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here is my new intake i made yesterday / last night. i used some 3inch mandrule bent pipe i had, and welded a few elbows for the air bypass and the wastgate sol. then painted it black.

no i cant tell you how it works yet, the car is not drivable at the moment. but thanks to Blackbart. i am one step closer. (he just sent me some parts)

here are a few pics.







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Nice Job!

That's pretty nice!!

What filter is that?

Just be careful about sucking up water with that setup.

Yea that intake is pretty low down

Was there not room in the fender to install higher up?

Pretty slick!

What's the weight difference, going from plastic to metal? You also removed stuff though...

i dont think it all that low. i have it in the same palce in my 88 gl wagon. and havent had a problem yet. just dont go through any big mud puddles.

i should have this thing driving by next monday then ill report back with more...

That looks awesome! I like it a lot.

I like to be able to blast through the puddles myself so I might not have gone with the cone filter way down in the fender like that but besides that I love it. Better then a coffee mug for sure.

very nicely done.

I have mine in the same place... I really don't worry about puddles, you'd have to get into a puddle that's about 2 feet plus deep in order to cause a problem. I'm going to cut some louvers in the bottom of the fender well in order to help air getting in, as well as help drainage if I did ever get into a puddle like that. The filter doesn't reall draw from any place lower than the stock snorkel does, so your exposure to taking on water isn't really anything more.

Keep the fender well skirt in the car and you won't have a problem with it.

damn abs unit being so big and in my way...

Threshld1 wrote:damn abs unit being so big and in my way...

i know,i'm having the same prob..

thinking of taking a spare tube and doing some cutting to see if the MAF can be pushed farther back along the intake tube.

I have an external intake that low and have never had an issue with water even in torrential sheeting downpours or noreasters. Yes, you are restricted to less than a foot of standing water, but it's best for the rack's sake not to do that anyway. Only time I've had minor issues is when I slam through snow banks and the intake would get clogged with snow. The car would still run well enough for highway speeds, but would be down on power and idle bad. Honestly, the wheels are more a PITA with collecting snow and getting horribly imballanced as a result than the intake. I can't run on the highway with the wheels partially packed.

Wow you guys brought this one back from sleep!

Anyone ever tried building a bypass valve like the one for AEM cold air intakes? I am sure it could be done. This would probably help any issues with water.

http://www.tirerack.com/intake/aem/air_bypass_valve.jsp

The one I had seen at a car show.

NOTE: The Air Bypass Valve is not for use on forced induction vehicles.

Why not? I'm sure it would work effectivley if it was made right.

I'd guess as long as it's pre-turbo in the intake path, it should work just like it does on an N/A setup. I would not want to try it in the pressurized portion of the intake though.

free5ty1e wrote:I would not want to try it in the pressurized portion of the intake though.

haha definitley not!