Cold Air Box

02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

02LSE96LSC91SE84TC

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Been meaning to do this for awhile now and just felt like it today. This is a rough draft. All bends were done by hand and cuts were rough. I figured if I tried to make a good one first try it wouldn't fit or would just need some fitment adjustments. Fits good but I will make some minor adjustments so its better. I'll be reaching up from the underside to be sure to get a tight fit to the hood and such for the final one. All cuts will be sanded/filed and corners and such will be tighter on the next one, also I have a metal brake that I can use for most of the bends(much sharper), might even polish it some...that'll give me a reason to clean up the engine bay.

Just thought I'd share.

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i buy that one in the pictures from you if you plan 0n making another, i cant find any time to put on together. let me know
 
Thats a cool one. But, does a filter fit in that?
 
you suck, making this look so easy, we have been working on one for the thundermark for a while, what a pain in the ass. looks good, you should come down to il and make us one.......lol
 
Very nice! I have the cardboard one all mocked up and waiting in the closet. No available space in the apt. for shop. Looks very nice! Moving soon, should have more space. :)
 
chickenviii said:
you suck, making this look so easy, we have been working on one for the thundermark for a while, what a pain in the ass. looks good, you should come down to il and make us one.......lol
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Bring your car to my place and I can make you one.
 
its not for me its for midwestbird's thundermark, hes got one pretty much mocked up but ill tell him and if need be, ill have him get in touch with you
 
Nice job 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC…. think it is a bit over engineered you only need two sides, the one side facing the engine where the tube/filter come in and the one in the back that goes over to the wheel well. The hole in the wheel well and the area behind the light assemble also brings in cool air.

Again… good job.
 
gcwimmer said:
Nice job 02LSE96LSC91SE84TC…. think it is a bit over engineered you only need two sides, the one side facing the engine where the tube/filter come in and the one in the back that goes over to the wheel well. The hole in the wheel well and the area behind the light assemble also brings in cool air.

Again… good job.
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It has only 2 sides. The back side is just multi-bent to meet the curvature of the wheel well. The hole to the bottom is not obstucted and the front is completely open. I choose to do the back that way rather than cut it curved around the wheel well, easier to do for me plus sheild from heat better.

As I look at most units by for example K&N, the heat shields only look like they work so good. I looked at a 05-07 Mustang and a Hemi Charger K&N unit last time at the track. Neither really completely blocked engine heat and probably only work so good. My design should work quite well while balancing not making it to hard to make.

She will be going in the garage soon for a tune up and to complete this.
 
AndrewCoja said:
Are you going to insulate it at all? That metal is just going to heat up.
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Will run it like this and see how it works. It doesn't really matter so much if it heats up the cooler the better but the idea is that the filter now will have to draw air from foward and below which will be at or very near outside temp rather than sucking the air radiating from the engine....hot air. Most cold air set-ups are nothing more than single wall metal, many don't completely block engine heat. This one will quite well.
 
idea for ya.... run a piece of flexible dryer piping or something similar from the bumper area up to the hole in the bottom.... it'll sorta force feed cooler air into the box. It should also be safe as far as water and such are concerned! Then again, I'm talking to the guy who probably has the fastest N/A LS I can think of.
 
Any updates Jason? I've got a project that is getting done this weekend for CAI....... thought about going your route and then remembered I hadnt seen a finished product yet.
 
SPSully said:
idea for ya.... run a piece of flexible dryer piping or something similar from the bumper area up to the hole in the bottom.... it'll sorta force feed cooler air into the box. It should also be safe as far as water and such are concerned! Then again, I'm talking to the guy who probably has the fastest N/A LS I can think of.
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I know this is an old thread but since it's back to the top ... I have an idea I'd like to bump off you guys ...

What if you take the air intake resonator that most of us have hacked off our Marks and then cut off the long narrow tub. Cut off the resonation chambers and close air access and make a lip that could direct air up the hold. Do you think there is enough force from the air coming in to the wheel well area to be forced up towards the hole and to the filter?

I have actually done this but haven't installed it. Really don't know how test this idea ... plus I suppose there is no way of really testing this idea as you really could test it on a dyno as you wouldn't have moving air with the car on the dyno.

So any opinions? If I remember I'll post a pic of the design.
 
so.... you basically making a ram air set up from it similar to the G35? I guess Im having issues with visualizing it since I opened my marks hood only to change oil.
 
I don't think the bumper side and bottom would be necessary... I was going to make one this weekend and then line it with some heat resistant tape just as insurance for heat blocking. Any chance we could get some measurements? It'd be super nice of you! :)
 
SPSully said:
so.... you basically making a ram air set up from it similar to the G35? I guess Im having issues with visualizing it since I opened my marks hood only to change oil.
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Well it wouldn't be under the hood LOL .. but yes it would look like a ramp for the air to be directed up the hole instead of the filter just pulling it up.

If I have time tonight and if my wife has left the camera home and not in her purse where I can never get to it. I'll take a pic of my creation that I haven't installed yet.
 
sounds good man. On a side note, I like how the G35's do it. they have about 1" tall piece across the top of the rad that works sorta ram air into the filter box
 
$hit ... sure was brain farting here ... as Jason was making these for Mark VIIIs a few years ago... so I thought this was one for his Mark VIII ...

So I doubt that my brain fart for pushing air up to the box wouldn't really matter here ... LOL ... oh well.....

Here are the pictures

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