Ghetto Intake

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Sanguin

Discussion Starter · Jul 29, 2012

Yeah, I'm too cheap to pay $250 for an intake. So here is version one of my intake for my car. I'm going to be painting the chromed stuff black or green, depending on where it is in the intake. The red coupler will be changed to a black one later. I'll also make a custom air box for it. I just slapped it together earlier to get it done while I had some free time. Manuals have one additional air hose, it's a PCV line. I hid an elbow in the throttle body coupler on the bottom and just ran a hose to the PCV valve. If I could find a fitting that would let me use the factory quick connect fittings, I'd do that. Might try it later. Without further adieu, the $55 intake system...

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Charlie_santos

· #121 · Apr 10, 2013

bucko said:
There is a PCV valve in the head cover; as member ronnie has pointed out, the large 3 manufacturers got a PCV valve "certified" to use as a crankcase ventilation system a long time ago. It allows the gases from ring blowby to venilate through this valve, and back into the intake to be reburned. It also allows oil mist, which over time, can get onto the backsides of the valves, causing poor performance. I never thought much about this until I made a catch can. I now empty about a teaspoon of oil out of it every 3 to 4 weeks.

PCV Looks like this:

You made a catch can? Can u show pics and possible items used to make it?

bucko

· #122 · Apr 10, 2013

Charlie_santos said:
You made a catch can? Can u show pics and possible items used to make it?

Here's a picture of it on a thread I started a few months back:

http://www.mustangevolution.com/forum/f356/t323855/

I used the stock connectors from the tube that is already there (on right/passenger side), then used the stock tubes right angles (already molded) to connect to the barbed brass connectors that I screwed into the water catch bottle (bought at Lowes) used for air compressors).

rebeltx

· #123 · Apr 10, 2013

Have you taken that on a road trip or something that would expose the unit to high heat for an extended period of time? I would just be worried about it melting or something like that... Maybe the plastic is thick enough that it is not an issue. After all, people are using those cheap plastic trash cans for an air box and they don't seem to have problems... Any input?

bucko

· #124 · Apr 10, 2013 (Edited)

I have put well over 15K on this home made unit. No distortion, melting, or disfigurement. The unit is far enough away from the exhaust (as the picture shows, in the same location as the stock tube it replaces).

Road trips? I do them three times a week: Daytona/Orlando to Tampa, three round trips a week. I average 600 miles per week on my Mustang. Blew the 36K warranty long ago!

rebeltx

· #125 · Apr 11, 2013

Good stuff. I will have to do this then... The farthest I will go for work is Orlando to Miami

TruChris

· #126 · Apr 13, 2013

I tried this and blew my engine...

primer2tone

· #127 · Apr 13, 2013 (Edited)

TruChris said:
I tried this and blew my engine...

Whoa... What!?!
You blew your engine with an oil separator?

Holmes, explain!

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TruChris

· #128 · Apr 13, 2013

No with the ghetto intake

MyLittlePwny

· #129 · Apr 13, 2013 (Edited)

I just finished my intake and the car is idling, and eventually stalling.

Its 4" MAF adapter to 3" piping...is the filter too large????

Everything is hooked up and sealed.

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MyLittlePwny

· #130 · Apr 13, 2013

The throttle is super laggy, idle is really rough and it smells a little like oil/gas now... Help guys , got people waiting for me somewhere lmao I'm so screwed

TruChris

· #131 · Apr 13, 2013

MyLittlePwny said:
The throttle is super laggy, idle is really rough and it smells a little like oil/gas now... Help guys , got people waiting for me somewhere lmao I'm so screwed

The maf adaptor comes with a plastic tube for the inside use one of them if that doesnt work flip adaptor other way so maf facing the other way.

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MyLittlePwny said:
The throttle is super laggy, idle is really rough and it smells a little like oil/gas now... Help guys , got people waiting for me somewhere lmao I'm so screwed

But try the plastic tubes every way possible before flipping adaptor

MyLittlePwny

· #132 · Apr 13, 2013

While I was waiting I put the plastictube inside the MAF. That was it duhhhh lmao I had the adaptor in 4" piping. Idles perfect now. Thanks Chris, u were spot on. I flipped the MAF before but it was the plastic adjustor. Woot!!

Charlie_santos

· #133 · Apr 13, 2013

MyLittlePwny said:
I just finished my intake and the car is idling, and eventually stalling.

Its 4" MAF adapter to 3" piping...is the filter too large????

Everything is hooked up and sealed.

The maf adaptor needs that

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MyLittlePwny said:
I just finished my intake and the car is idling, and eventually stalling.

Its 4" MAF adapter to 3" piping...is the filter too large????

Everything is hooked up and sealed.

The maf adaptor needs that black piece that slides in with a section cut out for the MAF sensor. Add that to the adaptor and it will work fine.

TruChris

· #134 · Apr 13, 2013

Charlie_santos said:
The maf adaptor needs that

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The maf adaptor needs that black piece that slides in with a section cut out for the MAF sensor. Add that to the adaptor and it will work fine.

Beat you already;b haha

Charlie_santos

· #135 · Apr 13, 2013

TruChris said:
Beat you already;b haha

Darn u!!!

MyLittlePwny

· #136 · Apr 13, 2013

I'm lovin it, 110$ shipped for everything. Just need to mount it now so its not bouncing around

Midnight2012

· #137 · Apr 13, 2013

rebeltx said:
I removed the vacuum line and put a filter on it. That let me get rid of that last section of tube.... I like it more now, just looks cleaner

So now instead of actual cold air coming into the stock filter you have a filter sitting above the header pipe?
Interesting

MyLittlePwny

· #138 · Apr 13, 2013

Midnight2012 said:
So now instead of actual cold air coming into the stock filter you have a filter sitting above the header pipe?
Interesting

Its not a good setup unless u run breather filters on both valves. Otherwise u create a suction and ur letting unmetered air into ur crankcase

rebeltx

· #139 · Apr 13, 2013

I don't think you would want to run a breather on the PCV. It's going to clog with oil.

Or do you mean something else by "both valves"

MyLittlePwny

· #140 · Apr 13, 2013

rebeltx said:
I don't think you would want to run a breather on the PCV. It's going to clog with oil.

Or do you mean something else by "both valves"

You can run a breather on the pcv, its fine, you need a breather on the other side of the intake manifold as well. I chose to keep my pcv just to try to keep the car as stock as possible. There's no benefits to breather filters, just losing your unburned gases

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