Anyone try this cheap mod; on the factory air box, air tube to the turbo, replace it with a piece of heavy duty outside dryer duct? thick heavy aluminum grade. will it work? is it worth the try? what will it do? what do yall think

 

not sure about that but...today i did try to get the baffles out of the factory tube but they are pretty much built in there... anyone have any ideas how to get it out?

i have heard of others doing it but not sure how this was accomplished

 

More turbo whine. I used exhaust pipe.

 

so it won't hurt anything, good, i'll try it out.
the baffle, what is its purpose?
thanks for the input

 

i am assuming to quiet the turbo whine

 

nuff said on my part

 

Be careful with that dryer duct. The turbo can pull in A LOT of air and it may want to collapse that tube, not to mention the extreme heat in that area due to the exhaust.

 

I used pvc pipe on my 01.

 

okay yall here it is, dryer tube is NOT the way to go, first piece was burned up by battery posts Second piece colapsed almost at idle, so......don't try this at home kids
But..... I did remove the baffles and it made a real difference , unlike to silencer ring removal, it also really improves response, i guess the turbo spools quicker and easier

 

i made mine out of pvc painted it up and it works on looks good i am gonna post a pic in just a min on my pictures

 

Don't say I didn't tell 'ya so

 

Go to a kenworth, peterbuilt or what ever dealership or even a exhaust shop that works on semi's . Get a chunk of aluminum or stainless steel ( cause you definately dont want this to get interior rust from precipatation )You can probably get a chunk of their scrap for free or next to it. Trim it up & install.
I'll post a pic

 

Once you remove the stock tube, you will see the the upper end has a lip on it. Use a chisel ( I used a small pick and a flat screwdriver) to seperate the lip. Basiclly the outer canister is too pieces, you`re trying to seperate the top from bottom. Once you get the "top" off, the inner baffles will slide right out. You can then use a good high temp epoxy to reglue the canister back together. I also ran 4 very small screws through the lip on mine incase my epoxy ever gave way.

 

Hey Smokin 05 Is that 4" pvc pipe or something else?
Thanks Joe Z

 

I used a piece of 5" chromed stack cut to length. Pics in gallery of my chromey intake pipe.