installed homemade CAI and Underdrive pulleys (PICS)

[Dan95-5.0]

***DONT PAY ATTENTION TO THE DIRTY ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOL***

i finally got around to installing a homemade CAI. i ran this intake and for about a week before painting it then when i had the time i decided to pain it. I built it close to the MAC and BBK style because i didnt want to cut up the engine compartment. i used the stock K&N replacement filter and put it pretty much above the splash shield behind the foglight. i'm going to make a scoop on the lower splash shield to make it easier for the filter to suck up the air. the photos dont do any justice to the color i painted it. its has a lot of metallics in it.

heres some pics:

I also got a chance to pick up some bolts for my March Underdrive pulleys that i picked up used. Installing them was pretty easy and straight forward. The one downside to the pulleys is that my battery gauge reads lower then normal when ideling. around the R mark. but a light tap on the gas to rev it up brings it back up. during normal driving conditions it's in the M range. i really wants to rev higher now with them installed. normally it would want to shift at about 2-2,500 to second. now it wants to shift at 3500. a nice mod in my books.

heres some pics:
crank pulley comparison

water pump pulley comparison (dont ask why theres 8 holes instead of 4. i have no clue)

and installed

 

[wytstang]

Nice pulleys and I like the CAI. Oh yeah nice shoes they just need a quick clean up

 

[DARK-5.0]

That cai looks great, what did you use to make it and i'm guessing you made it from scratch. I am needing a nice elbow piece that you made.

Jeremy

 

[RIO5.0]

Sweet...Nice fab work there..

 

[1105]

umm... incase you havent noticed you need to clean your engine bay... its dirty

Did a good job on that CAI... want to make me one next?

 

[Dan95-5.0]

thanks for the replys.

the shoes are dirty because i just finished polishing my brothers MAF and i used my feet as a table clamp lol

i made it from scratch. i got a local truck supply store where they carry piping and i just picked up a 3.5 inch 90 degree bend and some straight pipe. made a plate out of sheet metal and using the maf as a template, and welded it to the pipe. i was going to polish it or send it out to get chromed but figured it would be faster/cheaper to paint it.

yes, yes i know. i need to clean my engine compartment. lol the next day it rains, i'll go over the entire engine compartment with a fine tooth brush to get in every nook and cranny.

1105- i thought you were doing a turbo setup?

 

[SuperDust22]

looks good.

 

[1105]

turbos need CAI's too

 

[iwashmycar]

 

[Stump1000]

dude, you could probably sell all of those cai's that you could make. I'd buy one from you. Im sure im not the only one

 

[GTPhreak]

looks nice but i dont like that transition right in front of the maf like that. creates turbulence which will affect readings

 

[Dan95-5.0]

i understand what your talking about GTPhreak. i had this intake on for about 3 weeks and have not noticed a problem but a slight gain.

Also, this will do till i do a supercharger in the future

i dont think it would be right for me to make profit of something that any one can do at home. I will make a step by step guide if you guys want so everyone can make there own.

i like it because it sticks out in the engine compartment. that and my polished and painted intake plaque.

 

[Stump1000]

Im sure everyone can figure out how to make a cold air intake. I was gonna make one like yours before but i realized i was too lazy to do it. Im not gonna spend days on something like that when i could just buy one. I have a homemade cai but i spent about an hour on it

 

[QuAkE101]

Nice job! What did you use to polish? I've been cleaning up my engine bay and would love to know how to polish like that.

 

[94TURBO5 O]

Nice fab job ! The paint looks phenomenal.