Figured I'd show you guys the intake my father and I just put together. It needs to be repainted, and we need a longer piece of rubber/silicone to go from the 2200 to the intake, but its gunna have to do for a while. It's 3" exhaust tubing bent at the local muffler shop. Total cost for the pipe + bend.... $20. Filter $0...
What you guys think?
filter is ugly as sin but its not bad at all.
Primer Beast (TGM) wrote:filter is ugly as sin but its not bad at all.
Yea, I might replace it, if I can find something else I like.
For $20...that's awesome. Great work.
Looks like one of the better homemade intakes I've seen.....
A cone filter would look much better IMO....
Rather than worrying how it looks, you should be worrying about how it's making your engine perform.
1983 Camaro Z28
I bought a Ractive Superflow conical filter today... gunna put it on when I repaint it
and thanks for the comments guys, its cheaper for me to make an intake than buy the cheapest ebay intake..
fpz24 (Akira) wrote:you get what you pay for...
Except I'm pretty sure that's the same damn thing you pay $100+ for from a well-known manufacturer. I don't think that statement holds true with intakes
Guess I must have missed that part. Oh well.
Had the same filter on my cav temporarily.....Lasted good....You'll probably notice the sound more then the performance....
fpz24 (Akira) wrote:you get what you pay for...
riiiight, because a 150 doller piece of bent pipe will flow better
looks good man!!! not a fan of the color but thats about it
I think thats the first compression bent intake Ive ever seen lol, but hey it works right. Filterwise, you should looked on ebay. I got a new 7" k&n for $15 shipped.
Looks pretty good though. What diameter pipe?
Chris DeNisco wrote:riiiight, because a 150 doller piece of bent pipe will flow better
Actually, in this case, yes. That pipe is just too big for that motor...2 3/4" MAX, 2 1/2" for an internally stock motor.
fortune cookie say: better a delay than a disaster
3.0" piping so my filter will fit.
and the plastic piece on the 2200 is 3" aswell.
Looks good, but with all the stuff you did to fit, painting, new air filter; you could have bought a nice light weight chromed kit from eBay from $30-$50.
Ps. You might need a new valve cover gasket.
Chris DeNisco wrote:fpz24 (Akira) wrote:you get what you pay for...
riiiight, because a 150 doller piece of bent pipe will flow better
looks good man!!! not a fan of the color but thats about it
okay, i don't think people understood the concept of that comment.
how can you say that intake is the same as an AEM?
two cars side by side, one with the homemade and one with and AEM. which looks better?
at a car show? cuz if your not going for looks then why not just leave the stock on there.
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Alfredo turbokav wrote:Looks good, but with all the stuff you did to fit, painting, new air filter; you could have bought a nice light weight chromed kit from eBay from $30-$50.
Ps. You might need a new valve cover gasket.
I don't think I need a new one, When my parents bought the car, my father noticed the valve cover bolts were slack, so he tightened them. I should clean off all the oil and see if any more oil acumulates.
And I know I coulda got a ebay intake, but I find shipping from the US and border fees and such are a pain in the arse, along with conversion.
Clean the engine bay.
Every vehicle Ive ever owned has been immaculately clean, exterior, interior, and engine bay. Not sure how people let their vehicles get so dirty.
Not a fan of the intake but whatever works for ya.
fpz24 (Akira) wrote:Chris DeNisco wrote:fpz24 (Akira) wrote:you get what you pay for...
riiiight, because a 150 doller piece of bent pipe will flow better
looks good man!!! not a fan of the color but thats about it
okay, i don't think people understood the concept of that comment.
how can you say that intake is the same as an AEM?
two cars side by side, one with the homemade and one with and AEM. which looks better?
at a car show? cuz if your not going for looks then why not just leave the stock on there.
its not always about show
