Important intake ?????????
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From: cleveland
Important intake ?????????
I have a 94 bonneville se all stock performance wise. i was wondering if i could just take out my stock air box and put a cone filter on the stock pipe, would this hamper my performance because of hot air from the engine bay or increase it? also is thier anyway i could make a intake pipe out of sumthing other than goin out and buying one that is $100 thanks for all the help
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From: Eden Prairie, MN
Originally Posted by DeathRat
Originally Posted by zzzzzeke
pvc pipe
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i don't know it works for me and my slow 165000 mile car. he asked for cheap suggestions and i answered
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If you want to save some money and also get a nice performance increase, do what I just did today. I got rid of the stock pipe that comes out of the air box to the area behind the headlight. The stock pipe is really narrow towards the end. I put a 3 " pipe coupler on where that pipe used to be to suck air from behind the headlight area. There is at least an inch difference in size and I sure did feel the increase. I have a stock replacement K&N filter in the box. Cost me $7 in parts and gained alot of flow.
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Simply placing a cone filter on the stock hose will increase performance, even if it is sucking in warm air from the engine bay also. But build a heat shield or box around it to fix that problem. Also, if you are considering putting on a cone filter I would go for a smooth pipe instead of the stock one since it creates some turbulence you don't want. 
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From: Robbinsdale, MN
Originally Posted by willwren
Read the Techinfo article on intake mods.
This is one cheap solution:
And the picture in my signature is what i have now. The difference between 50 bucks and $250.
This is one cheap solution:
And the picture in my signature is what i have now. The difference between 50 bucks and $250.
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From: Salina, KS
Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by willwren
Read the Techinfo article on intake mods.
This is one cheap solution:
And the picture in my signature is what i have now. The difference between 50 bucks and $250.
This is one cheap solution:
And the picture in my signature is what i have now. The difference between 50 bucks and $250.
I'm sure making one will always be cheaper if you know how. If you buy one, your always gonna pay for the overhead and profit...