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HOMEMADE Intake Lid, Tow Hook Scoop, Finally finished Part-4 (56k suffer)

Old Nov 28, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jakebdb56
that's cool. if you need some materials i can hook you up for cheap.

I'm probably going to do the intake scoops on mine over the winter break. I dont have the money to finish the dune buggy's EFI conversion so i gotta find something cheap/inexpensive to take up my time lol.

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can you get some 3.5 in steel 90*s and some 3.5 in steel straight pipe? If so I might be interested in your help.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Looks really nice, good job!
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 06:25 AM
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so what performance increases did you notice??? are these home made ram air pjts better than the CAI/open box intakes if they are constructed well?
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by dropkick13
so what performance increases did you notice??? are these home made ram air pjts better than the CAI/open box intakes if they are constructed well?
Well I had a MAC CAI intake on the truck before this setup and besides exhaust that is basically all I have done. No tune and stock 3.42.

When I first drove the truck it only had the lid and intake piping. I did not touch anything on the bottom part of the stock airbox. The truck ran about the same or a little slower than the MAC CAI. Next I cut out the back side of the air box as you can see in one of the pics and connected the ram air setup. This time when I drove it, it was better than the MAC intake. Then after driving it about ~30 miles I definately ran better. Cruising about 65 and dropping it down into 2nd you can really notice a SOTP difference. The off idle response has also been improved. I only have a 4.8 so any little bit helps. I hope that helps.
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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So whats the total price of this intake/ram air.
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Old Nov 30, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackGMC
can you get some 3.5 in steel 90*s and some 3.5 in steel straight pipe? If so I might be interested in your help.
yessir. what gauge do you want? I can get .065" easily. that's about the gauge of exhaust tubing (16 ga.). On the 90's I guess they need to be mandrel bent so there's no creases?

i'll try and get some quotes tomorrow. we get a good discount on steel.
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