Another New Intake Assembly

[jimt3te50]

Hey everyone,

I know, I know- another airbox, so called "CAI" thread!

Maybe a little bit different though. Given my commitment to making this thing even better, I have been stuffing around with several types of intake to get something that really works well in the T3. Now with a little bit of tickling, it needed something a bit better than what I had, so after waiting and waiting for an airbox to be developed I had a go at one myself.

Using a bit of the experience drawn from the LS1 guys, I decided that if i was going to stay with a pod, I wanted it to effectively be a heat shield first and foremost and then do the job it needed to do better than what I had. At this point I don't know if it is better (no dyno or track times) but it would have to be as the filter doesn't get anywhere near as hot as it did running exposed like it has been since day dot.

The filter is a huge K&N with 90mm MAF and 4" stainless intake, 2 x 45deg rubber elbows and hose clamps. In a moment of pure genius, I made the "box" using a lid from an old barbecue cover (that looked new btw), using a TED beer carton, aluminium foil, wire and masonite as templates in various stages. All up I guess it's taken up most of the week working on it after the wife went to bed.

Have to say I'm both proud of and wrapped with the results- see what you reckon.....