87' 325e

[JasonC]

whats everyone's thoughts on running a pipe from the cold air to behind the grill?
my friend has done this and im not sure if is a cheap way to get out of a heat shield or if it'll end up sucking water. anyone know what im talking about? ever seen it done?

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=129877

[ben312]

his is similar but its just a cone with a pipe runnig out of it and it ends up sitting right behind the grill. would this not just end up sucking in a ton of water if it rains?
he was going to do the brake duct version that is mentioned in the thread but seeing as we live in ky and it rains alot he figured the grill would be a better spot. overall my question is this: is this a good idea or should i just put a heat shield on it?

[ben312]

also im still looking for a paint color. anyone got any color idea's. i have a few i have been thinking about but not sure which one i want yet.

[ben312]

[kamotors]

for cold air intake, make sure you don't setup a hot air intake, You have to have some sort of ducting other wise it will just get hotter IAT's than the OEM setup and you will be losing power. just route the hose to the grill, and I've never sucked up water and I check my filter after just about every drive, there isn't enough power to pull the water up a hose. you could setup something like this

just route the hose to the grill

[ben312]

thats more or less the set up my friend has. his is a home made pipe system runnig from a cone. it gets the job done tho

[alpinweib30]

some people take out there high beam and route the hose there. (beware of car washes) you can get crafty with some tupperware and duct hose to make one too. i remember seeing that on a z31 300zx back in the day. you will probably get flamed no matter what you do unless everyone else has it.

[alpinweib30]

also im still looking for a paint color. anyone got any color idea's. i have a few i have been thinking about but not sure which one i want yet.

flat black ;) cheap and very easy

what the F is on your grill??

[ben312]

i also saw a 318i today. in shit condition! but it needs to be saved before it dies a horrible death in the dealer lot. it has shit paint and a ton of surface rust, and is droped to the ground, kinda worried about it being so low cause the way its riced out they may have just cut the springs... also im kinda worried about buying it tho cause the dealer didn't really seem to know anything! he keep on saying it was fine, everything was great. he even said this after i opened up the trunk and saw that it was about 90% rust! guy was a total dumbass. not to mention a dick. i wana give it a real look over but he was such a dick he like forced us out before we could get any real look at it.

[ben312]

what the F is on your grill??

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=1430813&posted=1#post1430813

ya ya ya hate hate hate

[alpinweib30]

thanks for the idea :) will show pics later check my build thread for it

[ben312]

at least one person who doesn't hate it!

[ben312]

i also saw a 318i today. in shit condition! but it needs to be saved before it dies a horrible death in the dealer lot. it has shit paint and a ton of surface rust, and is droped to the ground, kinda worried about it being so low cause the way its riced out they may have just cut the springs... also im kinda worried about buying it tho cause the dealer didn't really seem to know anything! he keep on saying it was fine, everything was great. he even said this after i opened up the trunk and saw that it was about 90% rust! guy was a total dumbass. not to mention a dick. i wana give it a real look over but he was such a dick he like forced us out before we could get any real look at it.

going back to this. should i try to talk the guy some and save the car? or does it sound like its already dead?

[Court M3]

car sounds like it's not worth it to me. Move on and fix what you already have. Take your time and sort your car out.

[alpinweib30]

+1 court M3. unless your going to bag the E and boost the 318. check out Danny's "ultimate budget build"