Sounds like my old "BETA" Air Intake System.
You can paint the PVC but make sure you lightly sand it first and then
prime it before painting it (whatever color your heart desires).
I used an old alternator bracket (modified with a few bends) and made a
holder for my old tube coming from the old Factory Airbox screwhole on the
fender and used a machine screw with nut to hold the tube in place.
(Drilled a hole and epoxy'd a nut on the inside of the tube.)
You can use the plumbing O-Clamps (which have a rubber sleeve on the
inside) and they look Bitchin' with the Pseudo-Chrome covers. (Dual Clamps
built in as well...)
Got any pictures of it yet??
At 10:20 AM 05/24/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Whoo HOOO!!!! I finally got my K&N Gen II clone (cone
>filter on the end of a tube) put on and it has TOTALLY
>awakened the truck!!! It has an awesome roar now that I
>get a little of in 2nd, in 3rd past 2500 rpms, and in 4th
>anytime you stomp the gas--its sounds like a V8 should, but
>my gas mileage isn't going to improve if I keep driving
>like this. It's like driving the truck for the first time
>again ("like a virgin, touched for the . . ." er, sorry,
>I'm not really a Madonna fan either but I couldn't help
>making the reference). For those of you who want details,
>I got a K&N RE-0920 which is for a 3.5" tube. It's got a
>huge surface area--I think its nine inches long, not
>including the upper rubber portion. I really went low
>budget and so I went to the plumbing section at Home Depot
>and got myself two black 3" (interior) diameter 45 degree
>elbows and short length of 3" dia black PVC pipe. Also got
>a rubber coupler to mount it to the stock airhat. Cost me
>about $15 I think. The piping has an exterior diameter of
>3.5" which is perfect for the huge K&N cone. The order of
>the components goes, starting from the airhat: rubber
>coupler, 45 elbow, ~12" length of PVC pipe, second 45
>elbow, then the K&N. It works great because it places the
>filter as far forward in the engine bay as possible and
>angled a little down so its right where the air from
>removing that rubber on the passenger side of the radiator
>comes in. Yeah, it barely fits between the AC piping, but
>it doesn't rub on anything. I actually was able to support
>the front edge of the fileter with that rubber hose that
>comes from the axle and attaches to the side of the
>radiator. Anyway, I'm pretty proud of myself for coming up
>with a mod that other people are paying over a hundred
>for--my total came to around $55! Of course, my truck is a
>4x4 so I don't really care what the engine bay looks
>like--if I had an R/T I'd definitely want the trick chrome
>pipe. Can PVC plastic be painted? Anyway, if anyone wants
>more details feel free to email me.
>
>Loving the ROAR!!!
>JY
>'98 CC 5.2L 4x4 5pd
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