DIY intakes?
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From: Burlington Ontario Canada
I used 4" PVC, glued it all together and ruffed it up with some 200grit sandpaper and used the spray paint that is made for plastic. just make sure the plastic is clean. I used rubbing alcohol to clean before and after sanding and it turnned out great! I made a bracket to support.
My opinion on the dual intake is that its useless unless you actualy extend it down on both sides where it sucks cool air. The ones that are really short suck hot air from the bottom side of the hood. I put mine where cold air comes in behind the headlight and made an air deflector to force air in there....
My opinion on the dual intake is that its useless unless you actualy extend it down on both sides where it sucks cool air. The ones that are really short suck hot air from the bottom side of the hood. I put mine where cold air comes in behind the headlight and made an air deflector to force air in there....
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From: Upstate NY
Ok,let me clarify,butch1581 used a 4X3 fernico.But you could go with a 3X3 coupler if you used a 3 inch sch 40 pvc pipe instead of 4 inch.It looks like he reduced back down to 3 inch so the 4 inch pvc inbetween is kinda not needed.Its what ever one wants to do.
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
I used 4 inch PVC for a while, and noticed a little hp increase and noise increase. I have since switched to a 3.5 inch steel pipe, and can tell you the steel transmits more noise than the plastic did. Not sure if there is an hp change, but definitely a noise change...
[edit] Butch1581, that looks pretty good...
[edit] Butch1581, that looks pretty good...
Last edited by davb673; Aug 25, 2009 at 09:26 PM.