building your own cold air?
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building your own cold air?
i was looking around and didn't come up with much when i tried searching so i just wanted to know if anyone tried making their own cold air intake. or how hard it was. i think im going to do it and post a how too i just gotta come up with some ideas and if anyone would actually be interested in a how-to. let me knoww.
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i was looking around and didn't come up with much when i tried searching so i just wanted to know if anyone tried making their own cold air intake. or how hard it was. i think im going to do it and post a how too i just gotta come up with some ideas and if anyone would actually be interested in a how-to. let me knoww.
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i was looking around and didn't come up with much when i tried searching so i just wanted to know if anyone tried making their own cold air intake. or how hard it was. i think im going to do it and post a how too i just gotta come up with some ideas and if anyone would actually be interested in a how-to. let me knoww.
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Oh hey dude it's actually not that bad, I was looking at Spectre performance, they have all the joints and everything you need, even the plates for the MAF sensor, but the one thing you have to know is that the MAF is calculated to be a certain distance from the throttlebody, farther or closer and it'll throw a CEL. I was looking at parts, I think you could building one for about 25-50 bucks less than buying a solid one, but then again, the more links you have in a chain, the more chances there are for one of them to break. I was thinking about that, where are you located?
but im all the way in ohio. im like 5 billion miles away from you.
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i just have a problem believing that the difference between an injen cold air would be so much different then a piece of piping with an intake on the end of it. it would actually have to be proven to me. but thats what im gunna end up doing but since i dont have the money now i was just going to get my own together for real cheap
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The difference between doing your own **** and buying the product from a performance company is that they test and build their products, so that they'll give the best performance gain. Its all common sense man, but if you'd like to join in with the ricers, grab yourself some PVC from Home Depot.
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go to ur local perf. shop and ask for Spertre Performance Modular Air Intake Systems. ive used thses on alot of cars and they work gr8. most pep boys stock the stuff.
http://www.powerflowracing.com/spectre-home.asp
http://www.spectreperformance.com/#HOME
this guy is using the stuff im talkin about.
http://www.powerflowracing.com/spectre-home.asp
http://www.spectreperformance.com/#HOME
this guy is using the stuff im talkin about.
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Custom air intake....
Yeah I tell u what I get paid tomorrow (woohoo!) so I'm probably going to order a crapload of parts from spectre, they have everything you need and it really wouldn't be that hard, you can model it pretty close to the injen style as long as you have a picture and a decent imagination (and a good sense of scale). I was thinking about getting a mockup kit today and doing it tomorrow. I'll post a pic of it when I get some time.
The one thing I'm afraid of with PVC is the melting point for the plastic isn't that great....any thoughts?
The one thing I'm afraid of with PVC is the melting point for the plastic isn't that great....any thoughts?
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ewwww...please dont use pvc, its 100% ricer
go to Autozone or Pepboys and get some of those Spectre parts. Just be aware, their stuff is Plastic, yes Plastic, not metal ;(
go to Autozone or Pepboys and get some of those Spectre parts. Just be aware, their stuff is Plastic, yes Plastic, not metal ;(
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Yeah I tell u what I get paid tomorrow (woohoo!) so I'm probably going to order a crapload of parts from spectre, they have everything you need and it really wouldn't be that hard, you can model it pretty close to the injen style as long as you have a picture and a decent imagination (and a good sense of scale). I was thinking about getting a mockup kit today and doing it tomorrow. I'll post a pic of it when I get some time.
The one thing I'm afraid of with PVC is the melting point for the plastic isn't that great....any thoughts?
The one thing I'm afraid of with PVC is the melting point for the plastic isn't that great....any thoughts?
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awww u dunt lak dem der shadetree cald err intakes??
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can't believe you've never heard of shadetree mechanics
well you know when that mechanic with a beergut and hasn't taken a shower in weeks uses duct tape to fix a cracked water pump? That's shadetree mechanics
well you know when that mechanic with a beergut and hasn't taken a shower in weeks uses duct tape to fix a cracked water pump? That's shadetree mechanics
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im not a mechanic, not even close. i know the basic, intake, exhaust, wheel stuff, but you go into vavles or oil pumps, and you lost me quick
thats pretty funny tho, i got a buddy with an old 92 buick, hunk of junk, but hes always using duck tape or staples or elmers glue, etc to fix ****. he doesnt listen