Modified Intake

[Bugzuki]

Well, I finally got around to doing something with my intake. I had read about the Gotts mod and have seen some intake systems out there.

I happened to have some polished aluminum pipe with a 90 degree bend so I decided to just go for it.

So here is what I did:





The pipe is about 2 and 7/8 inch inside diameter. This is larger than the throttle body, but smaller than the MAF.

I removed the rubber tube completely and trimmed the filter box/cone. I retained enough to clamp the filter and make use of the stock mounting.

Now, it shows the MAF - which I think looks cool. The pipe is nice and polished and I got rid of the inlet restriction. I just need a nicer looking filter.

Right now - during the winter - it feels like the beast runs much better, and sounds better. We will see how it does next summer. It doesn't get too hot in Washington, so I should be ok. I might work on a new filter box though.

Let me know what you think.

 

[rburch]

Looks good! I think you could get a K&N and trim the box a little closer to the retaining band an it would look even better!

Great tinkering!

 

[walnuts4x4]

looks good...

 

[GAINMOB]

i have a K&N sticker you can put on it...lol

 

[Scottandtyson210]

Looks good, I was thinknig about cutting my box up like that, I like the look, i think i have a project for this weekend.

 

[tbird610]

Looks good.

 

[callee11]

Looks good.... thats how I cut my box... I have a k&n on it and it looks decent.... But I dont have the fancy piping lol so im sure it will look ten times better on yours

 

[pooleo8]

nice!

 

[masterhacker]

looks good, but it seems to me it would just suck in hot engine air, defeating the purpose of a cold air intake. allot of k&N ones have that problem too. I'm looking int the volant one, its enclosed and uses the stock fender intake hole

 

[BakerEdition]

Here are a couple of detailed pictures I did when I did the Gotts mod...there is a double wall in the fender and there is no air flow from between gap 1&2 and you have to make sure you stop the air coming in from the front of the truck or it kinda passes right by...so I took the Gotts mod a little further in order to direct the air into the intake and stock filter...I do have a K&N filter. I also added front bumper vents and did some direct air flow mounting.

 

[BakerEdition]

Direct Air

Pictures are self explanatory...my cold air intake temps stay 20 degrees cooler while driving and about 8 degrees while idling in 90 degree weather. I replaced the rubber tubing on this lid and goes right up to fender area where I mounted the PVC. I need a small inline electric fan to move air while sitting...I mounted this behind the bumper in front of the grill I installed with making one bracket and an exsisitng bumper support bolt.

 

[tbird610]

Looks good BakerEdition. It's that much cooler huh? I just installed the whole K and N kit thing. And it just sits under the hood. So i guess i'm sucking in hot air?

 

[2000eb]

basically. for obvious reasons you are sucking in hotter air if you choose to get your air from under the hood instead of outside the vehicle. lots of programmers and scanners will let you actually see the intake air temp.

 

[1997SCEBFEX]

Nice!

Mine is similar in design, thus the reason I went w/ the Aftercooler package to cool the charge into the intake.

 

[Bugzuki]

Thanks for the posts.

I am still thinking about the air box idea and design. I don't like the look of the stock airbox. I would like to get a programmer/scanner to see how the engine is doing and what the intake temp is like. Washington does not see many days above 90 degrees and right now there was a noticable improvement in power and sound from the change I made.

I like the ideas of the Gotts mod and cold air intake BakerEdition. And that Volant intake looks nice as well.

I will keep thinking about it and see what I can come up with.

 

[Bugzuki]

Nice!

Mine is similar in design, thus the reason I went w/ the Aftercooler package to cool the charge into the intake.

What is the aftercooler package?

 

[BakerEdition]

Hey Bug, I don't like the stock air cleaner either...but I had already bought the 65.00 K&N air filter for it and then found this site a few weeks later and learned about the gotts mod....so i didn't want to throw away the money....I much rather have straight piped it like you did to a filter and then into the fender....however i think the size of the factory air cleaner box has allot to do with air delivery to....having almost like a storage box of air....one of tech advisors should way in on this???