Post your custom CAI setup

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AquinoSteven

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Im looking to make a custom cold air setup but i havent choosen what i wanted yet. I really like the Spectre "build your own" intake but i think i could make something cheaper. Anyway, show us what you have made.
 

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I made this one
 

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i'll snap some shots tomorrow, maybe a video too. my iat's dropped 25 degrees after completing my setup...
 

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With an electric hot knife i cut away the baffling then finished it smooth with a dremel. I had some 1/16" ABS sheeting from another project so I cut it to fit the openings left behind, heated it up and molded it to the contour of the intake then melted it into the intake. Because I do not trust my plastic welding skills, I also wrapped it all up in HVAC foil tape.

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Next I cut out a 6" hole in the bottom of the air box and ran a clothes dryer duct from the box to the opening in the air dam.

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Painted the ducting flat black so it did not stick out like a sore thumb and secured it to the air dam with a big fender washer so it would not rip it out.

IAT's at 129 degrees on a 103 degree day in Texas before the CAI. After the CAI on a 104 degree day, 98 degrees. On the very next tank of gas I went from 13.4MPG to 15.2, and have been holding steady ever since.
 

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