So being the cheap bastard i am, i want the most i can get for the cheapest possible. after combining multiple ideas off the internet I decided to build myself a custom airbox that is sealed (for my DIY snorkel), looks good, but most importantly, incorporates a high flow cone filter.
things you will need:
~5" cone filter
3" intake adapter plate
2 x 3" intake coupler
5" of 3" OD pipe/tubing
1/4" or 3/8" NPT tap and bit (or some other genius idea)
appropriate fittings for 2 air lines off intake ^^
blank/unused 1 gallon paint can from home depot
grinder or hack saw
rtv sealant or the like
I came up with the concept of using a gallon paint can as the airbox. Simple, looks good and can be sealed. The air filter i got was about a 1/4" too big. I took my grinder to the first lip on the inside of the can. Now the filter fits, but there's no lid.
On the other side, cut a 3" hole and use the metal backing of the MAF tube bracket from your airbox and a 3" intake adapter from pepboys or kragen. match it up, drill holes and use your old MAF tube bolts. Make sure you seal it up with RTV sealant or something.
Now that your box it finished on that side, press fit the cone filter into the paint can. take a piece of gorilla tape or some other strong tape long enough to wrap all the way around. put about half of it on the lip of the can, cut the hang off into vertical strips and attach to the filter backing. make sure this makes an air tight seal.
now for me, the paint can was too long so i tried trimming down my up tube. this failed miserably and left me stranded in my school parking lot until i could scrounge up parts and an idea. I had some 3" OD steel pipe i was using for my snorkel, i decided to chop that into a 5" section and use that as my main tube. I drilled and tapped two 3/8" NPT holes for the two lines coming off the intake and used brass fittings.
Finally, attach the intake to the proper side of the MAF tubing, attach other side to the intake coupler, then to the new intake tube, then the other coupler, finally to the throttle body.
as for the temperature sensor, i put a little hose sleeve over it and let it kind just sit there, hasnt given me any problems.
also if you want, you can attack rubber elbows or bendy intake tubing to get the desired DIY snorkel.
let me know if you guys want any extra photos.
and of course the snorkel isnt done, i just need one seam welded on the tubing and im done.
also, results from the but dyno are still inconclusive but it sounds a LOT beefier and i seem to be getting better milage.
things you will need:
~5" cone filter
3" intake adapter plate
2 x 3" intake coupler
5" of 3" OD pipe/tubing
1/4" or 3/8" NPT tap and bit (or some other genius idea)
appropriate fittings for 2 air lines off intake ^^
blank/unused 1 gallon paint can from home depot
grinder or hack saw
rtv sealant or the like
I came up with the concept of using a gallon paint can as the airbox. Simple, looks good and can be sealed. The air filter i got was about a 1/4" too big. I took my grinder to the first lip on the inside of the can. Now the filter fits, but there's no lid.
On the other side, cut a 3" hole and use the metal backing of the MAF tube bracket from your airbox and a 3" intake adapter from pepboys or kragen. match it up, drill holes and use your old MAF tube bolts. Make sure you seal it up with RTV sealant or something.
Now that your box it finished on that side, press fit the cone filter into the paint can. take a piece of gorilla tape or some other strong tape long enough to wrap all the way around. put about half of it on the lip of the can, cut the hang off into vertical strips and attach to the filter backing. make sure this makes an air tight seal.
now for me, the paint can was too long so i tried trimming down my up tube. this failed miserably and left me stranded in my school parking lot until i could scrounge up parts and an idea. I had some 3" OD steel pipe i was using for my snorkel, i decided to chop that into a 5" section and use that as my main tube. I drilled and tapped two 3/8" NPT holes for the two lines coming off the intake and used brass fittings.
Finally, attach the intake to the proper side of the MAF tubing, attach other side to the intake coupler, then to the new intake tube, then the other coupler, finally to the throttle body.
as for the temperature sensor, i put a little hose sleeve over it and let it kind just sit there, hasnt given me any problems.
also if you want, you can attack rubber elbows or bendy intake tubing to get the desired DIY snorkel.
let me know if you guys want any extra photos.
and of course the snorkel isnt done, i just need one seam welded on the tubing and im done.
also, results from the but dyno are still inconclusive but it sounds a LOT beefier and i seem to be getting better milage.