Cold Air Intake?

[AntiRiceDevice]

Does it really improve performance? I was thinking of putting turbo on my protege but it if it's too much then I'll just get a cold air intake. Does anyone know if the 1.6 liter engines can handle turbo at decent PSI? Idk if I said that right haha. Anyway if anyone can respond it would be great.

[irishkev90]

Look through the "Engine and Drivetrain" section of the BJ forums, goldtstar should have a sticky on how to modify the stock intake for better performance. Honestly a cold air intake won't do much better than how he modified his stock system. Plus, I think the modifications are free, just a few minutes of your time. I'd post a link, but I'm on my phone. I'm sure goldstar will chime in at some point.

Edit: I'm on my computer now, so here's the link: http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/show...-Intake-System

Read up and enjoy some free modifications.

[MazdaNoob]

dont bother with a cold air intake .. it's purely cosmetic. same with expensive vs cheap cone filters. there is no performance difference between them. save your money for rims and tires, suspension upgrades, normal maint. you wont see much power ever out of the FS 1.6. it's not the same motor as the bp 1.6 you see turbo'ed. with very little expense ( comparative) your car will handle like it's on rails and you can use that to your advantage running auto-x. It's never going to be a drag strip racing star untill you are ready to spend about 5k or more on a built motor with boost.

dont get me wrong i'm not dashing your dreams here ... just being realistic.

[CODY004WD]

What they said. Also... Search noob. Which means... Don't start a million new threads asking one question at a time, all of which can be easily answered, just search and then read up. Just read for a while. Slow down, your car is not going anywhere. I know you have the desire to impress your peers, and you think that a ton of small things done to it will do just that... But chill dude. Seriously, just save some cash. Big upgrades are way more baller, than $25 here... $19 there modifications.

Forget turbocharging, you will want a second car for when you blow the motor...

Instead, research things like a KL swap, or a BP swap. And before you go adding decent power... Add some handling and braking... Otherwise that car ain't going to survive a leadfoot like you.

[goldstar]

Thanks for providing the reference, Kev. The mod I described does make a difference you can feel with the 2.0 L engine. I've not had any personal experience with utilizing the mod on the 1.6 L engine although others who've done it claim a benefit and, in theory, it should have a positive effect on power output and provide a small but noticeable increase just as in the case of the 2.0 L. For what it's worth, my mod costs no money so you have nothing to lose.

In addition to the provided reference, for a more detailed explanation of why this mod works, check out:

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?995

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?2921

In terms of turboing your car, check out the threads posted by THEGOLDPRO on our Forum. He had a 1.6 L like yours that he turboed and turned into a real performer. He did excellent work and I can attest to that as I knew his car and rode in it on several occasions. You'll get much information by viewing his threads.

Happy Motoring!

[AntiRiceDevice]

What they said. Also... Search noob. Which means... Don't start a million new threads asking one question at a time, all of which can be easily answered, just search and then read up. Just read for a while. Slow down, your car is not going anywhere. I know you have the desire to impress your peers, and you think that a ton of small things done to it will do just that... But chill dude. Seriously, just save some cash. Big upgrades are way more baller, than $25 here... $19 there modifications.

Forget turbocharging, you will want a second car for when you blow the motor...

Instead, research things like a KL swap, or a BP swap. And before you go adding decent power... Add some handling and braking... Otherwise that car ain't going to survive a leadfoot like you.

Very sorry for not searching. New to the whole forum thing. And I really don't want to impress my friends seeing as how their parents bought their car and I had to work for mine. The reason I won't do a swap is because recently my father had a Ford Escort and the engine was swapped by some shop and they did everything wrong causing my dad to have even more problems with the car. Long story short he told me never to do an engine swap. And when I look for a car never get one with an engine swap. I completely understand that not all swaps turn out this way but I'm sure if I swap the engine my dad will take my keys and throw them away. Thank you guys for your opinions.

[Turpro]

You have so much to learn young Skywalker

[bogaut]

1. Cheap
2. Fast
3. Reliable

Choose two of those options

[AntiRiceDevice]

You have so much to learn young Skywalker

Yeah, whole reason why i joined. was to learn new things without getting judged on wanting to learn.

[ThatGreenBG]

Yeah, whole reason why i joined. was to learn new things without getting judged on wanting to learn.

The point everyone is making is that if you wanted to learn so badly, you would take the time to do research. It goes the same for anything else. Only after exhausting every other option, should one start a thread asking something.

That said, they're right. A CAI is nothing more than a shiny tube in your engine bay. There won't be any noticeable difference for the money spent.

[MazdaNoob]

read, search , read , read again , read build threads , read everyone elses questions even if it isnt related to what you are doing or thinking of .. i must have read the entire site + a couple others before i my 1st post

[AntiRiceDevice]

The point everyone is making is that if you wanted to learn so badly, you would take the time to do research. It goes the same for anything else. Only after exhausting every other option, should one start a thread asking something.

That said, they're right. A CAI is nothing more than a shiny tube in your engine bay. There won't be any noticeable difference for the money spent.

I completely understand. Well it saved me, I didn't buy the intake. Saw Mighty Car Mods lol.