I pieced together my own intake today...

[SS#1230]

well, i needed a new air filter so i decided to just build my own intake system (basically because i was bored). i think it is a little "ricer", but my neighbor thinks it's cool.

any imput? positive or negative, i dont care...(lots of hand prints on the aluminum pipe, sorry).

oh, it cost me 103 for all the pieces and air filter.

 

[TangibleGhost]

looks nice. might want to see about building a enclosure for it to drop the air temp a bit and get the most out of it.

 

[SS#1230]

yeah, it's a little short. i think i will add a 4" piece in there so that the filter will sit where the stock air box was and then build some kinda heat shield....

 

[Black Dog]

That's very good work for a home job. I agree with boxing up the filter though. Looks good.

 

[turboedmsp]

looks cool. any noticeable improvement?

 

[smoothfrc]

Do you have a parts list... I have been thinking of doing the same, as i also made all the intercooling piping for my other car.

Seems easy enough, 90 degree bend and a straight run over to the fender. good job.

 

[AZSCTACO]

Hot air intake = loss of power........

 

[SS#1230]

well, i replaced that aluminum clamp because it didnt work very well. i put a silicone coupler on instead and i relocaded the MAF and that helped with the location of the filter.

now the filter sits just to the passenger side of the radiator. i removed the piece of rubber that blocked air flow around the radiator. now there is fresh air coming through the right side of the grille while the vehicle is moving.

i dont think that there is much of a reason to build a shield around the filter now that ive got that air flowing though there now. and i think the heat soak in the aluminum piping would offset any attempt to keep the air filter blocked anyway.

i actually put it up on ebay for what it cost me to build. i just did it because i was bored and wanted to do something....

i used a 4" silicone 90* elbow, 6" length of straight 4" polished aluminum pipe, a 45* bend 4" pipe, two 4" silicone couplers and the airfilter that accepts the 4" pipe. oh, and i put a 3/8" hose fitting on the straight piece and ran a 3/8" fuel hose from to the PCV pipe.

pics of the new set up....

 

[tint2sell]

what is the world was wrong with the stock one? Use that money for tinted windows or something else

 

[SS#1230]

ive got some tint and im gonna try to make the privacy glass darker. in CA we cant put film on the fronts.

ive done some windows in my house, hopefully i can do a good job on the car.

ive got 5% film from gila. is gila a decent brand?

 

[tint2sell]

well gila is okay. Llumar and solar gard are much better films. You can tint your front doors in ca in 50%.