80LS1T Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I didn't want to hijack "piston's" thread about his car so I'll make a post for my CAI set up on my LT1 powered 280ZX. I made a cold air intake just like "piston's" out of a 3" u-bend that I bought from summit. I just cut the pipe in half and positioned it where it needed to be and welded it up! For the pipe to MAF sensor I used a coupler from a 98' Dodge Caravan airbox(cheap!) and then slapped on a K&N. I also made a bracket that goes from the pipe to the radiator support for extra strength. Then I drilled a hole in the end of the K&N and ran a bolt through it to a bracket also mounted to the radiator support. The only significant cost for this was the filter! The pipe was less than $20 and teh coupler was like $12(new) and then it was just my time to put it all together! The dodge caravan coupler, from the MAF to the 3" pipe. This is where I welded on a bracket to the pipe and mounted it to the radiator support. You can also see where I welded the pipe back together after cutting it in half and positioning it as needed. Here you can see the other bracket that I made and bolted onto the intake end after drilling a hole in the filter and sliding a bolt through it. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 nice....that makes me wonder should i do the bolt through the filter thing. mine sits real nice and pretty stiff. its good insurance though! by the way, you could of posted it on my thread, no hijacking thoughts what so ever. anyone welcome. i love threads with pics. especially variouse pics, it gives out alot of great ideas and also great for new commers or swappers fallowing our steps...because it worked out great for me and gave me a whole lot of ideas to work with. by the way, how big is the piping??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I didn't want to hijack "piston's" thread about his car so I'll make a post for my CAI set up on my LT1 powered 280ZX. I made a cold air intake just like "piston's" out of a 3" u-bend that I bought from summit. I just cut the pipe in half and positioned it where it needed to be and welded it up! For the pipe to MAF sensor I used a coupler from a 98' Dodge Caravan airbox(cheap!) and then slapped on a K&N. I also made a bracket that goes from the pipe to the radiator support for extra strength. Then I drilled a hole in the end of the K&N and ran a bolt through it to a bracket also mounted to the radiator support. The only significant cost for this was the filter! The pipe was less than $20 and teh coupler was like $12(new) and then it was just my time to put it all together!Guy Very nice, it would be nice to be able to weld aluminum, way beyond my skills. Did the rubber throttle body piece have the damper thing on the bottom? If so how to you seal it off? I think the extra support on the filter is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 I forget what GM calls that throttle body elbow, 1LE or something, but it does not have the hole in the bottom for the resonator pipe. Oh thats not alluminum, it a steel pipe that I painted that color! LOL The piping is 3". Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 i can tell its steel cause of the weld marks...i threw my factory elbow piece away. what a dumb a$$. i know! i could of made a full tank of gas out of that one..at the time, didnt think it was worth anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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