Thread: Cold Air Intake -- PCM in way

Alright I'd like to put a cold air intake on my 1997 gtp but when I tried to take my stock air filter off I found out that the computer is located inside the box.

How would I solve this problem?

I'm asking this because I'm fairly certain that the pcm can not get wet, and it needs good ventilation. If I just remove the box and mount it to the body somewhere, it would for sure get wet and if I keep it in that box and seal the box up then it will for sure over heat.

*** I am aware that there are 10000 threads about this and I did search before making this topic but I could not find a single thread that answered my questions. I noticed several people just mounting it somewhere on the body, but what if it gets wet?

Here is a picture of my cold air intake and the old air filter box and pcm. (I don't need to remove the box to use my cold air intake. I just wanna know what to do with the PCM)

The PCM will be fine without the box.
Just Zip-tie it down somewhere.

Originally Posted by E IN v Y

The PCM will be fine without the box.
Just Zip-tie it down somewhere.

What about water?

I regularly wash my car (which includes the engine compartment)

Everyone here that has HAI has their PCM like that.
The PCMs are weatherproof not waterproof... and the air box is not waterproof.
...so far no one here has had any problems running it like that.

So should I just keep it in the box then since it isn't in the way anyways?

I had mine sitting on a rubber pad so it wouldnt get knocked around too bad, and had 2 big ass zipties holding it down...Never had an issue with water, and I regularly washed the engine bay.

Originally Posted by develand

I would lose the box and redo your intake personally.

Well this would be free if I kept it like this haha. What benefits do I get from making my own/buying an aftermarket?

Originally Posted by Bologna

Well this would be free if I kept it like this haha. What benefits do I get from making my own/buying an aftermarket?

Here is a simple thread (you couldnt find any , about DIY intake and by the way PCM could just be ziptied.) Waste of money on buying CAI
http://www.grandprixforums.net/simpl...res-33351.html

Its not that hard and it looks like you already have a filter.
Just make your own if you want to redo it.
FYI you can get beast 9" filter for 20$.

Originally Posted by compgjoe2793

Here is a simple thread (you couldnt find any

Sorry to be kinda an ass, but does that thread answer my questions? No it doesn't. And I did look at that thread already.

Originally Posted by E IN v Y

Its not that hard and it looks like you already have a filter.
Just make your own if you want to redo it.
FYI you can get beast 9" filter for 20$.

Well I just feel safer with the computer in the box lol. And Really what's wrong with the stock one that makes it so bad and makes PVC pipe better? The only difference I see is maybe looks and that you can fit a bigger filter on it.

Originally Posted by develand

BETTER FLOW!!!!!!! Your car likes to breathe. The more air you can get in, the better. The less turbulence also helps.

How do you get better flow? Are you referring to the location at where the filter is? Because if you are, wouldn't mine get better flow because it'll be right behind the grill on my car?

If you are talking about the inside of the stock tube and the inside of a PVC tube, I doubt that makes much difference on flow lol.

Your current setup looks like it has a 90 degree bend in it.
Id just stick to the stock air box then.

Originally Posted by E IN v Y

Your current setup looks like it has a 90 degree bend in it.
Id just stick to the stock air box then.

That it does, I forgot about that bend.

Alright I will remove my box and put my pcm somewhere safe and mount it securely and make my own cold air intake and get a big 9" filter.

Thanks for your help guys, I just assumed that the pcm couldn't get wet.

Just dew you... it is your car.
We are here to assist you and are only trying to help.
I would suggest this filter. AEM 9"X4" CONICAL DRYFLOW AIR FILTER ELEMENT 21-2059DK | eBay

Originally Posted by E IN v Y

Just dew you... it is your car.
We are here to assist you and are only trying to help.
I would suggest this filter. AEM 9"X4" CONICAL DRYFLOW AIR FILTER ELEMENT 21-2059DK | eBay

Thanks for the suggestion and the link. I love links lol