nice job. I did one of these in my old durango and worked great, sound and performance for cheap! the AEM sticker is a nice touch, makes it look like it was store bought.

 

yeah i thought so too, it came with the filter, and it covers up a smudge from not letting the paint dry lol

 

that is a great piece of work. my intake looks alot like your old one so i think im going to follow your lead and build my own. im going to try to go a little deeper in the front area of the fender to try to get some more of that cold air coming in through the grill. nothing like a little patients and craftsmanship to get some extra ponies huh!

 

yeah i would have gone lower with the filter but i dont want to suck up any water wile offroading, i dont do anything serious lol but i do cross some pretty big streams n such, and im going to be making a heat shield i guess in a week or to thats kinda like the airram deal, so it should be pretty cool

 

Great work, man! Glad I could be some inspiration! LOL

I thought about the 4" but I already had the 3" K&N, plus the 3" PVC is 3" ID, so it was a little bigger than what I had before.

Very nice work and easy, too, as you said. I just could not see spending $300 or more for a filter and some tubes!

 

Nice job on the fabrication. If you guys want a "louder" sound, plastic is going backwards ( I think any ways) since it is a good insulator and retains heat easier but I dont know how fast it dissipates the heat compared to aluminum, which I am sure it is slower. If the heat dissipation is slower, the heat absorbed from the engine will probably transfer heat your intake charge to where the "pop", if you will, will be quieter. The warmer air charge is less dense therefore less volitile the explosion - less power. But with thermoplastic parts, its a whole different world I believe. This could be something to research for intake fabrication on your own if you have people wanting you to make one.

I wish my dad taught me how to weld plastic, or I could produce these

 

I've been on the fence regarding the eBay intakes, and I think I'd rather fab up something like this versus spending money on some pre-made. I made a few PVC catch cans for my car a few months ago that turned out really well. PVC is great, real easy to use.

I'll probably just go with a 3" pipe versus the 4" b/c I'm planning on getting the filter as far down as possible (I don't do any off-roading or anything, just a daily driven truck to from work & around town). Nice touch w/the AEM decal btw, makes the intake look more authentic.

 

takin the filter down as far in the fender as you can go is a good way to hydrolock your truck. so if your in the market for a new truck id say go for it

 

^ i agree. i wouldnt want my intake so low into the wheel well. i think with a good heat sheild built around it the air should remain isolated from the engine heat rather then have it hanging down where water could get sucked up.

 

looks good. I was thinking on making a custom one, but want it to be fuctional with my hood scoop. I think I will just endup buying a ramhammer, or what ever they are called now..