Ok....I feel like I'm giving away the secrets to the Bush's Baked Beans Secret Family recipe.......
If anyone can help me improve upon this I'll be forever indebted to you....if someone steals my design and makes millions- My LAWYERS will be talking to you! LOL!

This:


Got me thinking about a *CHEAP* and *TRUE* COLD AIR system....
So lets see attempt number 1. A cheapy buy off another forum member netted me a airbox to play with so have no fears: if this fails- I still can go back to stock!!

If you look at your stock ait box that lil' port faces up.....But what if we faced it down?




If you pull out your airbox you can see the cheapie plastic inner fender skirt-- semi blocked/partially blocked by a slab of plastic for the airbox to mount to: a piece that for the life of me couldn't understand why its there........
So OUT it came!



Only problem-- fender skirt is still in the way: tried unhooking the skirt-- but it only manages to obstruct the tire some............... So ATTEPT ONE-- Partial fail!
So then came a trip to Home Depot for some cheap plastic parts.....



Then came my Second semi-failed attempt: I'll call it the BIRDCATCHER....its friggin BIG-- 4 inch inlet
I ran into the same problem as before--- the skirt (Skirts are ALWAYS getting me into trouble! LOL!) AND now there was the issue of the Birdcatcher causing even more tire-clearence issues.








So I said F**** it! Skirts gotta get a hole in it! So it did!



But the same issue-- The Bird catcher was just toooooooo dam BIG where the airbox drop tube comes out......
So onto attempt #3
Tried routing some other 45 degree tubing--



But still the same issues: the drop right outta the airbox HAS to be steep: and I just aint seeing anything (((yet))) at the Home depot.... So a trip around town in the next couple of days may net some different results.


So enter attempt #4....... SEMI- pass. Used a completely rubberized tubing instead of hard plastic this time. Same issuses as before with tire clearence-- See pic above as I didn't take a pic of this one installed. But for the short term duration any tire contact with it aint gonna do either any harm.



So as you can see: SOMETHING is workable....I'm just limited with my parts selction right now.....

WIDE open to suggestions: Naysayers please post elesewhere

 

Interesting idea... my only thought is; with your intake in your wheel well, is there a concern for pulling in any water?

 

Been thinking long on that one: my chance of trully going water fording is pretty slim. If wheeling- the unint I'm thinking is about 10 inches lower than the stock air duct height: so I know there's a chance............. Any suggestions??????

 

I applaud you for your effort.

Instead of running it through the stock airbox why not run it right off the inlet somewhere in the middle of then engine bay? Maybe you could run it up to where the stock airdam is.

 

Very interesting idea......

 

Actually I looked at that last year.
You can actually take the stock snorkle and feed it right through from the engine bay to the stock front grill. One end of the snorkle will face directly forward in the direction the vehicle travels, it then snakes through the passenger side of the grill/headlight area and faces the engine.
All you would have to do now is feed it to the airbox with some other tubing.
It would be simple to seal the stock intake side and cut the new hole in the lower airbox, right underneath the intake tube that goes to the TB.

I hope that doesn't loose anyone.
If you go look, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about.

 

I getcha...but I think I missed it-- You're gonna have to snap a pic of yours as mine does not look like there's enough room to sneak anything around by/to the grill....


you mean running it straight out towards the radiator and then down to BELOW the radiator? hmmmmm interesting idea

 

I can do that.

The spot is just covered by a rubber/plastic sheet that keeps air from going around the radiator.

 

why dont you order a K&N replacement filter and connect it where the stock box is and open the front of the box like the aftermarket systems. You can literally recreate the aftermarket setup for a fraction of the price by using the same concepts. Use the plastic tubing and ruber 45 to connect to the throttle body. You have most of the parts.

 

you could always cut through the hood and add a scoup. Less chance of taking in water, even though you said you won't see much.

Cool idea though