I gotta admit when I took the silencer out a few months back I wasnt all that much impressed but today I just put the new intake on and man does it ever lol! It screams when you stomp it and I can't keep my foot out of it This isn't boding well cause I always swore I'd never bomb my truck Great job 53willys hat's off to you

 

this is just the beginning before you know it you'll be looking for a chip/box/programmer then injectors then turbo then...... it's never ending
I don't know how much longer I can keep my warranty intact

glad your having fun with it Cheers

 

Installed the "whistler" today. I needed an intake to swap out while I clean the Scotty III, so I figured I'd try the "whistler". I can say it's a bit louder than the Scotty.

On a scale of 1 - 10. Stock - 1 , Scotty with silencer and baffles - 3, w/o silencer and baffles - 5, whistler w/o silencer and baffles - 7.

I tried a 5.5" to 5" elbow and a 5" to 4" insert for the turbo and also tried to cut the elbow to size but there's not a lot of room to wiggle it in. I'll try again when I change the oil filter, I'll have a little more room then.

I didn't bother with the filter minder and the IAT sensor is so snug on the rubber elbow, it really doesn't need to be bolted down. But better safe than sorry.

Thanks for the blueprints 53 ****** and thanks to the rest for your ideas and input.

You gotta love this place.

 

Nice report it's always good to get some comparisons of other intakes.
I got some more parts in the mail this last week and I should get the rest this next week so stay tuned for stage II whistler..
I'm going a different route then I explained before......

 

I left the minder off mine too and that 1/2 hole must've only been about .425 in reality cause I had a heck of a time getting the IAT sensor all the way down flush. I can't wait to see the stage II whistler and also can't wait to get my new exhaust on there next weekend

 

did you weld your IAT or rubber boot mount??

 

Rubber boot mount. Forcing the IAT sensor into a .425 hole in aluminum would not be a very pretty site. Anyhow, when you drill the rubber with a 1/2 inch drill I guess the rubber sort of expands or pushes away from the bit as its cutting the end result being the hole is actually smaller. I wish I had a tig welder so I could've done it like yours.

 

yeah it IS a 1/2" hole but your right about the rubber expanding.

BTW a 1/2" hole saw would work better for drilling out the rubber boot...sorry I did not think about it till now

 

No worries I shoulda thought of that myself but to be honest I kind of like the snug fit.

 

I have found that in my line of work (Project Superintendent) I need the enclosed stock box to keep from having to clean the filter weekly.

If anyone here wants my setup I will ship it to them if they pay for the shipping only. I think pics of mine are on page 10 or 11

 

TXOVAl I will take it check your pms let me know if you still have it......

 

if you bought a pre filter you would be fine I would think??? plus stage II will be a little more closed in...as much as a AFE II anyways.

I will post the pre filter number as soon as I find out what it is I still need to call them.



is your filter minder sucking down? dust clogging the filter? is dirt getting through?? seems Really fast to clog a filter????

 

Dirt is just covering the filter, I drive in sand/dry soil everyday (unless it rains), the intake works great as you know, but cleaning the filter that much is a pain. It's not your design, if I had any aftermarket assembly I'd have this problem.

I ordered 4" elbows and tubing to run 4" diameter tubing to the stock box. I'll lose some whistle , but maintanance will be better.

 

sweetttttttttt ! bring this back to the top making me one now . thanks robbie .. ? any part #on a filter with a 4 i/n base hole to use the stock air intake hose .

 

I am giving the unit to Cdoskocil9 since he was the first to reply