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  • #16
    Re: building my own intake.

    Just wondering about the heatwrap...

    Say you have a setup like Gr8, with nice cold air coming in from underneath. Would I be correct in thinking that the air would probably be traveling through that setup far too fast for the heatwrap to have time to make a difference??

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    • #17
      Re: building my own intake.

      I think it would help a little. I built the intake, or at least part of it. i put 3" pvc pipe whare the rubber 90 degree bend is. I couldn't fit the rest of the pipe around the radiator so I just keped the stock part and put my cone on the end. Think I should loose the bent up stock part?

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      • #18
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        It's actually pretty smooth on the inside. I forgot what I did but I put something in the ridges to make it smooth inside. Might have been silicon or something. I've felt the pipe after the car was running for a good hour and it's still cool to the touch, so I don't think there is much to be gained from heat wrap.
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        • #19
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          Originally posted by TheGr8Schlotzky View Post
          I made mine out of a 4" elbow, 4" to 3" reducer, and a 3" elbow.
          All out of heater ducting from Lowe's.

          Can't really see it in this picture, but kind of. The filter is in the lower fender well and I have a scoop underneath to draw cold air in.

          ahhhhh got a pic of the scoop??

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          • #20
            Re: building my own intake.

            These are before some cleaning and touching up of the airdam. really not noticeable unless your on the ground.


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            • #21
              Re: building my own intake.

              Thats pretty sweet man!!

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              • #22
                Re: building my own intake.

                I notised a little change in the mid RPM's from my pvc set up, kind of nice, worth the 5 bucks of pipe.

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                • #23
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                  The scoop is pretty tight.

                  I'm 4th gen though.

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                  • #24
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                    fyi, 4th gen started in 93. I get what your saying though, but the front end change wasn't a generation change.
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                    • #25
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                      It was a body style change.

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                      • #26
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                        If you look at the doors back on an F-body, there is no difference from 97 to 98 aside from minor things like tail lights. 67-69 is 1st gen, 70-81 is 2nd gen, 82-92 is 3rd gen, 93-02 is 4th gen, and 09+ will be 5th gen. There were changes in the cars among generations but they didn't signify a new generation. 93-97 is more commonly noted as "early 4th gen" and 98-02, "late 4th gen," but they are all 4th gens.
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                        • #27
                          Re: building my own intake.

                          yeah. I guess I wasn't thinking. I meant late fourth gen.
                          I tend to think in terms of lid vs no lid. I really like the lid setup, but no no lid gives you a bit more room to work with in terms of mods.

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                          • #28
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                            Originally posted by zpwn06 View Post
                            yeah. I guess I wasn't thinking. I meant late fourth gen.
                            I tend to think in terms of lid vs no lid. I really like the lid setup, but no no lid gives you a bit more room to work with in terms of mods.
                            Lid or no Lid ...... That is the question

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