irab88's battery/intake swap
04-27-2011, 04:19 PM
#101
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sorry to ask so many questions. I wont be able to pull enough slack out of the AFM harness. It looks like 7 or 8 pins. is that how many wires? And would I be fine just cutting and soldering each individual wire back together with extensions? I was thinking of rewiring the AFM and the battery cables along the firewall.
04-27-2011, 06:24 PM
#104
1982 celica supra afm, ending in -43110. it should come with a 3" opening and outlet. if not, there are adapters at advance auto or autozone. it shoul run you about $70 or less. it plugs right in.
04-27-2011, 07:12 PM
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Any supra AFM will work only the 82 is a direct plug in. I just did mine with a Supra AFM that I got it for 5 bones from my bro-in-law. not sure what year it was off of but i just swapped out the internals(really easy) and it works great.
04-27-2011, 08:55 PM
#106
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this is an awesome mod! i am about to do this. just a little different. had a buddy tell me it should be one of my first mods when i got my truck. then gave me the parts off his truck he did it to. Can't wait to start putting my truck together so I can do this mod.
04-28-2011, 06:25 AM
#107
yeah, you can do that too. a bit more in-depth, but it works well. if i had known that earlier, i would have done the same thing. however, some states don't like seeing an afm tampered with. and for a first-time mod, just using an '82 supra is a good plug-and-play mod
04-28-2011, 02:10 PM
#108
Has anybody done this AND figured out how to feed it cooler air outside the engine bay? I hear the thoughts that getting the feed tube away from the radiator/engine helps but isnt it still sucking HOT under hood air? Even the factory system has a fredh air feed through the core support.
04-28-2011, 05:33 PM
#110
no desire for a snorkel, i dont swim much and neither does my yota. I WOULD however like to have a fresh air intake. I've seen some of them with a cowl feed that comes around the passenger side fender.
Have to agree with ya: MORE air is the object here!
Have to agree with ya: MORE air is the object here!
04-28-2011, 11:26 PM
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I've seen some ricers drill a large hole through (70mm) where the battery used to be and run a flexible duct from from there to the bumper. Forcing air in as the car moves. Works really well.
10-11-2011, 09:02 AM
#114
In a stock set up the AFM is on the driver side, the air intake tube runs across the top of the radiator to the AFM and it picks up a lot of heat. By swapping the battery and intake you get colder air into the intake, and when irab88 swapped the intake over to the passenger side he also upgraded the AFM to a larger one, that will allow the 22RE to breathe better and give you a little more power. Many people here have done the battery/intake swap, as well as upgrade to a larger AFM.
10-11-2011, 09:42 AM
#116
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Also the run from inlet to t/b is much shorter... which will create better throttle response. Along with it being on the "cold" side of the motor.
Last edited by 4x4climber; 10-12-2011 at 05:57 AM.
10-11-2011, 09:55 AM
#117
yeah, it's the "silencer" for it. the noise without it really annoying. you don't need it, but you do need to keep a filtered air opening on the line (before or after the "silencer"). it's technical name is "resonater", but that's the exact opposite of what it does.
though, if it's a non-smog vehicle, ie a trail only rig, there are kits to remove all that stuff anyway.
