Quote Originally Posted by meleagant8
prof ghosthunter :mrgreen:

prof, somebody kasi told me na replacing the exhaust pipe can help improve engines performance (pero un nga limited kasi 1.3 carb siya), btw he is also using a 1.3 carb lancer.....tapos di naman daw maingay...
replacing the exhaust pipe with bigger diameter piping can help but we have to consider the engine that we are talking about. BTW, was the upgrade (of the other guy's lancer) to bigger pipes resulted in more useful power or just more fuel consumption? What other mods were done to the other Lancer 1.3 carb?

I also heard that replacing the stock carb with the carb from a large motorcycle engine can increase power... of course I can't confirm that myself. Medyo limited yung experience ko with carb engines kasi.

Quote Originally Posted by meleagant8
another alternative, can putting cold air into my intake help increase hp or faster accelration?lets say un lang ang mod na gagawin ko sa engine ko.....kasi pansin ko, the carb performs well pag malamig surroundings (like kung umuulang or kung gabi na)

i think there's a way na malagayan ng conetype ung mga carb diba?lalagyan lang ng tube?kasi ive seen this lancer gl, carb na 1.5, naka conetype tapos may tube...
It always possible to do stuff with cars. You can install a cone filter with the tube from Simota if you have enough clearance between your engine and hood for such. So in this case, Simota cone filter kits are the best choice since it'll come with all the stuff you'll probably need. But this is called a "warm air intake" because it still takes air from inside the engine bay.

But if you want a cold air intake (CAI), then you'll need to make an extension tube from the Simota tube to your bumper or fender so you can get cooler air outside the engine bay. This would give you that extra power you feel on cold nights or rainy days. One D.I.Y. (do it yourself) way is to get the big hose from a laundry washer/dryer from a hardware store (like ACE or Handyman). Using ring clamps, you can attached the ends to the tube and filter. It will not look pretty but it does work to a degree.

Another alternative to a cold air intake (CAI) is replacing one of your headlights into a funnel to feed air to your intake. One way is to have a fiberglass funnel made. The other is to have a surplus headlight into a funnel by removing the glass, bulb and other stuff and making a hole in the rear big enough to pass enough air thru it for the engine. You can see this kind of intake in some Civics on the road. If you drive often at night, you might want to get some fog-lights installed to make up for the loss of one headlight.