installing a cold air intake on my truck.

while scanning i was seeing intake temps up to 160F so with the heat of summer coming i know i got to do something.

so ive started the project today, what i have planned is to suck air in from behind the drivers side headlight. so far ive removed the second battery, (ill relocate it later on somehow somewhere).

i still had the stock storage box that went in that spot so i am gonna use that to house the filter and run a short piece of that aluminum foil type dryer vent with the wire inside from the hole behind the headlight to the box. ill take some pics of what im doing tommorrow as i continue the work.
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/1/pics.jpg


is there any reason why i shouldnt use that dryer vent stuff for a 2 inch long area?

Yeah, good idea. Any time you can lower your IATs on a blower, you are doing yourself some good. Post up pics when you get done.

damn 160 degrees? I get pissed when it goes up to 110. So I just mash the throttle to get some meth in their haha

this is my plan
suck in the air from here
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/1/cai.jpg




use this as a housing for the filter
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files/1/cai1.jpg

Are you gunna cut the front out of the box?

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

Are you gunna cut the front out of the box?

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yeah im gonna cut a 4 inch hole and use that aluminum foil type of dryer vent with the wire inside it to connect the box to the hole.

Looks like it should work pretty well. :thumb:

im almost there, i need to get a 4" pipe and some couplings yet and ill be able to finish it.

http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...0694439570.jpg
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...0694439571.jpg
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...0694439575.jpg
http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...0694439576.jpg

now for some black spray paint :) looks great almost like it could be a stock setup. guess if u swapped the engine bay around it would be come to think of it :)

Good job Illya. I think it will work great!

Nice job, looks like it will work perfectly.

well i finally got all the parts and finished it.
My temps siting in my driveway just idling with the air on i was able to get them up to about 110F and the outside temp was about 96F without the intake it would have easily been 160F

going down the road about 35 mph they go way down, it was reading like 88F which seemed odd that it was hotter than that outside.

http://www.ls1truck.com/upload/files...0694439882.jpg

The final product came out lookin' pretty sweet. Sounds like it works pretty well...88F at 35 mph, awesome!:rock:

Do you have a meth setup? How early does it come on if you do?

Looks pretty good too!

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Do you have a meth setup? How early does it come on if you do?

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Yes it has meth injection but i just use washer fluid, comes on around 4 psi

Holy crap Illya--just by adding that little intake setup, you lowered your temps anywhere from 50-90 degrees?

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Originally Posted by 567234ta

Yes it has meth injection but i just use washer fluid, comes on around 4 psi

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hmm.. I use washer fluid to. I cant recall when mine comes on, but I think its around 2-3psi. Where abouts do you live? During midday just cruising on the freeway my intake temps usually dont go above 110 but dont drop below 90-95. And I have a rear mount.

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Holy crap Illya--just by adding that little intake setup, you lowered your temps anywhere from 50-90 degrees?

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yeah what i dont understand is how i can be getting below ambient temps when im driving.

you should be able to feel the diff if it has dropped that much.i know mine dogs right down when my temp is over 90 on my iats.