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

[frd906]

here is another pic whith it not on the car,

[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.

[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)?

[Erich]

agree - nice work there

[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

[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.

[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

[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?

[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

[Polyal]

Thats very tidy sikford, what brand is the box?

[The Monty]

I think thats one of the group buy ones they had not to long ago.

[Dave_Obsession]

Originally Posted by The Monty

I think thats one of the group buy ones they had not to long ago.

That's right, it was done through Acron Plastics.

Here's the eBay link to the airbox:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/AU-FORD-FALCO...item27aca64740

[frd906]

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

taking her for a run tonight , see how she goes, also

any one no where you can get the firbe glass sheets from, thinking of making a lid for it and running some 2 inch pipe from the bottom bumper grill to where the pod is cheers

[SLO AU XR8]

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,

taking her for a run tonight , see how she goes, also

any one no where you can get the firbe glass sheets from, thinking of making a lid for it and running some 2 inch pipe from the bottom bumper grill to where the pod is cheers

Bunnings or Rice-O-Barn for the glass sheetings

[frd906]

thanks,

ill keep it on for a while till i can sort out getting some stainless off cuts from my ex work,

will keep it the same design but change it a little for the stainless and put rubber on the edges so no one has nasty accidents while installing it and i dont get a law suit lmfao!!

[Polyal]

$275 is about right, FG and B series boxes are around the $600 mark. Plastic will always be better than using metal.

In saying that unless yoru planning on bulk HP the factory intake is not exactly that restrictive.