Simple Intake (pictures)

**Lord4play** · 07-23-2010

Well I'm going to make a CAI here soon BUT since I work at pepboys and get a discount and I also work for the county (means I get aluminum free)
I need one more 4" mounting plate, one more 4" collar with boot, a sheet of aluminum (probably from a street sign) and a 4" k&n filter or Spectre filter
a little bit of free time (I work two jobs) and I will have a polished CAI with pics to show you all

OH also going to either cut the mounting bracket for the computer or get a tray for it not sure yet HELL I might even make one out of aluminum if I got enough time

**brandonl2000** · 07-23-2010

lol ^^ you're very resourceful

**Lord4play** · 07-24-2010

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

lol ^^ you're very resourceful

well if the shop at my county job had a welder I would probably spend a couple extra hours a night there

BUT there is a new position for the county I just applied for it would mean driving an extra 10 mins (big whoop) the pay is the same the bright side of this deal is....bigger shop....MORE tools welders, metal brakes, and the machine for making mandrel bends

I hope I get the job the pay is the same but ^^^^^ can you say custom exhausts.....

then I might be able to make a little extra money selling exhaust systems

**brandonl2000** · 07-24-2010

true! good luck on that i hope it works out for you!

**coreygnar** · 07-24-2010

minez been done and i was reading up on the safe mod 3800 thread to touch up on my brains and i noticed it said dont take out that screen... well i did without thinking really and is it that important? should i get a new one?

**nawarkk** · 07-24-2010

Originally Posted by coreygnar

minez been done and i was reading up on the safe mod 3800 thread to touch up on my brains and i noticed it said dont take out that screen... well i did without thinking really and is it that important? should i get a new one?

I would recommend putting it back in. It smooths out the air so that it reads an accurate reading. No REAL gains are seen from having it removed.

**coreygnar** · 07-25-2010

Originally Posted by nawarkk

I would recommend putting it back in. It smooths out the air so that it reads an accurate reading. No REAL gains are seen from having it removed.

wheni was mindlessly taking it out i stabbed it with a screwdriver trying to get it out.... where can i get a new one lol

**Ryansgtp** · 07-25-2010

The engine doesn't sound any louder, unless you got a gtp but the filter makes a louder suction sound

**neyel8r** · 07-25-2010

right, maybe not so much louder, but i might say "throatier"... if that's a word. after this mod, my GT sounds about the same at idle, maybe just a little bit deeper. but when i step on it, she kinda roars now, i can definitely feel the extra horsepower & the throttle feels much more responsive.

**matt5112** · 07-27-2010

your INTAKE LEAKS.

If what you're hearing is the initial sucking noise from the TB opening and the engine sucking in the air, thats normal.

If you're at part throttle and it sounds like that, its leaking.

**Lord4play** · 07-28-2010

OK got everything BUT the filter which I will pick up on payday payday is Thursday from one job and Friday from the other job

then all I nee is a little free time to make the CAI box and mount it in the car(after I polish it)

here is a picture of the parts minus the filter

not sure if I'm going to use pop rivets or screws to hold the box together

I will be taking pictures during the build once I have everything ready.

and if nobody minds I will add it to the how-to section and title it CAI the prudy way or something like that

**coreygnar** · 07-30-2010

Originally Posted by Lord4play

OK got everything BUT the filter which I will pick up on payday payday is Thursday from one job and Friday from the other job

then all I nee is a little free time to make the CAI box and mount it in the car(after I polish it)

here is a picture of the parts minus the filter

not sure if I'm going to use pop rivets or screws to hold the box together

I will be taking pictures during the build once I have everything ready.

and if nobody minds I will add it to the how-to section and title it CAI the prudy way or something like that

ya thats cool man, just copy nawarkk's work and pass it off as your own.

**Lord4play** · 08-01-2010

Originally Posted by coreygnar

ya thats cool man, just copy nawarkk's work and pass it off as your own.

? huh? I dont see how it is anything like nawarkk's design.
I'm using a 4" polished aluminum tube and I needed to double my amount of aluminum for the CAI box now going to use 2 signs and the PCM will be mounted inside the CAI box. The bottom of the box will be mounted and the top with be removable for access to the filter for cleaning

I do like nawarkk's design simple and to the point, but I like making things a little more difficult its not fun unless its difficult

**rmil03** · 08-02-2010

yo, just did my intake this morning and when i got home tonight my cone filter was pushed up against the siding of the engine bay...it is like sandwhiched between the piepe and the side,......... does this pose a problem? should it be suspended?

**coreygnar** · 08-03-2010

EVERYONE WHO HAS DONE THIS MOD READ THIS
every once in a while you should pop the hood and make sure your intake is intact, i opened my hood the other day and my filter was about to fall off, the hose clamp had become loose. im sure most of you made this like nawarkk did with pvc, and the homedepot clamps, and i dont think this stuff is engine rated, it may become loose over time.

**I800C0LLECT** · 06-19-2011

Originally Posted by coreygnar

EVERYONE WHO HAS DONE THIS MOD READ THIS
every once in a while you should pop the hood and make sure your intake is intact, i opened my hood the other day and my filter was about to fall off, the hose clamp had become loose. im sure most of you made this like nawarkk did with pvc, and the homedepot clamps, and i dont think this stuff is engine rated, it may become loose over time.

I used a 3" coupler from siliconeintakes.com and I don't have any issues with the cone sagging or falling off. I did this a while ago, can't remember. Funny how I stumbled across the same cone as the author

I have an 04+. The coupler is short enough that it becomes very rigid once it's forced on between the MAF and TB. I used the Spectre adapter ring deal on the actual MAF. For the sensor I just drilled a smaller hole than the sensor itself and let the silicone fold around it once it was shoved in. No leaks. Anyways, very sturdy and no issues on my part. Hope that helps other 04+

Here's an image of my first iteration while I was waiting for the mail to bring the coupler...it had the saggy/falling off issue after just a week

**nawarkk** · 08-04-2010

Yup.. mines been completely off a couple of times. Gonna try and find a solution to this.

**coreygnar** · 08-04-2010

ya idont know how long it was off, but today my engine just shut off, so i try and turn it on again and it hisses at me lol
then i waited a lil and started it and limped home

**nawarkk** · 08-04-2010

well I noticed mine was off after driving it like that for a good half hour. Nothing happened to mine. Hopefully nobody does this and that happens to them! Sorry guys!!