How To Build A Titanium Intake - Honda K-Swap 240

Build and Weld Titanium like a champ as we show you how to build a Titanium Intake using Vibrant Titanium components.
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[@speedacademy]

For those of you wondering about the Miata video published earlier today - It will be back on wednesday, in full HD (we hope). There's a glitch in the KZbin matrix that is causing issues currently.

[@The_True_]

KZbin is prejudiced against the MX5? Corky Romano was a bad movie, but it wasn't the Miata's fault! 😖 ...dang it Chris Katan...

[@abhirajkanwar5436]

It's been happening all over the place. Gears and Gasoline couldn't get episode 2 of their road trip series higher than 360p.

[@removeableskull7446]

Speed Academy hey guys what first mod would you recommend for a s10 2.2 with manual trans PS I have 235 65 r15 with 3 inch spacers on all the hubs for more traction and track width

[@speedacademy]

Start with brakes, then move onto suspension. If you have a square tire setup (so 235's front/rear) that will help cornering quite a bit versus a skinny tire up front and wide in the rear.

[@removeableskull7446]

Speed Academy thank you once I upgrade I’ll share the results

[@hilariorojas5812]

This is so underrated, you guys should be hitting thousands of views.

[@KevinBurkeRacing]

its because they can actually drive and build cars.... and few people can understand and relate to that.

[@ronseasyfixjustdoit5098]

Not actually a exciting build a BMW really.

[@1991jdmcivic]

Should have a speed academy badge cut for you and tached to the long section

[@The_True_]

Good to see that the K20 will be breathing in style! Makes the impending track day more tantalizing, and the first drift as well! 🚗💨💨💨

[@lilnapkin462]

Also they stated it's going to be a grip car.

[@The_True_]

@@lilnapkin462 No. S chassis drift, it's *gonna* happen guy.

[@shadowxps]

I love when you guys visit Vibrant. The exhaust build off was some of my favorite content. Watching professionals work is always a treat.

[@person1492]

Please match the volume of your voices with the intro song, every time I watch one of your videos I scare myself.

[@speedacademy]

I have a limiter set to -6dB for the entire video so weird that the intro sounds louder.

[@aaronbryan5095]

Speed Academy your music is always louder than your voice for some reason. Scares the crap out of me when the music suddenly kicks in.

[@claytontylergolf6081]

Yes I have the same issue. Especially with headphones!

[@ahmed91750]

I have the same problem

[@mentals555]

It adds to the experience. That deafening music holds a special place in my heart. You know what comes after is the real good stuff

[@BenBazan]

Looks great, can’t wait to hear it fire up!

[@lancelaprarie6128]

Nice work on the intake. Titanium pie cuts are always a nice touch.

[@FiveFiveGarage]

After watching all the welding on this channel, I finally went and learned how to weld!

[@rugged1209]

Funny how do many people hate on Honda's but use there motors in everything lol

[@ahmed91750]

This was an absolutely amazing episode 👌🏽

[@speedacademy]

Thanks!

[@tydonnelly7444]

Thats crazy!! I worked at a motorcycle dealer that year in the hard parts department! We received multiple gaskets from Honda with staples in it!

[@richardcampbell8685]

That is pretty nifty. I like the whole Ti thing.

[@datarez]

The challenges you guys run into turn into some of the more interesting parts. Looks good.

[@speedacademy]

Thats what makes the episodes not be too boring :)

[@BiteSizeMediaLLC]

Painting with fire. Nice.

[@quadrapodacone]

Vibrant is amazing!

[@pFbSpecV]

So close guys!! I cant wait!

[@justinharwood9160]

Nice job on the intake boys. On another note if Al and Woody are visiting soon make sure u get a few lemon squashes in the fridge.

[@speedacademy]

If only! We'd love for them to stop by the shop.

[@JamesDownes]

Best episode YET 👌👍 Thanks for all the work guys

[@speedacademy]

Thanks!

[@JamesDownes]

@@speedacademy 😊

[@AronBuilds]

This is one of the most interesting builds I’ve watched in a long time. Honda powerplant, BMW transmission, in an S Chassis? What’s next? Ford 9” rear end? Lol. Loving this one!

[@speedacademy]

Haha the suspension is all 240 but it will certainly be an interesting build when this car is running!

[@HassanEido1]

You guys are amazing

[@antbymcnair4297]

excited to see this Nissan rip some tech!!

[@BlackArtBMX]

Love this series guys. I got an SR swap in progress on my S13 and this just gives me so much inspiration!

