlet behind the headlamp for cold air, the MAF lives at the top of the box and is protected by the panel filter. The problem with this design is the bottom of the box gets contaminated with debris and has an adverse effect on airflow. I remember removing leaves and dirt from the bottom of my stock airbox.

Nothing can penetrate my airbox and I put a porthole in it just so you can see through it ;)
 
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Man, i want to be first on the list for one of these joints, that thing looks real sexy with the matching catch can.
 
Yes, I adapted down for the stock 80MM MAF, a 90MM MAF will fit just perfect. I tried my Lightning MAF already

Edit: I order the tube in the correct I.D./O.D. for my application. My supplier also mandrel bends 4"~6" tube
 
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Travis, I'm interested in installation instructions - Just hammer it in place? :) Welding? Do I have to remove/relocate anything?

Man, if this really improves throttle response (the slight lag drives me nuts) I am IN

I love the racecar looks. Yes it needs a MuscleMerc logo. Can I get a MuscleMerc shirt with that?
 
What needs to be modded?

Well thats a good question. What needs to be modified to make my kit work? Lets look at the process.

First you will need to relocate the silencer for the airbag compressor. I moved mine into the compressor box to help keep it dry. So everytime my MM turns off the compressor box gets a good blow job ;)

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Next the speed sensor has to be relocated to the side of the compressor box, the wire harness for the MAF needs to be relocated to the bottom of the support bracket.

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Here comes the hard part. The back area behind the headlamp was completely removed (within the engine bay). These were primed and painted flat black before I installed the kit.
I left the front section intact to prevent the filter from being saturated with moisture during a rain. You can look through and see if the headlamp was removed this would show to be a great benefit at the track.

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Gotta put a high quality sealant around the opening so there is no chance engine temps will saturate the filter element.
Notice the holes straight down? Thats a good thing the OEM did to allow more air int the stock airbox. Those holes go straight down to the area behind the fog light where its WIDE OPEN.

I also had to remove the mounting tab for the OEM kit, this is done so I can keep the zip tube tight within the engine bay. Hood rub is not an issue with my CAI.

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In the end it was 100% worth the effort and I'm more than pleased with the way this kit performs. I constantly show an IAT that is below ambient temps and have also killed the sharp increase of IATs at an extended stop, they are now limited to just a few degrees over ambient temp.

By design I can say it is "THE BEST CAI KIT" ever designed for the MM platform.

It's truly a Cold Air Kit!!!!

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