Cold Air intake

[Mini_ToyoTa]

i want to put a cold air intake on my truck once i get it back up and running its a carb... but they dont make it for my year... can anyone make it and the plate for the carb? or tell me how step by step like where the air tubes go in... etc. and

[KurseD]

should be simple enough... my first step would be to check with a local exhaust shop and see what kind of pipe they can get and how much they would charge to bend it... advance auto and other auto parts stores have the cone filters... if you still have no luck PM me and ill see what i can do to make ya one

[dozer313]

i wouldnt use metal. it conducts heat too well... use some pvc or similar tubing

[Mini_ToyoTa]

i thought about which tubes to use i been thinking of stainless steel but not sure... still need an adapter plate which who does that connect to the pipe? and where does the air tubes go into it at?

[Slamd_S_Dyme]

Any machine or exhaust shop can make the tubing and most machine shops (if theyre not half assed) can fab up an adapter to make it fit to your carb. Stainless Steel would be a great choice ive never seen anyone make a cold air intake out of that.

[Mini_ToyoTa]

one more thing whats the avg size used for the pipe's? i am gonna go with stainless steel... how thick are they usually?

[PicupmanS10]

Hey Mini Toyota. I think you are making the wrong choice for you cold air intake, because stainless steel will conduct and hole heat. That will be defeating the purpose of a cold air intake if you are having hot air pumped into your engine. With more hot air being pumped in the more you will lose horse power. Cold air equals more horse power and better gas mileage. Heat is the enemy of a motor. You can make a cold air intake out of pvc pipe from your local Home Depot or local hardware store. What you need to do is do some measuring and figuring on how you want ot and what type of filter you will use for this custom made cold air intake. Good luck with the choice you make for your cold air intake.

[jjrambo]

I agree pvc would be the better choice, it won't cunduct the heat and heat up the air passing threw it. and it would be cheaper to make. the shroud around the original flter really wouldn't be hard, you could make a real good none conductive one useing plexy glass and a soldering iron. I've gotten good with heating and bonding plastics together. I could show you some cool tricks if you like.

[bigroy80]

if theres gonna be as much heta built up on it as yall say then go with abs plastic . pvc when it gets hot releases a type of fume that isnt good.

[jjrambo]

if theres gonna be as much heta built up on it as yall say then go with abs plastic . pvc when it gets hot releases a type of fume that isnt good.
As long as you run the piping smartly that wont happen, but metal is a very conductive material. It would easily transfer heat from the engine bay right to the intake

[lownloud_chevy]

just do what I did and go to Lowes and buy some 92 cent aluminum dryer vent. If want more details email me at lownloud_chevy@yahoo.com