[@speedacademy]

Keep at it! SR power is a good upgrade over the old KA

[@BlackArtBMX]

@@speedacademy It had a CA18DET and spit one of the rods out, but still a good upgrade I hope!

[@BlackArtBMX]

@@speedacademy By the way, your channel is genuinely one of the best car related ones on KZbin. Keep at it, eh!

[@bigdfitness5020]

Getting close 👍🏼👍🏼

[@MrJohnv8386]

Take notice guys he never welded downhill that's a professional welder right there

[@BenBenCatCat]

I'm guessing you've never been on a pipeline.

[@S-Kidz]

Sweet intake

[@inspyral02]

Thermal throttle body and intake manifold gaskets are nice for some heat isolation and reusability.

[@speedacademy]

Have the intake mani gaskets

[@Iain240]

I really don't get pie cuts just for the sake of pie cuts. They're useful when you need to make a super tight bend or you need to make something fast and don't have the bends but in this application really why not use pre bent sections??

[@tobylarrison4826]

pie cuts look cooler to alot of people

[@VS666]

i dunno what it is but i just love it when the intake is in a really good spot away from everything.

[@JDM_Jeffro]

Very cool! TommyFyeah has some good content on titanium and changing the colour. Cant wait to see this thing rippin' tec.

[@supersevenn]

and here i was hoping to see a titanium intake manifold !!! #crushedmydreams

[@DJizz82]

I honestly can’t wait to hear that Honda motor on the Kouki

[@Socalsayten6six6]

Got my titanium welding tips from morfab 👍

[@mondomoleno.3404]

2 Honda motors, a Beams, and some willing drivers. I'd love to see a track day with all the Speed Academy cars. Or more accurately, I'd love to *hear* that track day.

[@speedacademy]

Hopefully coming soon!

[@mentals555]

Thought my first motor rebuild was finished this morning, until I realized I installed the head gasket upside down 😂🤦‍♂️ now I gotta wait for the new one to come in! Just happy I noticed the issue before getting it back in the car and blowing it up

[@speedacademy]

Yikes thats not good.

[@AllTheBestNames]

Great video, gonna have to save my pennies to get that filter and velocity stack.

[@brianhilligoss]

I anodize titanium all the time, I use the electrical method with water, tsp powder and a dc power supply. Can dial in the exact color you want. If you mess up just use some scotchbrite to remove the anodizing and start again.

[@speedacademy]

Oh awesome! Didnt know you could redo it if you remove the finish. Going to try that.

[@estewarrior1]

your cars are cool, no more words...

[@Ran-dom1]

an idea for the intake, weld a pie cut of aluminum to it, to angle it to the right. might have to cut your titanium tube a bit, but it will clear the belt better.

[@adamsondergaard8159]

Yep!!

[@danecarpenter8735]

don't use heater hose for a catch can. Heater hose deteriorates with engine oil

[@getweir_d]

this is absolutely correct.

[@speedacademy]

Yes if there was actually oil running through it then we would have went with proper oil line but since its vapor this will last for years with zero issue and has on another cars we've used it on.

[@bigbothoee8617]

Lol that pipe looked nasty hahahahaha sorry had to say it but love the build and positive attitude goes a long way

[@BoBB2000]

They made a nice water intake, with a filter.

[@williamguldager]

nice

[@CarPhonix]

I can’t wait till you guys get your GTR

[@catfisher10100]

It really bums me out that you guys are genuine car dudes with knowledge and skill. However have a fraction of the subscribers that other lame car channels do. Keep it up guys, love the content and witty one liners while wrenching on the projects!

[@speedacademy]

Thanks Dylan, we also wonder that sometimes but YT is a weird place. Perhaps its because the younger gen who has more time to watch is into vlogging rather than what we do?

[@catfisher10100]

Speed Academy I suppose so. To each his own. I’ll continue tuning in and supporting true gear heads! Cheers guys!

[@kevinpowell6707]

Boost it‼️‼️

[@ItsKapow]

Amazing build. Just curious, how would a stroked SR20DE compare to this setup?

[@hogdog567]

That "cool blue" colour is contamination, titanium absorbs contaminants from the air when it's hot, that's why purging is so important. If this was a structural piece then anything other than a straw colour and it would be scrap. As it's not structural it doesn't matter too much.

[@chehsin]

shouldn't expect much from folks that just wants the views and google money

[@speedacademy]

Its an intake not a piece that is holding up the car so we'll be just fine. And have you ever looked at a ti exhaust system, its 'contaminated' all the way through and somehow it still holds up just fine so not sure what you're point is.

