So I thought Id start a new thread instead of hijacking others. Heres the deal; I want to get more cool air to the stock air box where my Airaid CAI sits. Instead of the cool are being pulled in from the fender, I want air to be pushed in to the box from the front bumper. Here are some pics of what I have started. I only picked up 2 pieces of the galvanized heating duct to test it out before opening my wallet too far. And it technically isnt a "ram" air, but I dont know what else to call it.

I started out with a flexable 3" pipe and a 3-6" adapter which I bent in to the shape needed for my scoop.

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I need to pick up some JB Weld to attach the pipe to the scoop, as the connection from the adapter needed to come off to bend the scoop.

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After I get all the peices bent, cut, or shaped to where I want them, I will paint them flat black.

This is where I plan to get the cool air from.

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This is looking straight up from the ground. You can see the coolant tank in the upper left.

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This is the pipe heading off towards the passanger side fender. The pipe is up as far as possible, and the camera is level with the bottom of the bumper so the pipe will be a little lower than the bottom of the bumper. The coolant tank sits a little too low to sneak the pipe by without going at an angle, so I will have to do a slight "u" shape to sneak around it as there is no way to get around it. There will be a couple small drain holes drilled at the lowest point to drain out any water that may ever accumulate in that section.

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The red in the picture and where my finger is pointing is the fender. I will run the pipe up through the empty space, and the hole through the engine compartment and to the stock air box is right around the corner up there.

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This part of my intake system is an experiment Im doing, so it may not work out. The concern of water getting it to the intake was mentioned on another thread, but this is not a sealed intake so there is no vacuum. If water ever got through the pipe and in to the air box (which the Airaid CAI uses the bottom of it) it would still need to be sucked up in to the filter. There is no air tight seal so any air going through that pipe is going to be needed to pushed through, not sucked. Thanks for looking and opinions welcome. This should be finished by the weekend.

 

looks awesome. have you thought about using some flexible tubing like drier ducting or even that flexible exhaust pipe stuff they sell?

 

I was thinking about just using some 3" flexable tubing to finish it off now that I have the scoop, but I think Ill just finish it off with the galvanized steel. Its another $18 in piping, and then I just need some JB Welder for all the joints and some paint to make it look nice.

 

the galvan, will look better in the long run. awesome idea. ill be watching this one closely.

 

Your idea is a lot like what I was thinking about getting cooler air into the airbox except that I was thinking about using PVC. It doesn't seem like rain would get drawn up into the airbox but drilling some holes in the bottom of the box might be enough to get rid of the water. I hope you post pictures of your progress.

 

Very creative, can't wait to see this all done!

 

Thanks for the comments guys. I plan on getting it fabricated this weekend, and doing the final install by next weekend. I have to figure out how Im going to mount it to the truck so it doesnt rattle or anything.

 

Very interesting approach. I love it! You're doing a great job so far. I gotta see if I can pull something like that.

 

Thanks blakdak07

I just got back from the hardware store and I dumped another $42 .... I sure hope its worth it! Total, its been about $55 and I should have everything I need now to finish it off.