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PostSubject: Cold air intake?   Cold air intake? EmptyWed Apr 14, 2021 11:17 pm

I've read the posts about DIY cold air intake for the Rivieras... Those posts were posted in 2008, so I wonder if there's any CAI for 95-99 Rivs from name brands now? I don't wanna buy garden hoses or PVC tubes to make my own CAI...

 Is there any ZZP cold air intake that would fit the G Body Riv? CAIs that require minor to moderate modification are acceptable, but no difficult stuff.
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PostSubject: Re: Cold air intake?   Cold air intake? EmptyThu Apr 15, 2021 9:23 am

Did you notice where the stock intake pulls air from? Hint: it's "cold air" already, not engine compartment air.
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PostSubject: Re: Cold air intake?   Cold air intake? EmptyWed May 26, 2021 1:16 am

I've never found a CAI specifically for the Riv. You have to make it yourself but it's really not difficult. I just bought a piece of 4" ribbed tubing from Intense Racing website. Also buy the adapter that connects the tubing to the throttle body, since it has the hole to connect the Air Temperature Sensor. And finally buy a K&N cone filter. Run the tubing into the hole that's located on the driver side, behind the headlight. The air filter won't fit through that hole, so you'll have to remove part of the wheel well splash shield and install the filter through there. Clamp the filter to the tubing with a worm drive clamp, and connect the air temp sensor. All done.

As an extra step, you can wrap the tubing with some type of heat reflective tape or wrap to keep the air temp inside the tube a little cooler. Cold air intake? 16220011
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PostSubject: Re: Cold air intake?   Cold air intake? EmptyWed May 26, 2021 4:58 pm

That's where the air intake for the stock airbox already is...

I considered doing this, but first I used "Torque Lite" for my Android phone, and I could see the temp reading from the IAT sensor.  On a stock intake at highway speeds it's not that high, it actually approaches the reading on the dash from the outdoor air temp sensor. It does run up when you're stopped with a warm engine -- but when stopped it does not matter all that much b/c you're not moving.  Get moving for a bit, the IAT reading runs back down toward ambient.  

...seriously, check it out.

...point is, when you are moving and want to make HP, the stock intake acts like a CAI.

I will hand it to you, you did a nice looking job on the CAI you made, though.
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