[@K20EF8]

Shut up idiot, how do you know they just want views and money? Its not a structural piece that will have load on it. It will work just fine.

[@chehsin]

hahah having a patron page is asking for money. who's the idiot now?

[@chehsin]

it's all for show. like that hack job of carbon fiber intake box they had it made lol

[@massiveq8]

Very nice build !!! ... what's the part you used while lifting the engine ?

[@royoboy1844]

That belt is crazy close to the intake, those auto tensioners move alot when the engine revs. I've seen manual tensioner set ups that make the belt routing way more compact and away from the intake, y'all might wanna look into that.

[@speedacademy]

yeah we looked at it but few of them run a PS pump. I wanted to try it with the stock routing first. If there are issues Ill go to a ktuned manual tensioner.

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Hmmmmm, enough flex??

[@alexdees7730]

Do you have a video on the engine mounts that you use for k swap

[@rtsoccerplayer]

Hopefully you can reuse that intake WHEN Petr goed turbo!

[@xozindustries7451]

All that time to back purge is it a good idea to heat up the metal with a torch to blue it? How does that effect the corrosion resistance?

[@gordowg1wg145]

With the stabilising tab on the tube, have you taken into account the engine movement over bumps and when torqued over under power*? It can be quite significant at a distance from the engine and cause fractures of the mounting points, the insulating mount (grommet?) and/or loosening of the hose joins - especially if you haven't bead rolled the ends. *Remember, the torque reaction isn't the engine torque, but the engine torque TIMES the gear ratio it is in!

[@speedacademy]

the mounts are stiffer than stock so there wont be alot of movement at all.

[@WelshyAutomotive]

I have an suggestion for the intro sequence, so after the trap music plays, put a fade to black transition in, and fade out the music to the next clip.

[@W1llyMcKnight]

I'm not sure about the appearance of the welds, there seems to be too much variation in colours. I'm not an expert by any means, but should the welds not be ground down to a smooth finish afterwards?

[@johnandalon]

Would this set up be essentially the same for the NA miata? Would there need be engine bay modifications?

[@rugged1209]

I'd do that whole piece in the center all blue just the center spot u different the ends on just for the rest of it blue

[@S14josh]

Do they ever cover what throttle cable they’re running? In the middle of my swap

[@maldo72]

All that work for a simple intake tube?

[@WelcomeToTheMadness]

Did you tighten the intake onto the block with the gaskets to avoid the beams issue form happening again?

[@speedacademy]

Yes, everything is buttoned up

[@SupraHenry]

I want to see this car vs the s2000. Like ASAP

[@illestJun]

DP N P :)

[@humbertopalomino1951]

Might as well do titanium header back exhaust

[@speedacademy]

Already has a Tomei Ti exhaust system :)

[@ViperKillerWannabe]

Is this going to be done before the Celica?

[@RomualdPineda]

Next series: Put a K20 in the frs + turbo. That would be an awesome series. Or supercharge/turbo the badass2000.

[@speedacademy]

We've thought of that!

[@RomualdPineda]

I had a k20 2007 FA5 supercharged, I regret it to this day that i sold it. I can send you photos/videos of it if you'd like.

[@garage_nostalgia]

You guys wouldn't be having al (turbo yoda) over in early September would you?

[@marc9283]

i hope you can reuse that thing when you Turbo it ;)

[@cameronyoung2004]

Fablife ftw

[@optimistichorizon]

*I am ready to see some power and reliability?*

[@krusher74]

Titanium! I made one for my Geo metro out of toilet paper tubes and duck tape for $1.69!

[@Carlosiemon]

I may be wrong, but it seems to me that you will have some heat transferred from the upper radiator hose to your titanium air intake. I do not know the ability to transfer heat from titanium, but I imagine that you want to have the air entering the engine as cold as possible

[@speedacademy]

That rad hose is 4-ply so it will be minimal, the rad fans running will transfer more hot air into it but with the velocity of air entering the engine its not as big a problem as you think, the key is to have the intake away from that hot air.

[@brianschickling6377]

Why not weld a short tight 90 degree elbow on the throttle body, so you don't have the silicone even close to touching the belt. Just a thought.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

IIRC, someone makes a kit that eliminates that stupid idler. Edit: It was the Clockwise Motion lightweight alternator kit that I was thinking of, but there are others. The K-Tuned A/C & P/S Eliminator Kit might work, but I think that these guys are still running the AC compressor.

