MAKING my own go-fast bits

[Tj-zetec]

So after my heroic quest to find a cold air intake that wasn't gonna cost me an arm and a leg turned up SFA i decided to make my own.

Just as well i didn't part with the big bucks too because i was recently informed (ta melbzetec) that an ST170 airbox and snorkel will bring similar results for a fraction of the cost, i'm gonna scout out a few wreckers before i try ford though to see if i can scrimp a few more dollars.

a post on focaljet.com's forums and this article parts 1 2 3 4 and 5 (which i strongly recommend reading) inspired me to modify my stock intake to catch more cold air.

I made it from a sheet of 0.3mm aluminium which i got from work for nothing and spent a few hours, with which i had nothing better to do, measuring drawing and bending this up.















I even made a diagram incase anyone wanted to copy it, just for the hell of it.


I haven't had much of a chance to drive it, but it does seem to have a bit more low rpm pull and a noticeable pick up in throttle response.

I know it was the shonky way out but i reckon when coupled with an ST170 box and snorkel it'll work just as well as any other cold air intake and it didn't cost me a cent as opposed to $600 for the pipercross viper or $800+ for the volant system from the US.

I'm just curious to see if it picks up a lot of bugs and rubbish. i'll drive it round for a week and then pull the filter out of it and see i suppose.

BTW:It's in at Hitech mufflers right now getting a complete stainless steel exhaust and extractors made for it. thanks again to the people that gave me the heads up there too