Does anyone have a parts list for a custom cold air intake?
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Does anyone have a parts list for a custom cold air intake?
How custom? I am making one out of Airaid's "ubuildit" cold air tubing, and some couplers to go to the factory air box with a stock style K&N filter.
i was thinkin about like 4" pvc with a cone filter
I knowa guy that made like.....300 differant CAIs!!!!!!!
PVC is too thick IMO.
there has to be some type of tubing you can buy to make one
Airaid makes the 4" ubuildit kit, it's like $200 but you can do two vehicles with it easily. I did my car, and am going to do my truck with the same kit.
you can get the UBI tube for about $100.
3" exhaust tubing. get it bent in whatever shape you need it to be.
That's what I ment haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
Go to home depot or lowes and scout the PVC section and get some ideas. Easiest would be sticking with the stock box with a drop in filter and PVC pipe to the TB.
I'm currently in the process of making mine. I'll do a build thread for you. For starters I have a stainless piece of 4" bent from a muffler shop to get the basic geometry. Next I shopped around for a few hi-temp silicon 45's and 90's to route it where I want. I'm using header wrap and sealer with two layers of header wrap to insulate the pipe. For connecting the fittings to the pipe, use the recommended stainless/nickel straps that are sold with the silicon fittings. Note: the hi-temp silicon fittings are those that may be found at VatoZone or most autoparts stores where ricers stack up their Bling.
Sweet sounds good man. I am going to home depot today to look at some tubing and get some price ranges.
you can get the spectre pieces from o'reilleys. probbably like 75 bucks in piping plus whatever a filter cost
there 's schedule 20 pvc at mcoys , it very thin and works . just have to glue it with clear epoxy. let me go get a pic.
heres the pic http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...o/100_3294.jpg
it works well and whistles like the others ,but it alot cheaper. the pipe is easy to id becuase it has a black lining on the inside and the fittings are thin .
all you need is a short raduis 90 with a female and male end, a 45and about 3ft of pipe . this will set you back about $15 good luck.
Sweet that sounds good. Thanks alot
Thats a hot air intake.....
I just cut the resonators off of the oem pipe and welded the plastic back together with a soldering iron to make mine. Some sanding, filler and paint made it look good.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...2/S6302290.jpg
that looks alot better than the last time i saw it, didn't you use a paint cap for a while?Quote:
Originally Posted by country_3030
Yea, the paint cap worked but it still left the other resonator. Here is what it looked like after cutting them off.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302199.jpg
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302208.jpg
Template made from an old folder. Used this to cut a black plastic piece from the old resonator I cut off.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302218.jpg
Black plastic lemon shaped plug welded in with soldering iron.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302228.jpg
Lower resonator cut off. This is where I use to have the paint cap.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302231.jpg
Filler piece from the old resonator.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302233.jpg
Welding process started, note big gap at the front yet to be welded.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302236.jpg
Testing for leaks and fit before final sanding, filler and paint.
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/S6302261.jpg
not bad not bad...FYI I did a test on under hood temps and after about 30 mph my truck showed a negligible difference between under hood temps and those directly from the area of the "CAI" box...So i'm not thinking the enclosures are completely necessary.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...9/P1040053.jpg
What box? :lol:
your EGR valve is unplugged :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maui4x4
I can certainly appreciate your do-it-yourself mentality. Nice work, that was an idea that I wanted to try but never got around to since the Spectre cai was so cheapQuote:
Originally Posted by country_3030
Disabled and not removed but yeah same thing :lol: ...I need to buy the EGR kit from thunder racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by danger_ranger83
I like my home made 4" setup alot more vs hacked stock intake tube. I can reach ambient temps alot faster with no box and strangely my fuel trims are smoother.
I just bought one off e-bay, from chrome intakes. It comes with nice chrome intake tube, all the brakets nicely welded, all that you need to mount it, also pretty decent heat shield and what looks like a K&N filter 10 inches long. It was shipped fron california to my door in ontario,canada for what I think is a pretty smoking price of 119.00 canadian dollars all included. just thought I would mention this, thinking I got a good deal. and it sounds pretty good on the truck to. will try to get some pics up soon.
i went across the street from where i work and bought some 4'' exhaust tubing, then cut it at angles and tig welded it together, after that i smoothed it out really nice and painted it, then bought a straight 4'' silicon boot and a 90dg boot from pep boys, it went together perfectly