Air filter and Inlet pics??????

[NWGRN94MTX]

Can the guys that are running Vortec's on the front post pictures and a discription of what you did for your air filter and inlet? What you cut out and what you used? Are you happy with it?

Thanks

 

[yamahaSHO]

Terry has posted pics of his setup... It is the same thing PanamaPat and I are running.. http://panamapat.no-ip.info/SHO/Pic/Page.html

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

I run a 90 degree sweep down the side of the fender with the K&N right behind the bumper support. I'll upload a pic later...too dark and dreary with the rain right now.

 

[twr]

Here you go.

 

[AutoSHO]

Note the location of the MAF in Terry's picture... It is in the correct place!

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

 

[shopartsnw]

Did you do anything to beef up the unibody to compensate for the removed material? We were playing around with one of the parts cars (mocking up different options), when a friend came by who works in the body and fender business. He saw some of our options and just about had a coronary. He really did not want to see any cutting into the boxed area where the fender mounts.

To fit a decent intake, you almost have to cut into the reinforced boxed area. I really like the intake options you guys have. They are a huge improvement over the SHOshop filter on the inlet, but I am torn with the structural issues. I am not saying what you did is bad or wrong. I am just having a hard time cutting up the car .

Maybe I need to hire a SHO surgeon. Or maybe just some pain killers before making the cuts . Then again, that might make my cuts even worse.

Thanks for the input and help guys. Keep it coming. and help me come to grips with cutting on my car.

- Mike

 

[SHOMurph]

We only cut a hole big enough into the fenderwell to do two 90 degree PVC pipe.

Then put in a 13 inch K&N big monster filter.

No driving when its raining or through big puddles!!!

 

[SASHO91]

Yeah no kidding murph!!!
that sucked when me and tony went through that "river"...... :laugh_ti:

"lets use the nitrous to dry the filter...."
man that was fun... but sucked at the same time....thankfully we didnt get too much in there....

 

[SuperchargedSHOguy]

I only use one 90 so I can drive through the rain and in puddles because the bumper support is a buffer. Mine was hacked up when I got it, so I thought, what the heck, whats the difference if I enlarge the hole alittle more.

Also mine is EMT, not PVC.

 

[silversho89]

Man that would suck to change a bulb on the rh headlight. Seems like everything needs to be taken off the car just to do one repair...no matter what it is. Okay so im exaggerating- a little- but there is so much more R&R involved it seems with the shos. Glad i haven't found a harder car.

 

[SHO92]

What about what Gary M suggested in Terry's post, except do it on the intake of the blower. He suggested welding a tight radius 90 directly onto the blower. You could then run a short piece and another 90 into the fender well. Granted, you would use at least 3 90s before you had enough room inside the fender, but you won't have to cut into the inner fender.