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Fenderwell COLD Air Intake (Pics NEEDED!!)


terryk2003

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ok guys...i'm just kinda wondering if anyone on here has a fenderwell mounted cold air intake!?...the shop i work @ now has a PIPE BENDER!!! :D ...so, i'm kinda excited..so, come spring time, i wanna relocate my battery to the trunk and build a cold air intake...i'm kinda wondering if anyone has any pix of this type of setup...i'd like to see some to get some sort of a reference...i'm also wondering what would happen to the windshield washer fluid bottle when you move the battery!?...will it be in the way!?...and if it is...where can you move it too!?... :? ...anywayz...if anyone has pics of a fenderwell air intake i'd really appriciate it if you could post them or send them to me...and if anyone has any other advice, please let me know...thanx

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A friend of mine with an '02 GTP has one. They're loud as hell; you can hear them from a mile away because they suck in so much air. When you stab the gas they make a zippy, whistling noise. I think they suck in a little too much air, more than what the engine can handle. He says he noticed it struggle sometimes.

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there have been so many topics on this...

 

ok then...well, i just did a search that came up with over 3000 matches...i browsed through some of them and never really found what i am looking for...i can figure out how to make it myself...i am really just looking for some reference pix so i can see where to put it and how to mount it... :?

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You guys with the OHV engines don't need to relocate your battery to have a CAI...........

 

Also, what kind of pipe bender is this? Is it a rotary-draw or mandrel bender (equal diameter bends) or a crappy press bender like exhaust shops use (that neck down on the bends)?

 

 

Either way, if *I* had an OHV W-Body, I'd buy one of the cheapo E-Bay WAI's, and then one 90 deg, and one 45 deg aluminum 3in bend, along with some extra straight piping and two extra couplers, then relocate the filter to below and in front of the front exhaust manifold (attatch the 90 deg bend to the end of the WAI pipe, and run it back towards the center of the car over the coolant pipe [or under depending on whether you have an MFI 3.1L or an SFI 3100], then the 45 deg bend down below the front exhaust manifold, and on top of the AC lines)...........this way you get a good source of cool air from below the car and don't have to worry about battery relocation. Sure there may be a little bit of radiated heat from the manifold, but ANY foward motion is going to provide cool air to the filter.

 

Just don't go bashing snowbanks or hitting DEEP puddles with this setup.........

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ok...after spending about an hour searching through old posts...i FOUND THIS PIC!!!...this is similar to what i wanna do:

 

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cept, i wanna use 3" stainless pipe... :twisted: ...NOW...can someone tell me where to get that adapter piece to make it fit over my throttle body!?... :? ...

 

FWIW: this pic was posted my manitor...he HAD a this setup on his monte...now i just wish he was still around here so i could talk to him about it... :roll:

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FWIW: this pic was posted my manitor...he HAD a this setup on his monte...now i just wish he was still around here so i could talk to him about it... :roll:

 

try to find him on mymonte.com

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You might be able to get that rubber adaptor, at Autozone, or Murrays. I would try APC? or Summit?

 

hmm...OK...thanx...i'll try one of those parts stores next time i'm there...i tried @ napa...but they wanted to sell me a whole cold air intake for a honda for like $75...all i needed was that adapter though...so, FUCK THAT!! :roll:

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The FWI is suppose to be the best way to go with not breaking the bank, but do consider the risk of a wet climate. THis is why I'm going with a wizaired design.

 

yeah...i was kinda thinkin about the snow and shit...what i'll prolly do is install the fenderwell intake in the spring...then run it through the fall...then swap back to the factory airbox in the winter time...

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The FWI is suppose to be the best way to go with not breaking the bank, but do consider the risk of a wet climate. THis is why I'm going with a wizaired design.

 

yeah...i was kinda thinkin about the snow and shit...what i'll prolly do is install the fenderwell intake in the spring...then run it through the fall...then swap back to the factory airbox in the winter time...

 

they sell a foam device you install over the cone filter which may help with moisture, but using it seasonally would be ok.

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i serously dont see how weather would be a problem. atleast with my car the bottom has a plastic guard keeping the elements out .. in a way its almost like a caul(sp?) induciton without being in the hood.

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If I wanna get one bent for my 3.1 how much pipe would I need? Maybe just to drop it down without having to move the battery.

 

umm...i don't think there is anywhere for it to go without removing the battery!?... :roll: ...AND...you would have to measure it from the throttle body to wherever you want it to stop to figure out how much pipe you will need...

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If I wanna get one bent for my 3.1 how much pipe would I need? Maybe just to drop it down without having to move the battery.

 

umm...i don't think there is anywhere for it to go without removing the battery!?... :roll: ...AND...you would have to measure it from the throttle body to wherever you want it to stop to figure out how much pipe you will need...

 

you'll have to remove the battery for a FWI(fender wall intake). Unless you want to cut some holes into your hood and make it a ram air design :shock:

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