SETSEROCK

there was a thread recently about intakes for the 320. here are the pictures i said i would post of what i did.
i had a short ram intake, but i was pullin in the same hot air thats under hood. so i made this new one by fitting different intake pipes together until i had a shape that would work.
under the old air box is a little compartment that is as far from the engine you can get. there is a panel at the bottom though, so water wont get in there. there is a piece of filler on the stock bumper that is supposed to look like mesh, it comes out (but something needs to go in its place, like real mesh, to keep water from coming in in the rain), allowing actual cold (or cooler air) to come right in contact with the filter. this compartment serves as its own airbox almost.
the bottom 30% of the piping (everything i couldn't reach once in place) is wrapped in a product called "THERMO SHIELD", i will do the rest of the pipe tomorrow when i have more time. this product has an adhesive on one side and comes in 1 1/2 strips 15ft long. once on it blocks most of the heat that would normally heat the pipe (these pipes do get HOT!!!), assuring the cool air stays cool on its way to the engine.
let me know what you think.

krayzie_e99

looks good. so the filter is directly behind that spot on bumper were plastic mesh is? and do you feel a difference? and

SETSEROCK

yeah, its right behind that piece. throttle response is definitely better. im imagining it will be better when i get the whole thing wrapped up.

C43AMG

Why not take a Dremmel tool and clear out the spaces of the filler plate ?

lowphat

Looks good. Watch for puddles of unknown depth though. Hydrolocked engine is bad news.

SETSEROCK

filler plate? do you mean the "mesh" piece?

CLK FAN

The mesh piece is exactly what he's talking about. You save the look of the car by just drilling out the spaces that look like holes instead of cutting out the whole piece. Good job by the way.

DENNIStheMENACE

What kind of piping is that and where did you get it from?

SETSEROCK

I Actually Got The Extra Piping At Auto Zone. I Guess They Sell All These Pieces Now That You Can Fit Together To Make Seriously Custom Piping. All Different Angled 4" And 6" Pieces, And Straight Pieces. They Even Had A Spliter. I Almost Made A Double Intake. It Wouldn't Have Done Much Of Anything Extra For The Car, It Just Had The Potential To Look Cool. I Choose To Be Pragmatic Though.

C43AMG

Yes. Thanx "CLK Fan" .

CLK FAN

Did you end up keeping this intake or have you gone back to OEM?

I think I want to do this but with black plastic tubing.

Plus make a custom heat shield box like this one.


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2PHAST

I am interested in purchasing a stock clk320 air intake system, or if anyone wants to trade for the one I have, PM me

DENNIStheMENACE

The stock airbox is already a cold-air intake, as all the air from the air box is being drawn in thru the grill. The only thing I think would help would be to wrap a insulator to keep the heat out around the airbox tubing. I dunno if even that would work?