2000StreetRod
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- Joined
- May 26, 2009
- Messages
- 10,597
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- City, State
- Greenville, SC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 00 Sport FI, 03 Ltd V8
I decided that while I had the front bumber, grille and side lights off to add oil coolers and remote oil filters I would perform some of my future cold air intake modification. My first problem was to determine a suitable hose size. Shop vacuums use two standard hose sizes (2 1/2 inch and 1 7/8 diameter). I decided that 1 7/8 would be easier to work with and fit thru more existing and potential openings. I will need a total of 5 hoses of that diameter to equal or exceed the cross sectional area of my planned 90mm MAF sensor. I purchased the hose kit shown below from Home Depot.
The coils are parallel (not spiral) with a minimum outside diameter of a 1 3/4 inch and a maximum outside diameter of 1 7/8 inch. This means that a section can be cut and installed in a 1 3/4 inch diameter hole with no associated fitting or attachment.
Below is a photo of the front of my Sport less bumper, grille, etc.
The only thing directly behind the area marked with an arrow is the flexible radiator overflow tube that can be easily moved aside. The area is shielded from frontal direct flow (rain) with a plastic deflector that has been temporarily removed. I decided to cut a hole there for a flexible tube to be connected to a future airbox enclosure for my high flow air filter. The photo below shows the results of about 10 minutes of drilling with a hole saw that supposedly is for cutting metal and wood.
I was not impressed with my progress and will be switching to a chassis punch in an attempt to finish cutting the hole.
The coils are parallel (not spiral) with a minimum outside diameter of a 1 3/4 inch and a maximum outside diameter of 1 7/8 inch. This means that a section can be cut and installed in a 1 3/4 inch diameter hole with no associated fitting or attachment.
Below is a photo of the front of my Sport less bumper, grille, etc.
The only thing directly behind the area marked with an arrow is the flexible radiator overflow tube that can be easily moved aside. The area is shielded from frontal direct flow (rain) with a plastic deflector that has been temporarily removed. I decided to cut a hole there for a flexible tube to be connected to a future airbox enclosure for my high flow air filter. The photo below shows the results of about 10 minutes of drilling with a hole saw that supposedly is for cutting metal and wood.
I was not impressed with my progress and will be switching to a chassis punch in an attempt to finish cutting the hole.