[@speedacademy]

WE looked at those kits but wanted to see if we could use the stock routing. Goal is to reduce the amount of mods needed to make this work.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

Ah, I see.

[@davegt27]

wow you guys have a horizontal band saw and a vertical band saw and a tig welder

[@Leri0th]

Why do the main welds looks so burnt black instead of all clean and blue? e.g. when you type in welded titanium into google images.

[@ronseasyfixjustdoit5098]

I would have brought it up and put a small scoop on the hood.

[@tricky4g63]

If u guys want to keep that intake beautiful you better clear coat it or the color will fade each time u clean it. bad ass at piece by the way!!!

[@DresRacingChannel]

in before 500 views, notification squad! you guys should check out my kswap mr2 if you have the chance.

[@Frolickk]

Super random question but how long does it take you guys to render a video like this? What software are you using for video editing/rendering?

[@speedacademy]

Premiere Pro CC and takes about 30mins to render

[@ShaunRGardner]

I'd rather have silence than the royalty free children friendly edm music that you play

[@hugohell8290]

What's good guys? Nice titamium tubes and pies. How much does it cost for the material only? Also I couldnt find out the shop that super charged that 1.8L miata, can you hook me up towards their website if any? Thanks for sharing that video and thanks ahead for the reply. Cheers mates.

[@speedacademy]

Click the link in the video description and it will take you to Vibrants site which has a breakdown for cost on every piece of Titanium. Warning though, its not cheap!

[@hugohell8290]

@@speedacademy I know. Quality stuff goes at certain price. How about that other video where you drove that supercharged miatas? who tuned those ? that's the one link I was looking for and couldn't find. thanks for letting me know. cheers.

[@speedacademy]

That I dont know, the owners never mentioned who tuned the cars, sorry!

[@itskevinl]

Will you reuse the pipe for boost?

[@speedacademy]

Nope, we have the old HKS intercooler pipes.

[@Mrimnotfluffy]

“Dp” Deadpool behind the scenes?

[@eddygarcia5953]

V bands please

[@wilhobbs207]

What happened to the earlier video?

[@Sumpula]

3.5 to 4" is the proper intake size for naturally aspirated honda engines 2.0L and up.

[@ayowser01]

Thatnortherns2k what size is the factory tube on an s2k?

[@Sumpula]

ID 2.75" TB side and 3.5" filter side. Thats on AP1.

[@speedacademy]

We didnt see any significant gains when we went from 3 to 3.5 on our K20 Civic...

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

A heat soak intake?

[@Basomga]

Why titanium now? Aren't y'all debating about changing it to turbocharged later?

[@Leofred2000]

Cuz titanium is just cool, even if turbo later or not

[@Basomga]

@@Leofred2000 Yeah. But it's also more expensive than alluminum/or whatever. And if they go turbo later they'll need to redo the intake

[@Leofred2000]

Cool needs no other reason :)

[@Basomga]

Oh well. Ok

[@Foodencio]

Maybe for video content? I don't know

[@marcuscoster6529]

What benefit does a titanium intake have?

[@speedacademy]

Lighter yet very strong, less heat absorption.

[@Mikeguardiani]

I don't know, that intake is still really close. I would've just welded a bend onto the throttle body

[@speedacademy]

We'll see if its an issue soon.

[@juanjquinones8738]

Hello speed Academy my name is Johnny I got a KZbin channel called improdlive right there I am doing some things that I just started this past month I am making a Geo Tracker a K20 because of you guys I decide to pay my Geo Tracker in K20 and become a KZbinr or try to so thank you for all the information that you provide to be to your channel I appreciate

[@speedacademy]

Good luck! It will be a fun car.

[@somuchjuice5528]

Why dont you guys add a 45° neck onto the throttle body extend it so when you go to mount the intake youll be further away from the drive belt?

[@speedacademy]

Thought about it, too much work when a coupler will do the job just fine.

[@luisperez0583]

Like picaso brother

[@DatBoiOrly]

Where's the turbo at?

[@marcosalazar5339]

I know why there was staples in it, it was a dealer return, they staple return slips to parts for credit. Why that part was cleared to go back out is beyond me.

[@dah8rsluvme]

Rip VTEC already!!

[@dogmoo]

I love you guys. I try and watch everything you do, your videos are great and super informative. But that intake looks like ass, Such a clean build so far with no detail left untouched. But that intake looks gross, it just looks so thrown together and out of place.

[@speedacademy]

Totally understand that it's not for everyone. It's an intake you either love or hate.

[@erikmiles5536]

I initially thought the title was a joke or some kind of click bait. Interesting.