Home made air intake for '96-'99 Vortec trucks.

[uihockey2]

no, the hole in the stock filter is much too big for the pipe, and there is no way to clamp it. ill just have to find a filter with a 3.5" hole.

[seansmitty42]

ive got the fipk 2 kit and it is badass. when i added it i know that it bumped the horses and torque up alot. plus the intake is louder than my exhaust which is two 40 series mufflers.

[4x4K1500]

Does anyone know if the pipe is replacable the pipe from the MAF to TB

[nebraskaz71]

I'm thinkn bout tryin to make new tube from maf to tb and then using the stock elbow to connect to maf and filter and just use lower part of box to hold filter, then remove silencer and i think it might work?

[cooker2003]

Here is a pic of my intake I made out of 3.5" mandrel bent exhaust tubing, a couple fernco couplers, a k&n air filter, and some galvanized sheet metal that I used for my intake. Seems to work good, the heat shield is painted black along with the exhaust tubing, and around the edges I just stuck some 1/2" rubber hose to clean up the rough edges and guard from scraping up the underside of the hood.



The filter cost me about $50, the tubing was around $20, and the couplers were about $6. The heat shield was just made out of some scrap I had lying around. It was relatively inexpensive compared to the kits from K&N, etc, and works good.

[nebraskaz71]

How much do u want to make one of those cooker? :)

[cooker2003]

Hmm, I'm not really sure, just pay for the parts and maybe a few extra dollars to cover my time

I am sure we could work out a deal for ya - shoot me a PM sometime

Dave

[JEEP FARM]

Yes I am also interested in knowing!

Thanks, Jay

[HardcoreZ28]

Are most of you guys running the filter element open or inside the stock intake box? Cooker I like your design because it blocks a lot of the engine heat I bet. How do you have that shield for the filter attached in there? Any pics?
Also how much just for the mandrel bent pipe?

[cooker2003]

Originally Posted by HardcoreZ28

Are most of you guys running the filter element open or inside the stock intake box? Cooker I like your design because it blocks a lot of the engine heat I bet. How do you have that shield for the filter attached in there? Any pics?
Also how much just for the mandrel bent pipe?

The shield is attached to the wheel well from underneath, as well as to the inner fender with a bolt and wingnut, it fits in nice and snug too next to the battery, etc.

I can probably get some pics if you want them.
I got the exhaust pipe from a local Truck Shop, and I believe it cost me around $23.

[Mn02Sierra]

Originally Posted by cooker2003

Here is a pic of my intake I made out of 3.5" mandrel bent exhaust tubing, a couple fernco couplers, a k&n air filter, and some galvanized sheet metal that I used for my intake. Seems to work good, the heat shield is painted black along with the exhaust tubing, and around the edges I just stuck some 1/2" rubber hose to clean up the rough edges and guard from scraping up the underside of the hood.



The filter cost me about $50, the tubing was around $20, and the couplers were about $6. The heat shield was just made out of some scrap I had lying around. It was relatively inexpensive compared to the kits from K&N, etc, and works good.

could you post another picture of this up please?

Thanks!

[panchovilla209]

might be a dumb question but how do you block off the silencer?

[cooker2003]

Originally Posted by 97silvyz71

could you post another picture of this up please?

Thanks!

here ya go:

[ByRoN L]

That looks pretty good. I like the k&n with the box around it a little cleaner looking but your way is a nice cheap way to start.

[Bigtown88]

I made an air intake this weekend using the info on the tech section. I think it was by CKTA. I also fabricated a heat shield out of galvanized sheet metal I picked up at Home Depot. Can tell an increase in throttle response but haven't been able to check gas mileage yet but will at the next refill. The next thing I'll do is eliminate the slinky with some hard pipe. Here are some pics of the before and after.

[scottx]

Here's my version of the home made intake. It's on a 1996 Silverado with a 350. I plan to move the battery to the bed and convert it to cold air through the radiator support one of these days.

Before:


After:

[XXL]

Any problems you forsee with this method? I've simply replaced the coupler-pipe-coupler method in CKTA's method with just a coupler connecting the throttle body throat to the MAF. I'll chuck on a K&N to the end of that for now, then fab up a shield/duct to get some colder air out of the fenderwell.

[CKTA]

The only things i see is that the elbow is very restrictive and the filter sits right over the manifold.

[XXL]

Originally Posted by juztyn

what model in particular k&n filter did you use?? and i have a 4.3 and a big airbox (pipe runs into the back of the airbox) so do i just take the whole thing out?? thanks...

Anyone got a K&N pn#? I'm doing a lookup on their site based on dimensions and these both look pretty good. Just wondering what people have been actually using.

E-0773 (though may be hard to find)
RU-1785

[98RhinoZ71]

I have a K&N FIPK would it do anything if i descreened my MAF has anyone descreened one with the FIPK on it? how did it run did you loose mpg? more power?...