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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 14:51

Title: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 14:51
thought i would have a go, considering i had most of the bits laying around...  :smiley: might not be to everyones taste.
not finished, but took pics to give you an idea..

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/citroenaxgtr/100_0139.jpg)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f82/citroenaxgtr/100_0140.jpg)
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: daz veedub on 23 November 2011, 15:02
 looks good mate i prefer to make stuff if a can aswell saves spending money thats not needed   :smiley:

thought about spraying the pipe different colour maybe  :undecided:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: ReDBull on 23 November 2011, 15:09
Is that drain pipe? Good work just watch those puddles!
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 15:11
looks good mate i prefer to make stuff if a can aswell saves spending money thats not needed   :smiley:

thought about spraying the pipe different colour maybe  :undecided:
cheers mate.... no, hadnt thought about about a differnt colour, couldnt really care what it looks like to be honest.. purely function only..  :smug:
Is that drain pipe? Good work just watch those puddles!
yes, its marley drain pipe  :grin:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: MattyV6 on 23 November 2011, 15:24
Ive got a carbonio fitted to mine, just dont go near any deep puddles or floods and your be fine. Please whatever you do dont even attempt to go through ive read a few threads in the past where people suck up water. They make a lovely noise  :smiley:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 15:31
dont get many puddles around here.. i think i could adapt somthing to protect it though  :wink:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Dave_IOW on 23 November 2011, 15:51
Someone in south Wales is going to be missing their drain pipes, poor B****rds   :laugh:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: sveed1.8T on 23 November 2011, 15:56
Wrap it in carbon fibre to look like a Carbonio intake! :laugh:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: daz veedub on 23 November 2011, 15:59
Someone in south Wales is going to be missing their drain pipes, poor B****rds   :laugh:

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Wayne on 23 November 2011, 16:01
:afro: respect to you for giving it a go.
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: ReDBull on 23 November 2011, 16:08
You could always go on the bay and buy some lengths of alloy pipe, silicone angles and jubilee clips. It wouldn't cost much for you version 2.
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: sveed1.8T on 23 November 2011, 16:08
This reminds me of that guy that made side skirts from drain pipes!! :laugh: :cool:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 16:23
You could always go on the bay and buy some lengths of alloy pipe, silicone angles and jubilee clips. It wouldn't cost much for you version 2.
the whole point was to use drain pipe due to it being readily available... much cheapness  :grin:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: ReDBull on 23 November 2011, 16:59
I bet Incy wincy wasn't happy  :grin:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 17:05
he got swallowed by a frog!
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: big stevie on 23 November 2011, 17:29
i like it as said cover with carbon wrap or paint it and it will look good, i thought my old bit of exhaust polished was good for an induction kit cant beat your use of a drainpipe though. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/inductionkitfitted.jpg)
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 17:58
cheers for the positive comments guys... thats as far as it goes with the pipe though im afraid, no frills cosmetics for me.  :sad:
the car to me, is a tat mobile doesnt look too impressive, which is how i want it to be honest.. as long as its mechanically good then i am happy.. it`s costing me more than i can afford to sort the mechanical bits out.
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: big stevie on 23 November 2011, 19:24
thats how i work save money on one thing and its money to put to another, saved a packet over the years making me own things and doing bits myself, i have a wife and 2 kids and a large dog so my budget is very low and takes me time to do things but get there in the end and enjoy every minute of it.  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 20:00
simular family set up as mine actually..  :smiley:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 22:57
lol, had been thinking what could i make a catch can out of.. it`s quite complicated to diy neatly though.. can be done with the right materials and skills though.. :smiley:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 23 November 2011, 23:25
you would need end caps ect for the downpipe to make a catch can which i dont think are available.
could probably make one out of soil pipe but at 110mm dia. its fat stuff! perhaps 50mm waste pipe would be the stuff to make it out of but then you gotta ask, is it oil resistant?.. i think abs is oil reisistant though..  :undecided:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Wayne on 23 November 2011, 23:28
i like it as said cover with carbon wrap or paint it and it will look good, i thought my old bit of exhaust polished was good for an induction kit cant beat your use of a drainpipe though. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/inductionkitfitted.jpg)

Does this layout suffer heat soak
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: daz veedub on 24 November 2011, 09:28
^^^ get a cold air feed on the filter from front grill ^^^ i had this set up but filter was down side of the battery with a cold air feed and suffered no problems  :smiley:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Dave_IOW on 24 November 2011, 22:16
110mm interesting, was looking at plastic drainpipes today in BnQ, 68mm or 110mm was the choice and decided 110 was too big and 68 was too small  :laugh:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 24 November 2011, 22:19
what was 68mm too small for?..
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Dave_IOW on 25 November 2011, 07:12
VR6 maf.
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: jamie16v on 25 November 2011, 08:51
to be honest dave, theres not alot of difference in it, 68mm is slightly smaller  but not much...
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Dave_IOW on 25 November 2011, 18:39
I know, i was very close to buying a 3meter length  :laugh:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Toby on 25 November 2011, 18:40
dave, plumbing does come in 3"  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: DIY CAI anyone??
Post by: Dave_IOW on 25 November 2011, 18:43
Not guttering or waste pipes, what 3'' trickery are you suggesting?  :grin:

Think im going to settle for stainless steel after all  :sad: