homemade intake??

pedley · 09-11-2004, 07:07 PM

ok this is just an idea but i was thinking of cutting about 2 inch or 1.5 off of my explorer intake and then making a box upper or not a good idea. i am most likly not going to do it but i was just thinking it would be kinda cool to make.

thanks
mike

Fat0eknee · 09-11-2004, 09:04 PM

with the box you would lose trq ..i dont think you want that with an explorer

pedley · 09-12-2004, 09:16 AM

ok so what just use the stock one or i think ia m just going to forget it.

i was just woundering anyways

thanks
mike

mustangII460 · 09-12-2004, 11:20 AM

I bought a comp polymer upper (stock) and love it. Mid range increased slighly, under 2500 suffers a little but not that noticable on my light car.

I like the looks of it and it cleaned up my engine area giving me access to valve covers etc. I still have EGR, etc too.

Got mine on corral, used, $115.00.

You can modify a upper as you wanted, but its way too time consuming for very little gain.

pedley · 09-12-2004, 02:26 PM

u got a picture of your intake by any chance??

thanks mike

GhOsT6_9 · 09-12-2004, 05:16 PM

I'd got an intake similar to what you want to do.

I have the stock upper which has been cut and shortened and welded back together. Works great.

mustangII460 · 09-12-2004, 06:24 PM

I used a 3/8 spacer between the intakes too.

whitepony · 09-13-2004, 03:40 PM

now ghost6_9 did u cut it and weld it back up your self ?? u got a picture of it??

mustangII460 i like the looks of the whats it called ?? very clean

mike

88fivepointoh · 09-13-2004, 05:42 PM

That is really clean looking? did it come stock polished? Also how is it at low end?

mustangII460 · 09-13-2004, 08:51 PM

Comp Polymer Box Upper. (Comp Cams) They are made for stock or Cobra lowers. Bolted right on after I got the right length allen bolts, because of the spacer.

Mine is strange, the top has a metal plate on it. Most have just a sticker.

Low end suffers a little. But it pulls hard from 2500 and up. I still get 22 + mpg.

I recomend doing it.

GhOsT6_9 · 09-14-2004, 01:08 AM

No I didn't do the intake myself, the previous owner did it for me. But yes he did cut and weld the intake.

Sorry i don't have a pic of the engine bay right now, but I can get one this weekend (afternoon shift sucks), I'll borrow my friends digi cam.

whitepony · 09-14-2004, 06:31 AM

that would be great ghost6_9 thanks alot

does anyone know if you need a tig welder to weld an intake back up or just a mig welder with alum.. ??/

thanks
mike

MJ86GT · 09-14-2004, 02:15 PM

We're fabbing up a truck lower, cut the upper about 2.75 inches from were it bolts to the lower, and fabbing up an aluminum box on top similar to Hogans intakes. I'll try and post pics of it when finished.

Its probably going to take away some bottom end but should look cool.

If that doesnt work well i'm going to cut the stock upper and port the inside and weld back together. Then port the lower.

whitepony · 09-14-2004, 04:48 PM

sounds like that would be fun to do. now r u useing a mig welder or a tig welder??

pictures would be great thanks

good luck with that

mike

i have 2 names on here pedley and whitepony if u guys r woundering

MJ86GT · 09-15-2004, 06:49 AM

Its all being tigged together. Just finished getting the bottom plate on the original part of the lower. I'll get pics as soon as its done.

GhOsT6_9 · 10-16-2004, 12:10 AM

Sorry for the late response to this. Got kinda busy with work and some other events that happened to the car over that past few weeks.

But I did get some pics of the intake done.

Just go to www.cardomain.com/id/notdadz go to page 5.

09-11-2004, 07:07 PM	#1
pedley Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 74	homemade intake?? ok this is just an idea but i was thinking of cutting about 2 inch or 1.5 off of my explorer intake and then making a box upper or not a good idea. i am most likly not going to do it but i was just thinking it would be kinda cool to make. thanks mike

09-12-2004, 11:20 AM	#4
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	I bought a comp polymer upper (stock) and love it. Mid range increased slighly, under 2500 suffers a little but not that noticable on my light car. I like the looks of it and it cleaned up my engine area giving me access to valve covers etc. I still have EGR, etc too. Got mine on corral, used, $115.00. You can modify a upper as you wanted, but its way too time consuming for very little gain. __________________ Frank

09-12-2004, 05:16 PM	#6
GhOsT6_9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 233	I'd got an intake similar to what you want to do. I have the stock upper which has been cut and shortened and welded back together. Works great. __________________ 1989 Mustang LX Notch 5.0L, T-5, 1969 351W heads, cut & welded stock plenum, F-303 cam, Mac 1 5/8 full length headers, Cat'd H-pipe, 3.73 gears, Underdrives, SSM lift bars, E-Fan, 3G Alt, Custom Chip, Autometer gauges, Weld Draglite wheels , M/T ET Street Radials Best 1/4: 13.33@101.53MPH

09-12-2004, 06:24 PM	#7
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	I used a 3/8 spacer between the intakes too. __________________ Frank

09-13-2004, 08:51 PM	#10
mustangII460 Factoy Five Roadster Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee Posts: 1,681	Comp Polymer Box Upper. (Comp Cams) They are made for stock or Cobra lowers. Bolted right on after I got the right length allen bolts, because of the spacer. Mine is strange, the top has a metal plate on it. Most have just a sticker. Low end suffers a little. But it pulls hard from 2500 and up. I still get 22 + mpg. I recomend doing it. __________________ Frank

09-11-2004, 09:04 PM	#2
Fat0eknee I'm slow ...I know. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: houston Posts: 518	with the box you would lose trq ..i dont think you want that with an explorer

09-12-2004, 09:16 AM	#3
pedley Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 74	ok so what just use the stock one or i think ia m just going to forget it. i was just woundering anyways thanks mike

09-12-2004, 02:26 PM	#5
pedley Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 74	u got a picture of your intake by any chance?? thanks mike

09-13-2004, 03:40 PM	#8
whitepony Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ontario canada Posts: 165	now ghost6_9 did u cut it and weld it back up your self ?? u got a picture of it?? mustangII460 i like the looks of the whats it called ?? very clean mike

09-13-2004, 05:42 PM	#9
88fivepointoh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rochester Posts: 553	That is really clean looking? did it come stock polished? Also how is it at low end?

09-14-2004, 01:08 AM	#11
GhOsT6_9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 233	No I didn't do the intake myself, the previous owner did it for me. But yes he did cut and weld the intake. Sorry i don't have a pic of the engine bay right now, but I can get one this weekend (afternoon shift sucks), I'll borrow my friends digi cam. __________________ 1989 Mustang LX Notch 5.0L, T-5, 1969 351W heads, cut & welded stock plenum, F-303 cam, Mac 1 5/8 full length headers, Cat'd H-pipe, 3.73 gears, Underdrives, SSM lift bars, E-Fan, 3G Alt, Custom Chip, Autometer gauges, Weld Draglite wheels , M/T ET Street Radials Best 1/4: 13.33@101.53MPH

09-14-2004, 06:31 AM	#12
whitepony Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ontario canada Posts: 165	that would be great ghost6_9 thanks alot does anyone know if you need a tig welder to weld an intake back up or just a mig welder with alum.. ??/ thanks mike

09-14-2004, 02:15 PM	#13
MJ86GT Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32	We're fabbing up a truck lower, cut the upper about 2.75 inches from were it bolts to the lower, and fabbing up an aluminum box on top similar to Hogans intakes. I'll try and post pics of it when finished. Its probably going to take away some bottom end but should look cool. If that doesnt work well i'm going to cut the stock upper and port the inside and weld back together. Then port the lower.

09-14-2004, 04:48 PM	#14
whitepony Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: ontario canada Posts: 165	sounds like that would be fun to do. now r u useing a mig welder or a tig welder?? pictures would be great thanks good luck with that mike i have 2 names on here pedley and whitepony if u guys r woundering Last edited by whitepony; 09-14-2004 at 07:03 PM..

09-15-2004, 06:49 AM	#15
MJ86GT Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 32	Its all being tigged together. Just finished getting the bottom plate on the original part of the lower. I'll get pics as soon as its done.

10-16-2004, 12:10 AM	#16
GhOsT6_9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 233	Sorry for the late response to this. Got kinda busy with work and some other events that happened to the car over that past few weeks. But I did get some pics of the intake done. Just go to www.cardomain.com/id/notdadz go to page 5. __________________ 1989 Mustang LX Notch 5.0L, T-5, 1969 351W heads, cut & welded stock plenum, F-303 cam, Mac 1 5/8 full length headers, Cat'd H-pipe, 3.73 gears, Underdrives, SSM lift bars, E-Fan, 3G Alt, Custom Chip, Autometer gauges, Weld Draglite wheels , M/T ET Street Radials Best 1/4: 13.33@101.53MPH

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