DocRxGLS
11-08-2004, 08:27 PM
I have been thinking for a while about my options to get more out of my stock intake. I bought a K&N panel filter not too long after I bought my car, so I was not ready to give it up just yet. I have removed the stock resonator in the fender, and left the elbow from the stock airbox that hovers above the hole in the now empty fender well. I cut the D-shaped part off the top of the resonator to use as a back up adapter so everything would "plug" right in to the factory stuff. I just wanted to extend that elbow down into the fender to take advantage of some cooler air outside the engine compartment. However, the next part was where I was struggling. What to use next? Corregated drain pipe, PVC, dryer connector hose? I was at a loss. I am really picky, and I wanted it to look good and perform better than my current setup.
I was just about settled on a short 90 degree PVC elbow, when I came across this on the EGT web board. Props to ASC04GT for his drawing (first pic). So, I still was not sure what I was looking for, but since the wife and I were at Lowe's looking for a shower head, I ran by the plumbing section, and was looking at the PVC. I almost bought a piece, but then came across a black 3" rubber 90 degree elbow at the end of the isle. I was like - this is it! So, it was a little over $9 (wish I knew where he got his at that price in the pic) and I was anxious to get it fitted. My concern was, would I need my "home made" adapter as I mentioned above, or would it work without it? I also did not know if there was a difference between the 04, and 01-03 elbow (pic looks like 04 is squared, but 01-03 is D-shaped). Needless to say, the 3" pipe swallowed up my adapter, so that would not work. Since this thing was large and stretchable, could I get it over the odd D-shaped elbow? After some stretching, tucking, and grimacing (my father-in-law & myself) we got it to make a perfect seal around the elbow, and since the end was flared, once folded flat to get it through the fender hole, it held itself in place. Here are a few pics. I reset the ECU, and butt dyno felt some improvement (how much was due the reset, only time will tell). There was more grunt at the low end, and even some noticeable gain in the higher gears at speed. Notice from the last pic, it does not set really low in the fender. A plus since with a CAI, I would worry about water. If the performance stays close to what it is now, for $9, I couldn't ask for much more. Opinions?
I was just about settled on a short 90 degree PVC elbow, when I came across this on the EGT web board. Props to ASC04GT for his drawing (first pic). So, I still was not sure what I was looking for, but since the wife and I were at Lowe's looking for a shower head, I ran by the plumbing section, and was looking at the PVC. I almost bought a piece, but then came across a black 3" rubber 90 degree elbow at the end of the isle. I was like - this is it! So, it was a little over $9 (wish I knew where he got his at that price in the pic) and I was anxious to get it fitted. My concern was, would I need my "home made" adapter as I mentioned above, or would it work without it? I also did not know if there was a difference between the 04, and 01-03 elbow (pic looks like 04 is squared, but 01-03 is D-shaped). Needless to say, the 3" pipe swallowed up my adapter, so that would not work. Since this thing was large and stretchable, could I get it over the odd D-shaped elbow? After some stretching, tucking, and grimacing (my father-in-law & myself) we got it to make a perfect seal around the elbow, and since the end was flared, once folded flat to get it through the fender hole, it held itself in place. Here are a few pics. I reset the ECU, and butt dyno felt some improvement (how much was due the reset, only time will tell). There was more grunt at the low end, and even some noticeable gain in the higher gears at speed. Notice from the last pic, it does not set really low in the fender. A plus since with a CAI, I would worry about water. If the performance stays close to what it is now, for $9, I couldn't ask for much more. Opinions?