Okay, so I've been less than thrilled with the intake that Banks offers with their Sidewinder system. My main gripe is that the airbox sits too close the the battery, making servicing terminals a tough job for fear of grounding. Secondly, the filter only has about 115 sq. in. of surface area, and is shaped and positioned in such a way that it get's filled with dirt in just a few thousand miles. I could clean my filter at nearly every oil change; it's just not big enough. I guess I'll have to build my own.
So the plan is this:
<ul type="square">[*]Build a sheetmetal barrier where the passenger battery is now - ~$15 sheet from Lowe's
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]House a big AFE inverted top filter there - $65 on the internet (200 in.2! SA)
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]Move the battery back where the radiator overflow is on the fender using a newly fabbed battery tray - $10 tray from LMC + scrap metal lying around
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]Move the overflow bottle to under the filter housing - ~$10 for a new bottle since mine is old and cracked
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]3" or 4" tubing for all the intake stuff depending on space limitations - FREEBIE!!!
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First pics:
I built a cardboard model of the AFE filter. I chose to use one of the filter that comes in the Dmax kit. Dimensions are: 8" dia. base, 7" dia. top, 8" length, 4" intake, inverted top - approx. total filter surface area = 200 sq. in.
The "filter" - Built primarily to make sure that the full size 8" length filter will fit, so now I will order one.
A 3" to 4" 90 degree transition sourced from a wrecked T444E Navistar motor. This is really what 's going to make this project easy, and it retails for about $50. FREEBIE!!!
And here's a general mockup of how things are going to work. I'll pick up a sheet of 22 ga steel, and start fabbing the box. The light is a little poor, but you can get the general idea.
That's all for now. Finals are rounding the corner, and that's going to consume most of my time for the next couple of weeks.
Some more pics:
ttp://www.oliverdiesel.com/images/afeintake/
So the plan is this:
<ul type="square">[*]Build a sheetmetal barrier where the passenger battery is now - ~$15 sheet from Lowe's
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]House a big AFE inverted top filter there - $65 on the internet (200 in.2! SA)
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]Move the battery back where the radiator overflow is on the fender using a newly fabbed battery tray - $10 tray from LMC + scrap metal lying around
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]Move the overflow bottle to under the filter housing - ~$10 for a new bottle since mine is old and cracked
[/list]<ul type="square">[*]3" or 4" tubing for all the intake stuff depending on space limitations - FREEBIE!!!
[/list]
First pics:
I built a cardboard model of the AFE filter. I chose to use one of the filter that comes in the Dmax kit. Dimensions are: 8" dia. base, 7" dia. top, 8" length, 4" intake, inverted top - approx. total filter surface area = 200 sq. in.
The "filter" - Built primarily to make sure that the full size 8" length filter will fit, so now I will order one.
A 3" to 4" 90 degree transition sourced from a wrecked T444E Navistar motor. This is really what 's going to make this project easy, and it retails for about $50. FREEBIE!!!
And here's a general mockup of how things are going to work. I'll pick up a sheet of 22 ga steel, and start fabbing the box. The light is a little poor, but you can get the general idea.
That's all for now. Finals are rounding the corner, and that's going to consume most of my time for the next couple of weeks.
Some more pics:
ttp://www.oliverdiesel.com/images/afeintake/
) and can be bought for around $35. 
