Show Us Your Intake Setup

[frd906]

hey guys i want to see your intake setups and to explain how you did it

as i want to do mine while im off work

cheers matt

[51OAU]

made from 3" aluminum, just did it as we went. Cost about $150 to make.

[frd906]

did you have any bonnet issues, is the pod filter better then the k and n filter,

does the pod filter make any difference over the high flow panal filter

[51OAU]

Originally Posted by frd906

did you have any bonnet issues, is the pod filter better then the k and n filter,

does the pod filter make any difference over the high flow panal filter

the bonnet was a problem till i knocked off teh old mounthing bracket on the inlet manifold, problem solvered. Pod i dunno i bought it ages ago, ask THE MONTY about the filter pod , he knows more about it cause he used a dyno to work it out.

[The Monty]

Using an intake on my car to not using an intake netted me a couple of hp on the dyno, I think it was 2kw, but thats with a giant fan keeping things cool.

[POELWYK]

this is the 1st setup i had then i chaged it



now the pods in the airbox

it runs from a XR6 turbo upper snorkl to the poddy in the airbox from there it leaves the box in a 3ich pipe from there it gose to the staded bendy pipe then to the last standed pipe bit





best pic i could find lol if i find a better one ill update

[frd906]

finally did mine, its half a set up still bidding on my welder so i can buy one

my god it does work and has a awesome induction roar when you are up it, of course i will be making a stainless steal shield around it so the hot air dont get in.

[frd906]

ok here is my better intake i put on this morning,






just need some tig wire to fab the rest

[RG]

That's not half bad Matt. Thought about shortening the pipe, using a 9" K&N pod and making a lid?

EDIT: Actually just looking at that second pic that pretty bloody impressive. Well done.

[frd906]

here is another pic whith it not on the car,

[shazaam]

Nice work :sm_headba

[frd906]

yeh im waiting for my tig wire to come to me so i can tig the rest up,

that shield came off a au xr8 wreck, got it for nothing, becuase im going to fab stainless ones for something to do out of thin sheet stainless

yeh i will shorten the pipe so it goes down behind the head light,

going to use the measurments off it to make a lid,

[Dave_Obsession]

Yes that's quite an impressive job......something constructive to add to the forums for a change! Well done!!

What did you have before those two custom setups you've done??? How would you rate the improvements performance wise - how noticeable is it???

How hot does the exposed bit of pipe get (the part running close to intake manifold that isn't protected by your shield)?

[brad`]

Originally Posted by dave93761

Yes that's quite an impressive job......something constructive to add to the forums for a change! Well done!!

haha thats funny as

it looks tops it looks almost the same style as a G&D just with out the lid and madeout of steel, well thats what it reminds me off.

looks good tho, keep it up

[Erich]

agree - nice work there

[The Monty]

Its not steel, the pictures are of an intake thats fibreglass that he's pulled off a wrecked XR8. All he done was paint it.
He is going to make steel versions of it though to sell to us.

[RG]

Originally Posted by The Monty

Its not steel, the pictures are of an intake thats fibreglass that he's pulled off a wrecked XR8. All he done was paint it.
He is going to make steel versions of it though to sell to us.

Which XR8 had that?

[White_sr_taxi]

good show chappy

[frd906]

who said im selling it to any one on here,

im making stainless steel versions.

no loss in preformance at all. still the same but a bit of a improvement, havent finished it yet, im going to cut and weld a 35 degree bend to face it donw behind the head light and make a lid,


still in design process

[frd906]

What did you have before those two custom setups you've done??? How would you rate the improvements performance wise - how noticeable is it???

before i put this on i had the pod siting in the lower air box half, then before that just the standerd box with a k,n panal filter,

i have noticed as well, my fuel compsumton is way better then after i put that shield on

[Cookie-XR8]

my old setup, every effective

[frd906]

was a au xr8 series 1, brownsplains wreckers in brisbane had it, was sitting in there shed for a year now, till they finally sold bits off it, thats where my body kit came from

[sikford]

just bought a 9" k&n pod which i am yet to fit as the AU is in pieces while i do some wiring, there is more of my AU in my spare room than there is in my garage atm.lol

[madmelon]

Originally Posted by sikford

just bought a 9" k&n pod which i am yet to fit as the AU is in pieces while i do some wiring, there is more of my AU in my spare room than there is in my garage atm.lol

How do people rekon this would go on an XR8? May be about to join the Windsor club...

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by madmelon

How do people rekon this would go on an XR8? May be about to join the Windsor club...

Here"s one I prepared earlier

[shazaam]

Originally Posted by Whoosha

Here"s one I prepared earlier

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[frd906]

Originally Posted by shazaam

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whats that spouse to mean

[madmelon]

Originally Posted by shazaam

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...maybe you can tell us what sort of difference it made to the car then!

[Polyal]

Thats very tidy sikford, what brand is the box?

[Whoosha]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Thats very tidy sikford, what brand is the box?

Have to agree that is very neat well done

Originally Posted by frd906

275 for a bit of plastic. little bit steep dont you think, dosent even include the pod, i think ill stay with mine,

They were $200 on the buy which is good value if you add up the man hours you are spending on yours. But as you say FREE is good, so keep plodding away with it as it looks good at the moment just remember the purpose of a CAI is to get COLD air into the induction system so the sooner you get a lid on it the better the results will be. also AUs are slow learners and it takes up to 100 or so Ks for the ecu to rethink the air flow and learn to adjust its self
Regards Whoosha
P.S I have 2 Arcon boxes left at the GB price :