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I just finished a new intake. Pictures will be coming soon. It's the same tried and true K&N and adapter, but the box is new. I've been watching some testing that indicates the volume of the box is critical in maintaining a low air temperature, so I did away with the basic shield, and went with a sealed box. It's three pieces of aluminum that enclose the filter and connect it to the hole in the fenderwell. The top fits tighly against the hood, but I'm going to use pipe insulation to finish off the seal. It should be nearly airtight, since all seams and holes are filled with silicone. This took a little work, but it's much smaller than the Demon-style setup I was running, and has no leaks from the radiator/header side, and also is farther away from all the hot spots. I might do a dyno once I get the intake manifolds rebuilt and work out the exhaust - if I do I'll try to heatsoak it and see how it works.
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Others have tried the sealed box route, hope you have better results 
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look forward to seeing pics
99 TRed Contour SVT # 1853 out of 2760
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237.0 WTR @ 2250
Originally posted by MxRacer:
Originally posted by RawBurt:
I'll be keeping it to myself, until the time comes. It'll be hard to find. 
much like your weiner.
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Do you have it on your car currently? I wouldn't mind stopping by and checking it out. Plus I want to see this hardcore auto-x machine you have 
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 The sides extend all the way up under the fenders to seal completely. This should work just like the traditional type, except it's breathing through the entirety of the large hole, instead of the snorkel - and has no leaks for hot air.
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Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
The sides extend all the way up under the fenders to seal completely. This should work just like the traditional type, except it's breathing through the entirety of the large hole, instead of the snorkel - and has no leaks for hot air.
...yeah,some pipe insulation would clean that up a bit...i know your going for more func over fashion and all buttttttttt
"Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness sobered, but STUPID lasts forever."-Aristophanes.
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Nice fabrication work! I agree with Chris though, pretty it up just a weee bit and it's perfect!
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Pretty it up.
And then make 8 more of them.
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Originally posted by PDXSVT:
Pretty it up.
And then make 8 more of them.
Make that 9 
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If anyone really wants one, I can give a how-to. I used a sheet of aluminum I got from a friend for free, but you can pick up a piece at Lowes or wherever. I had some self-tapping sheet metal screws, a pair of snips, a jigsaw, and a blind riveter. I just made a cardboard template and then cut the aluminum from that. For edges I used the snips, and for the hole I screwed the sheet to a piece of plywood and drilled a pilot hole, then cut it with a jigsaw. It makes a nice, clean, round hole. I'm sure with a little more time it could be very nice looking, but you'd have to make a bunch of templates before you got it to really fit snugly against the wiring harness. I'll take a picture when the silicone cures and I trim it up. The insulation is on now so the top looks good, and it seals very tighly. I'm going to get a temperature sensor and test it out next weekend - data will be posted!
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