Interesting...You may want to paint the PVC pipe black with some high temp paint so it blends in...

Ng

 

I actually plan to paint the tube and adapter blue to match the body. Looking for a Blue filter like CJ's too.

 

Got to take it to a shop, you know how they are gonna want to see "DYNO" results!

 

I know. But I am not going to. A DYNO run would cost me more than what I spent to build the intake. Even if it has the exact same power/torque as stock, I choose it over the stock box. It is just so much cleaner looking than the giant plastic box.

 

Correction. By looking at my own pictures, I realized the air had nowhere to escape out the rear of the engine compartment. There is a piece of rubber weather stipping that runs along the back that seals when the hood closes. You have to remove that weather strippng to allow the hot air to escape over the windshield.

 

Watch your engine temps now. The covers you removed on the sides of the radiator were placed there to cause the electric fan to "draw" more air through the radiator core.
By removing these panels you have actually reduced the amount of cooling air that travels through the rad core.

It's not a good idea to tamper with this (removing air dam panels & weatherstripping) - especially on newer computer-controlled engines.
Engineers spend weeks studying the effects of air flow patterns through an engine compartment.
I've seen a slew of guys do things like this and get worse performance than stock.

Not trying to shoot down your ingenuity - just a tip,

 

Thanks for the heads up. I did think of that though. I have had it like this for over a month now in 110° temps here in TX with no problems. I have kept an eye on the engine temp and it is staying right where it should. Anyway, it works for me, but everyone should keep that in mind with any mods they do...

 

That's the main reson I put it out there...so that newcomers might consider the ramifications of any mods before changing something.

Enjoy!

 

This wont work for me, the car just shuts off after about 3 seconds after starting.

 

I love the effort and idea. Keep it up. Now if I just had time to make something for the SS.........too many projects going on right now.