eBay intake, custom heat shields, come in here and hate!
#1
eBay intake, custom heat shields, come in here and hate!
Pretty sure my post in another thread didn't get any attention so I figured this deserved it's own thread.
Reasons for doing this:
-I have the Greddy SE and Invidia midpipe and I like the sound, worried about being too loud or too ricey with other set ups, but it's not quite loud enough, intake will add noise.
-F Sport is too expensive in my opinion for using the stock air box lid
-Other aftermarket intakes are too expensive as well, especially if they don't gain power compared to the F sport.
-I was worried about sound not power, hate all you want but I know what I wanted.
-You might say it's going to damage the MAF but this filter is actually pretty dry for an oil type and I know how to service it when it's due
Reasons you can hate:
-Cheap
-Technically a hot air intake yadda yadda yadda
So I spent ~$65 bucks on an intake from an eBay seller(incl shipping)
then I spent ~$20 at Lowe's on some sheet metal, bolts, washers, high temp primer and high temp flat black paint. Installed the intake and built this heat shield set up, then used some insualting foam I had laying around to totally seal it off with the engine covers and up front towards the radiator, still utilizing the stock air duct and possibley pulling air from behind the headlights and the other little gaps there. The sound is awesome, and as someone who's worked on cars his hole life, beyond the sound, the "seat of the pants dyno" probably the same or 1-2 more hp gain than cars i've driven with f-sport intake set up.
Feel free to hate, comment/suggest blah blah blah, and absolutely COPY this mod if you want
Reasons for doing this:
-I have the Greddy SE and Invidia midpipe and I like the sound, worried about being too loud or too ricey with other set ups, but it's not quite loud enough, intake will add noise.
-F Sport is too expensive in my opinion for using the stock air box lid
-Other aftermarket intakes are too expensive as well, especially if they don't gain power compared to the F sport.
-I was worried about sound not power, hate all you want but I know what I wanted.
-You might say it's going to damage the MAF but this filter is actually pretty dry for an oil type and I know how to service it when it's due
Reasons you can hate:
-Cheap
-Technically a hot air intake yadda yadda yadda
So I spent ~$65 bucks on an intake from an eBay seller(incl shipping)
then I spent ~$20 at Lowe's on some sheet metal, bolts, washers, high temp primer and high temp flat black paint. Installed the intake and built this heat shield set up, then used some insualting foam I had laying around to totally seal it off with the engine covers and up front towards the radiator, still utilizing the stock air duct and possibley pulling air from behind the headlights and the other little gaps there. The sound is awesome, and as someone who's worked on cars his hole life, beyond the sound, the "seat of the pants dyno" probably the same or 1-2 more hp gain than cars i've driven with f-sport intake set up.
Feel free to hate, comment/suggest blah blah blah, and absolutely COPY this mod if you want
Last edited by Defender46; 05-07-18 at 09:07 AM.
#5
Lexus Test Driver
measure the thickness of your sheet metal and go to mcmaster.com and search edge trim. Find the bulb diameter that'll work with the right trim thickness and voila' - instant professional seal.
Also, dont be surprised if that maf sensor gets clogged up with oil. Your car will run incredibly rich and even try to stall. I've had PLENTY of problems ANY time I used oil on any filter with our mafs. It's why I decided with a dry filter.
way to do something yourself!
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#9
Driver School Candidate
I bought this same intake and don’t see what the bracket on the side is supposed to attach to. Also, I’m assuming you had to use a longer piece of 3/4” hose that connects from the intake tube to engine, correct?
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#13
Driver School Candidate
Yeah that’s where I tried putting it. I’ll definitely have to bend the bracket on the intake tube a bit to get it to line up with that. Thanks. The company is sending a hose extension and a bracket so I’ll see what I come up with when it gets here.
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