Thread: Simple Intake (pictures)

lol ^^ you're very resourceful

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

lol ^^ you're very resourceful

well if the shop at my county job had a welder I would probably spend a couple extra hours a night there

BUT there is a new position for the county I just applied for it would mean driving an extra 10 mins (big whoop) the pay is the same the bright side of this deal is....bigger shop....MORE tools welders, metal brakes, and the machine for making mandrel bends

I hope I get the job the pay is the same but ^^^^^ can you say custom exhausts.....


then I might be able to make a little extra money selling exhaust systems

true! good luck on that i hope it works out for you!

Originally Posted by neyel8r

i'm not sure which year you've got, but if it's an 04+, it should just pop right up & out, but you'll need to open up the airbox & remove the pcm on the bottom before pulling the airbox out. i removed mine without disconnecting anything, put some rubber underneath & zip tied it down where the airbox used to sit. hope i don't have any problems with that...

anyway, my baby sounds a lot louder & feels better, but sometimes i hear some clicking or rattling from the engine while stepping on it... the filter isn't in contact with anything because i suspended it with a zip tie... any ideas what the noise could be?

Ya mine makes the same noise. But only when I just start going normal speed, until I get to like 25mph. I know their is supposed to be a suction sound but is there supposed to be a rattle too

Originally Posted by coreygnar

minez been done and i was reading up on the safe mod 3800 thread to touch up on my brains and i noticed it said dont take out that screen... well i did without thinking really and is it that important? should i get a new one?

I would recommend putting it back in. It smooths out the air so that it reads an accurate reading. No REAL gains are seen from having it removed.

This looks Awesome. Just got my 03 GT and might end up doing this. Can't seem to find the same filter on advance autoparts or Autozone's websites. Can anyone link to them? Also How much louder does the engine sound with the upgrade? I dont really want the sound to be noticeable. Thanks guys.

The engine doesn't sound any louder, unless you got a gtp but the filter makes a louder suction sound

your INTAKE LEAKS.

If what you're hearing is the initial sucking noise from the TB opening and the engine sucking in the air, thats normal.

If you're at part throttle and it sounds like that, its leaking.

Originally Posted by neyel8r

i read in another forum somewhere about a dude who now hears a "rattlesnake" sound in the engine after doing a mod like this, which is just like what i hear at lower rpm's. it usually goes away before i hit 2nd, sometimes 3rd, but i really only hear it when i jump on the gas. i can only hope that's what the open cone intake is supposed to sound like...

seems to make sense though, like the filter is gasping in air in shorter bursts which sound like a rattlesnake at first, which increases with the rpms & tapers off into a roaring suction sound when the airflow & rpms are higher... idk, never heard anything like it before i took the airbox out... i'm not sure about the rattle, but the rest of it sounds great

edit: i might have a bad seal... i twisted the cone a bit, which seemed to help some with the rattling, but it's not gone. i'm gonna need to add some silicone sealant between the base of the cone and the connecting flange.

You were right man. I went out and retightened everything up and now you can only hear suction. Musta came a lil loose after drivin it. THANKS A LOT. I LOVE THIS FORUM, its so helpful. I appreciate it bud

OK got everything BUT the filter which I will pick up on payday payday is Thursday from one job and Friday from the other job

then all I nee is a little free time to make the CAI box and mount it in the car(after I polish it)

here is a picture of the parts minus the filter




not sure if I'm going to use pop rivets or screws to hold the box together

I will be taking pictures during the build once I have everything ready.

and if nobody minds I will add it to the how-to section and title it CAI the prudy way or something like that

Originally Posted by coreygnar

ya thats cool man, just copy nawarkk's work and pass it off as your own.

? huh? I dont see how it is anything like nawarkk's design.
I'm using a 4" polished aluminum tube and I needed to double my amount of aluminum for the CAI box now going to use 2 signs and the PCM will be mounted inside the CAI box. The bottom of the box will be mounted and the top with be removable for access to the filter for cleaning

I do like nawarkk's design simple and to the point, but I like making things a little more difficult its not fun unless its difficult