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Sep 7, 2008 | 05:53 PM

08BlackSS/TC

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08 SS/TC Custom Intake

Just got finished making a custom intake for the 08 SS/TC. Man this thing sounds AWESOME! It actually sounds like a turbo'd car now!

The nice thing about it is I did not have to spend one penny!!

Enjoy!

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Sep 7, 2008 | 05:54 PM

RedEcotecSS

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very nice

Sep 7, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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nice...but what happened to you retrofit headlights?

Sep 7, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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lucky the MAF is made for pull thru rather than blow thru :p or else the boost would blow that maf right off, u just screwed it into the pipe, lol, but it does look nice

Sep 7, 2008 | 06:01 PM

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nice...but what happened to you retrofit headlights?

Sold them. I'm making myself another pair just like those but with TL Projectors this time.

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lucky the MAF is made for pull thru rather than blow thru :p or else the boost would blow that maf right off, u just screwed it into the pipe, lol, but it does look nice

Yes you are correct. I just had to make an opening and screwed it down

Beats the hell out of paying $200+ for something like that.

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:12 PM

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Spend a few more $ and get a new clamp -- that one has spots and rust on it and detracts from a new-car appeal

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:29 PM

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Looks good.....pretty decent gain for such a small and free mod.

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:33 PM

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so what u do just get a 3' aluminum pipe and drill the maf sensor in?

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:34 PM

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You see 3lbs more from that?..

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:40 PM

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any codes yet?

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:45 PM

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Looks great. I wonder how the computer likes the extra boost. Might make it amazing with a tune if you are seeing 3 more psi.

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:48 PM

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i am so suprised i havent seen more of this...... would of een the first thing i did when i got home with the car

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:51 PM

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wow, impressing, keep it up, for 3 more PSI, thats good.

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:55 PM

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so what u do just get a 3' aluminum pipe and drill the maf sensor in?

I used an old intake from one of my previous cars and cut the pipe, made a slot for the MAF and drilled it in!

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You see 3lbs more from that?..

Yes sir, I'm also on HPT so that's probably another reason why I saw such a big gain.

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any codes yet?

No codes, I didn't put oil on the filter.

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Looks great. I wonder how the computer likes the extra boost. Might make it amazing with a tune if you are seeing 3 more psi.

Yeah as I stated above, I'm on HPT running about 25 PSI now.

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i am so suprised i havent seen more of this...... would of een the first thing i did when i got home with the car

I just thought I would give it a shot with all the stuff I had laying around. It sounds AMAZING, no need for a BOV.

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wow, impressing, keep it up, for 3 more PSI, thats good.

thanks dude!

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Sep 7, 2008 | 07:55 PM

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nice man?? u got the filter for free?

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:56 PM

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Make a vid.

Sep 7, 2008 | 07:56 PM

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any vid to hear how it sounds

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:13 PM

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Make a vid.

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any vid to hear how it sounds

I just tried to make a vid for you guys but it sounds like crap, you really can't even hear it on the video. Now I know this camera definitely wasn't made to take vids, only pics

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nice man?? u got the filter for free?

Yeah it was from a previous intake

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Sep 7, 2008 | 08:22 PM

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im doing a custom one tomorrow... but my air filter is one of the small universal filters does it really matter

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:28 PM

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im doing a custom one tomorrow... but my air filter is one of the small universal filters does it really matter

Depends how small. If its a universal then it should be just like the one I have on there. If you need help, just LMK

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:44 PM

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TurbochargedFuture88

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hey man, not trying to thread jack but is your car lowered because it looks sweet. If so, hows the ride and how much did it cost you?

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:50 PM

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Hmmmm.....wonder how much warmer the temps of the air are going into the filter now that you're pulling air right next to the engine???

Personally, I like your creative thinking in putting something like that together. But at the same time, I would rather have slightly less boost with colder air than more boost with hotter air.

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:53 PM

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Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Wont you just be pulling in all the heat from the engine bay?

Sep 7, 2008 | 09:16 PM

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the intercooler is far sufficient enough to take car of that... 3psi is probably deff making up for the 10* increase in air temps

Sep 7, 2008 | 09:22 PM

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Depends how small. If its a universal then it should be just like the one I have on there. If you need help, just LMK

no i have the really small one lol... i have the cone filter

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