Intake that has shielded chamber? Does it exist for the MP3? [Archive]

20ESGUY

10-22-2002, 03:33 PM

I assume by shielded chamber you mean a heat shield or enclosed filter. Theres not one out there that comes that way as a package other than the injen style cai which fits in the inner fender well. You could always make one...they're really aren't that hard to make for the short-ram style intakes.

Gyre

10-22-2002, 04:14 PM

I think Sparko or one of the authorized vendors posted an intake with a plastic cowl around the cone filter.

There are also Ractive heatshield cone filters that I think work with other intakes but I have never tried them and don't know anybody that has:
http://www.autotoyaz.com/racheatshiel.html

AMANDAS MP3

10-22-2002, 06:48 PM

I got a local guy who's going to fabricate me one from scratch, thanks though!

NCAL MP3

10-24-2002, 07:37 PM

Weapon-R makes a cold air box for the MP3. They used my car to make the template.

PR5hokie

10-24-2002, 10:51 PM

NCAL MP3

I already have an intake (Injen) but I was wondering if you could post some pics of the Weapon-R Cold Air Box. Is it actually a contained box or were they going for a different marketing approach?

Matt

NCAL MP3

10-25-2002, 12:08 AM

It is basically a heat shield box. If you go to Weapon-r.com you can see the temp difference of the engine being 140 inside the box is 96.

http://weapon-r.com/airbox.html

NCAL MP3

10-25-2002, 12:11 AM

Here's a pic without the top on. It draws air from the same hole that the injen CAI goes into. But it doesn't suck the dirt from inside the fender.

promp3

10-25-2002, 01:05 AM

That looks nice, but I don't think it really has a purpose other than to look like it does I'm not a big fan of wepon-R(ice) sorry
I guess maybe if you plan on taking your fender liners off and rallying in the mud.

Gro Harlem

10-25-2002, 01:31 AM

looks universal.....hrmm..........

Gyre

10-25-2002, 02:01 AM

It's shorter and has less bends than the Injen so it may get better velocity but I'm not sure how well it could really breathe in that box. I guess the whole at the bottom of the box is bigger than the intake pipe so it shouldn't be restrictive.

NCAL MP3

10-25-2002, 07:35 AM

Originally I put an HKS Mega Flow on, when changed to the Wweapon-R I felt a difference at higher rpms. It is really is not as universal as it looks, because it has to be custom fitted and cut.

quik

10-25-2002, 04:17 PM

I was going to have a friend of mine fab one out for me, but if it's already made, do I just contact wepon-r?

NCAL MP3

10-25-2002, 09:30 PM

you can contact Chris A. at weapon-r.

PR5hokie

10-25-2002, 10:05 PM

Go to www.weapon-r.com and you can order it from there if I remember correctly. I was looking at the site last night and am thinking of a way to incorporate their ram-air intake with my CA setup.

Matt

NCAL MP3

10-26-2002, 12:22 AM

It would work if you changed your filter to a Weapon-R dragon filter. The RAM air kit coversthe whole filter element. You can probably still use the Injen pipe.