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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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Building my own air intake

I'm thinking of removing the bulky stock air box and using the exsisting turbo inlet tube and making a custom intake set up with aftermarket high flow filters. My question is I'm thinking of making a Y-pipe so that I can have two filters would this help having an extra filter or would it not make that much difference ?
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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Here's mine......I did it years ago and it still works great.

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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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My filter will probably out in the open unles I can figure out a box for it, and are there any mpg gains to having aftermarket filter set up over the stock flat panel
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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are there any mpg gains to having aftermarket filter set up over the stock flat panel
A lot depends on your right foot, but yes the aftermarket filters will yield a little better economy due to the higher flow and less restriction.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by tanderson2002us
Here's mine......I did it years ago and it still works great.

Is it just me or is the exhaust stud loose on your #4 cyl?
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:08 PM
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Is it just me or is the exhaust stud loose on your #4 cyl?
I see what you mean! Actually there is a bracket on that stud supporting a heater hose making it appear loose, I will check this weekend anyway...THANKS, that pic was from 5 years ago!
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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There is a template on here somewhere that I used to make a heatshield for my BHAF. It works pretty good but you should make a cardboard one to really make it fit better.

One filter is probably enough, you can only suck so much air thru a 4 inch inlet.
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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There is a template on here somewhere that I used to make a heatshield for my BHAF. It works pretty good but you should make a cardboard one to really make it fit better.

One filter is probably enough, you can only suck so much air thru a 4 inch inlet.
Just what I did.......removed the factory stuff, added the K/N to the bellow, then used cardboard to make a template of a heat shield which I eventually fabricated out of 316L.
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tanderson2002us
Just what I did.......removed the factory stuff, added the K/N to the bellow, then used cardboard to make a template of a heat shield which I eventually fabricated out of 316L.


Oh yeah....my "Cold Air intake" cost me a total of 40 bucks.......price of the filter.
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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good job tanderson.nice to be resourcefull.
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tanderson2002us
Oh yeah....my "Cold Air intake" cost me a total of 40 bucks.......price of the filter.
Mine Too!!
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 10:20 PM
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could you run a bhaf in a set up like that? and is that just the k&n filter from their cold air kit?
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