As many of you have seen, I used to have this setup:


Well, many of you said that it was a 'warm' air intake and the aluminum tubing would be too hot and retain heat, etc, etc, etc....blah blah blah

Well, I listened and it bothered me, so I redid it:




I redid it with PVC and painted it with a high heat black. This puts the K&N cone filter down just far enough where I take advantage of the Jet Stream Scoop. In fact, it is right in line with that scoop, so that should help. It is also high enough as to not take in a lot of water.

You all spoke and I listened!

I hope everyone is happy now! I know I am!

Thanks for your constructive criticism. LOL

 

Damn! I just ordered one like you had! Now it's gonna bother me! Might have to mod the sucker before I even install it....

 

that looks really good. i was thinking about getting the power wire? is it worth it?

 

Well, I have only had it for about 2 months, and it has been fairly chilly. I should have more of an opinion in the summer months. Hell, it gets HOT down here!

 

BTW, with the little bit longer and slightly larger diameter pipe (3" ID, instead of 3" OD), the sound is a little more mellow at WOT. I can hear the exhaust better as well.

With the old setup, it sounded almost 'ratty' at WOT. I guess the PVC resonates differently than the aluminum. I like the new sound better for sure.

 

holy crap...that looks pro. good work! and yes, the pvc tube is better for an itnake because it is a better insulator. the black paint is actually doing the opposite of what you want to do, but the whole setup is still a step up IMO

 

Niceeeeeee!
great job!

 

The idea that a metal intake heats incoming air is seriously flawed. The air is simply moving too fast through the intake to absorb any heat. At anything above idle I'd bet air temps wouldn't go up one degree with a 150 degree intake tube.

You can do the math if you want to calculate the engine's CFM vs. the tube's diameter and length. You'll find the air spends a fraction of a second inside your tube and it just can't gain heat during that journey.

It's great marketing for places that make non-metal intakes though.

 

It may melt

 

paint the inside white and the outside black that way the heat that does go can exit easier threw the pipe. Science class told me that.