» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,864 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,664 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,473 Views | | | | | | 06-03-2008, 02:26 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atl, GA Posts: 44 | Cold Air Intake I've been looking for a cold air intake for my 98 318ti. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? We tried the K&N, but it didn't fit with my year. | | | 06-03-2008, 03:00 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atl, GA Posts: 44 | that's cheap! Thanks for the tip! | | | 06-03-2008, 03:03 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 | You'll run the risk of hydrolocking the car. Check out I believe robcarync's modification of the cosmoracing CAI. __________________ BMWCCA #403399 2012 Mini Cooper S Clubman, 6-Speed Loaded 2001 325xi, Winter Package, 5-Speed Traded 1998 318ti, Active, Automatic, TOTAL LOSS R.I.P. 10/20/08 Bilstein Sport Shocks/Struts . H&R Sport Springs . Strut Reinforcement Plates . RSM Reinforcement Plates . Fogg Airbox . X-Brace . Bosal Brospeed Catback | | | 06-03-2008, 06:11 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 | yeah you do risk of hydrolocking the ti like ATF mentioned. but its SUMMER so you wont have to worry about that for anther few months... but until then... i have the same one on my '97. had it on thru out the winter months, rain season, and went thru puddles and what not. but i was careful not to go thru puddles that deep to cause such a thing. if you're careful i dont think you'll have a problem. __________________ -Theta Chi- Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER .... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit! Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ... Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | 06-07-2008, 11:29 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18 | forget the hydrolock nonsense, it'll be fine | | | 06-07-2008, 11:36 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 379 | At least for my car, it is practically impossible to got it hydrolocked. You'd have to be going backwards at 30mph in a 6" puddel to get water up to the intake.....So what he said, don't worry about it. | | | 06-08-2008, 12:49 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 | if your uncomfortable with that intake and its placement, see if they off a SRI w/ heatshield... I picked up a 6cyl one for my swap, seems to fit nicely... FWIW, There is little to no gain on getting an intake... its all for aesthetics. __________________ 11/97 Base 328Ti | | | 06-08-2008, 01:40 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by foilman forget the hydrolock nonsense, it'll be fine | yeah, what they said, I started a thread on hydrolocking a while ago, I'll get a link EDIT: here it is: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21438 | | | 06-08-2008, 09:01 PM | #10 | Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: TN Posts: 99 | Quote: Originally Posted by Philly if your uncomfortable with that intake and its placement, see if they off a SRI w/ heatshield... I picked up a 6cyl one for my swap, seems to fit nicely... FWIW, There is little to no gain on getting an intake... its all for aesthetics. | For the most part I agree. The only gains I got on my old one were at top end where it was actually trying to suck more air. I'm planning to try and put my own together using parts from spectre performance which you can pick up at your local O'Reillys. My old one was an ICEMAN which had a removeable downpipe so I could run run the filter up top in bad weather so I am want to build something similar for my E36. __________________ | | | 06-11-2008, 02:20 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | well, today, I just had to drive home through a huge rainstorm, I drove at a pretty normal speed given that with the wipers on at full speed I could still barely see, I had to avoid a couple of huge puddles but my car didn't hydrolock so I really don't think it's a problem with the intake | | | 08-31-2008, 10:05 PM | #12 | Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atl, GA Posts: 44 | I just installed this a week ago. Very happy with this purchase! Makes the TI sound Mean, and run smoother (imo) Thanks for the recommendation! Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak well, today, I just had to drive home through a huge rainstorm, I drove at a pretty normal speed given that with the wipers on at full speed I could still barely see, I had to avoid a couple of huge puddles but my car didn't hydrolock so I really don't think it's a problem with the intake | __________________ --------------------------------------------- 1998 318TI M SPORT MODS: DEPO FOG LIGHTS|DEPO XENON ANGEL EYE|REAR SPOLIER|WEATHER TECH WINDOW DEFLECTORS|REAR BILSTEIN SHOCKS|RIKEN RAPTOR 205/55ZR16'S|COSMO RACING COLD AIR INTAKE|GABRIEL ULTRA FRONT STRUTS| REPAIRS: RACK & PINION|AC COMPRESSOR|FRONT ROTORS & BRAKE PADS|02 SENSORS|CAT CONVERTER|MAF|TIE ROD ENDS|IAC VALVE| | | | 09-01-2008, 01:09 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,440 | Hugo hydrolocked his car with this intake. | | | 09-01-2008, 04:58 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: el paso Posts: 125 | where would the icv go? with such mentioned intake? is there an icv delete mod lol kinda serious on that | | | 09-01-2008, 05:31 AM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,595 | Quote: Originally Posted by rookie_98 with such mentioned intake? is there an icv delete mod lol kinda serious on that | No, the ICV is no where near where the CAI goes. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |