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White88FC
09-15-2008, 03:49 PM
I had everything laying around so I built a cold air intake . It requires a plastic adapter from autozone $4.99 . The adapter was the only thing I had to buy . 4in drier ducting , and some duct tape . And some pics of the fineshed product . This is a temp setup soon I'll be building a box to go around the filter

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/1979rx-7/rx7018.jpg

Exposed part of filter incase of high water
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/1979rx-7/rx7019.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/1979rx-7/rx7016.jpg

Any way Like I said it was free

And what my front bumper now looks like after hitting a buzzard at 70mph

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/1979rx-7/rx7020.jpg
No pics of before I cut out the damaged area . But it smashed the passenger side ftp into oblivion and cracked the bumper between what used to be the ftp hole and the headlight so I just removed the other side and then cut the bumper up to the headlight

Oh and my exhaust I have yet to install
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm141/1979rx-7/rx7017.jpg
vex
09-15-2008, 04:06 PM
:leaving::o11::uhh:
Why not just build a box to actually make use of the cone filter you have there? You're just restricting airflow to the filter...
WE3RX7
09-15-2008, 06:12 PM
^ Ditto. The duct isnt a bad idea, but you'll want a box around the filter. The restrictions put in place at the filter will probably counter any gains from receiving cooler air from the front of the car.
firzen
09-15-2008, 07:05 PM
Off topic, but what exhaust is that?
White88FC
09-15-2008, 08:24 PM
Off topic, but what exhaust is that?

It's just two Magnaflow mufflers welded on to a y pipe made by an exhaust shop . It uses all the factory hangers and mounts
REnthusiaSTS
09-17-2008, 06:55 AM
A friend of mine suggested that setup also (on the air-intake), but I think I'm gonna go back to the stock setup. It's cool on the highway, but the city driving here in Vegas kills.
vex
09-17-2008, 07:10 AM
I'm going to make this scientific real quick. What are the AIT's you're seeing?

With the stock setup I'm seeing about 90-104.7F (ambient is about 70 or so) at the AFM and I'm seeing about 120F at the pneulume
REnthusiaSTS
09-17-2008, 07:27 AM
I'm going to make this scientific real quick. What are the AIT's you're seeing?

With the stock setup I'm seeing about 90-104.7F (ambient is about 70 or so) at the AFM and I'm seeing about 120F at the pneulume


...sorry VEX, you lost me there...:banghead:

Are you telling me that the intake setup is fine here where I live?
Summer temperatures in the desert SUCKS.
vex
09-17-2008, 08:20 AM
...sorry VEX, you lost me there...:banghead:

Are you telling me that the intake setup is fine here where I live?
Summer temperatures in the desert SUCKS.
Nope I'm just wondering what your ait's are. if you don't know them it's cool. I'd just be curious to see how much it cooled down by running a CAI
REnthusiaSTS
09-18-2008, 02:27 AM
Oh...okay.

I think I was asking the same questions when I put the CAI in...and realized that the boost wasn't really there. I'll look into the AIT's, 'coz now I'm wondering if it does help at all.

In this heat, I could be burning MORE gas on the engine (city driving, that is), but on the highway...it feels great. I do wonder if it does help.

So, I hope I didn't come off like a JERK.

:001_005:
vex
09-18-2008, 11:16 AM
It's okay, I come off as a hard ass and a smart ass 99.9% of the time. I'll only hold it against you if you don't laugh when I am to you.
RotaryXperiment
09-18-2008, 06:58 PM
not a bad idea if u need something cheap, should make a box around it.
REnthusiaSTS
09-19-2008, 01:05 AM
Yeah, I got a shield to try and block off the HEAT here in Vegas...I'll post a picture soon.

...and VEX...

LAUGHTER is the KEY!!!:001_005: (still figuring out what AITs are-hehehe)

...seriously.
:001_005::001_005:

Thanks.
RotaryXperiment
09-19-2008, 08:30 AM
ya i would like to see the heat shield
Whizbang
09-19-2008, 08:31 AM
even try going to Home Depot and get some sheet Al.
vex
09-20-2008, 11:05 AM
Yeah, I got a shield to try and block off the HEAT here in Vegas...I'll post a picture soon.

...and VEX...

LAUGHTER is the KEY!!!:001_005: (still figuring out what AITs are-hehehe)

...seriously.
:001_005::001_005:

Thanks.
AIT=Air Intake Temperature
REnthusiaSTS
09-22-2008, 02:49 AM
Yeah, I was going to ask the guy helping me at CHECKER'S today when he showed me the K&N air/cone...

...frick'n eh it looked WEIRD.

Thanks VEX...that's a good question, but I'm guessing 80 maybe 75 degrees...:icon_tup:
vex
09-22-2008, 07:42 AM
Thanks VEX...that's a good question, but I'm guessing 80 maybe 75 degrees...:icon_tup:

no way in hell.

In stock setup at 60 Degrees ambient my AFM sees maybe around 90-100 and past the throttle body I see about 120.