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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Hey guys, i was off work early today and i decided, make my intake into a cold air intake here the stuff i need, here is some pictures sorry for the quailty its my camera phone

1. (3) 90 degree elbow
2. (1) coupler
3. (2) 4 inches straight pipe
4. (1) maf adapter (drill your own holes)
5. K&N fillter



you can get all of this at autozone

first off i had to mark my own hole for my maf adapter then i drills the hole out so this why i can connected it.


Then i connected my black rubber coupler to the 90 degree elbow and the maf


Then i connected my 90 degree elbow to a 4 inch straight pipe, also on the other side of the end i connected a 90 degree elbow, but here is the tricky part, in the picture on the side of the car there is a black plastic cover that cover power wires....take that off and use a hammer and hammer little bit of the side down so this way another 90 degree elbow can fit in the hole. note this does not take longer then 1 min, this does not need more then a couple hits, just enough for a 90 degree elbow can fit



Then i connected another 4 inch straight pipe to a 90 degree elbow, and the end of the 90 degree elbow i connect a K&N filter.

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Now here is the finish result tell me what do you guys think?




OBW this sound GREAT!

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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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hows the butt dyno? looks great actually. i cant believe no one like AEM could have made this design? looks very simple. watch out for puddles!
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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yea i know about puddles and rain but actully the k&n filter sit really high plus there is a long ways for water to get into the engine
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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Intake, engine, engine forum. Moved.

Looks good, good effort.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Looks good!! Invest in a water bypass valve to prevent hydro-lock.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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all the dirt and grime from your front passenger wheel will be contacting your air filter unless you put some kind of solid plate behind it.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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I could never run a pipe as long as that up at my 7,000+ foot elevation without my RX choking for air, but this is an excellent design you have made for the SC.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Lex*Toy
Looks good!! Invest in a water bypass valve to prevent hydro-lock.
hey thats a good idea where can i get one?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by KrazeMatik
hey thats a good idea where can i get one?
AEM makes one, http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=20
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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oo nice.. just couple questions

cost, time, and performance gains?
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SCboy
oo nice.. just couple questions

cost, time, and performance gains?
cost around 60 bucks
time less then 1 hour
performance lets just say i notice a different!
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CleanCL
hows the butt dyno?
AHahahahahahahahah!!!

Clean design!
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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I has an intake mounted just like that. I never went through deep water. One day I was driving on the highway, behind an eighteen wheeler, and just the water being blown up from the road accumulated and made its way up through the piping. And,... HYDROLOCK!

Luckilly it didnt hurt anything. After I had it towed home I was able to pull the tb, and clean out the manifold, pull the plugs and crank it over.

Bottom line, ..I would NEVER run one again.
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by KrazeMatik
performance lets just say i notice a different!
oo low end or top? im very interested in doing this on a free weekend..
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