DarCKnight

Does anyone know if you can post camera phone pics?? I just completed my custom intake and wanted to share some pics/info. My girl has the camera on her so pics will have to wait til morning. Damn I want to show it off...

Well here it is....



It uses the factory clips so easy to remove. I used 3" tube with a 45 degree bend, some well you can see from the pic. I took TEAMREDLINE's idea and modded it a little so it could be removed and went from there. Thanks to mig888 and TEAMREDLINE for the idea and hope this help keeps others inspired so we can get some more parts for our cars. Everything I used can be done by any do it yourselfer. Let me know what you guys think. Thx.

rlee02135

email it to yourself, then upload w/photobucket.

DarCKnight

U da man !!! Pics soon..

TEAMREDLINE

Very Very Nice!!! good job !!!

DarCKnight

Thanks. Got the idea from you so I'm glad you like it.......

advans

nice! looks clean

EV0LVE

this thread is worhtless unless there's a partslist (so I can copy it).... good job

BadAssC230k

major props for initiative. looks like an aftermarket piece. looks nicely done.

any difference in sound? noticeable increase in throttle response?


good job

nuclearhappines

awesome

i want this, and the pre-throttle body elbow mod : )

are you interested in making/selling these items ?

TruTaing

Nice durty sticker :P

DarCKnight

Thx for the kind remarks, I'm glad you all like it. I have noticed, what feels like, a slight increase in throttle response in the lower RPM range and a noticable increase in the 4000-5500 rpm range. It seems to me like the ram-air effect works pretty good (of course I'm bias ).

I'm going to talk to a friend of mine about making a mold so if anyone is interested in one I'll see about making some. Besides that, if anyone wants to make one you can get everything for around $60. Just let me know and I'll provide parts and stuff.

mig888

Awesome job! Welcome to the make your own parts club =).

And you're right about the response, especially higher up there in the RPM. On freeway runs I can feel my scoop "scooping".

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aznmode

Looks awesome! I wanna do this to mine. If you could please post a parts list and instructions I'd appreciate it.

DarCKnight

Well its still going strong. I can definitely tell a difference in the 80-100 run. Feels like a kick in the rear. Good Luck to anyone trying this on their own, its worth it....

zoomie

Looks great, but what's the advantage? It looks like it feeds off like the stock one. Is it just the material that's nicer?

rlee02135

looks nice and durty

rsdntevl

That looks pretty sick. So could you provide links to the parts (or where to get them) and maybe some directions as to how you would install that.

2003 C230K coupe
Moven Brabus/Eibach/35% tint/Blackened Tail...

SeaCoupe

Well Done! Very Clean!

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slammer111

Yes, definitely looks VERY clean. Nice work!

Have you done a dyno run (before and after)? Not saying the pipe doesn't actually improve performance, it does remove a couple of sharp bends after all, but just wondering exactly how much gain (numbers-wise) we're talking.

If you can show some hard numbers proving a decent gain, you just got yourself a customer

DarCKnight

Sorry dont have any dyno info, but I'm sure the gains, if any, arent much. It does seem to provide a little extra low end and is most noticeable after 4000 rpm. The parts are all very easy to get. I got the pipe and couplings at AutoZone and only fabricated the piece that goes into the airbox. I cut the first 3/4" (right behind the clips) of the factory pipe with a chop saw (the pork chop looking piece) then cut a piece of 1/4" black acrylic to the same shape. Then I cut out a 2.5" hole in the black acrylic and glued in a 2" long piece of shop vac wand and glued the 3 pieces together. I then painted it with that plasti-coat black paint and thats it. Well I had to trim down the pipe to get the angle right, but thats it.

Thanks for the comments, good luck to anyone who tries it. I'll be more then glad to answer any questions or if your local (Tampa, FL area) I'll be glad to lend a hand.

bwco

i'm not trying to discourage your nice workmanship here, but arcylic have a temperature range from 0-200 F, which works out to be about 94 degree C, at most time, the underhood temperature could reach higher than that with the exhaust/header under the hood. I'm sure it won't melt but just keep an eye on the arcylic and cement that glued it together.

Also, if the mold has a larger opening and more slanted (like a taper style instead of a flat wall) would be great....

rsdntevl

so for the tube, something like this ?

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/VIB2175.htm

Maybe you can provide more information/directions/links/pics and i think this deserves to be a sticky