new guy help

[marksktr]

hey, im new to this forum, and the whole GA thing, and thought id ask the few questions i have so far.

in short about my car, i got it (`96 3100 3.1L V6 GT) for fun from an auto auction with 145k miles for $840.

when i got it home, it had a ear peircing metal on metal sound from the serpintine belt area. i replaced the water pump, and the sound has decreased ALOT.

in the next day or two, i am doing the basic tune-up stuff like Fuel filter, air filter, oil change, trans-fluid change, trans-filter, & plugs/wires.

after that i have two questions...

plugs and wires installation.. is there some trick for the 3 plugs in back of the engine block? those look like fun :(

next-

whats the deal with CAI`s for 96-98 GA`s? is it one of those situations where you use the piping like at pep-boys to create your own CAI or ram intake, or is there an intake i can buy? I did see something on the internet called the "secret weapon intake" its all over ebay, so its easy to find.

well i think thats all for now, thanks for looking

-mark

[imstock]

That Weapon-R system looks neat, but they really dont have that large a following. Nothing like INJEN, AEM or FUJITA, none of which make intakes for our cars to my limited knowledge. There are several intakes available but with two key things in mind you can build your own for a fourth the cost these manufacturers want for theirs.

1.) The larger the pipe DOESN'T mean more air. It all bottle necks at the throttle, so no matter how much air you get to the butterfly, it's only gonna let in as much as it needs/wants.

2.) The smoother the path the better, bumps, crimps and other things create turbulence in the intake, which creates uneven airflow onces it gets to the throttle. Small imperfections wont make a difference with the limited CFM a relatively stock GA will inhale though.

Go buy a kit for a Honda from the local auto parts store and modify it to work for you, whether you want to add some exhaust pipe to the end to bring the filter lower, or leave it warm, it's all what you want.

Edit: On my old Mazda 626 back in college I had an exhaust shop bend a 90 degree pipe from exhaust pipe. I put on a 9" K&N filter and left it directly in front of the exhaust heat shield behind the front grill. It got REALLY cool air from the front air damn and smoothed out the throttle response quite a bit. Overall cost $50.