DIY Custom Intake System

Pics??

Yikes...that sounds like a long time. We fabbed some 3' pipes up for my JZ swap in a matter of hours. Also did a set of VG pipes so there were less hose connections in about 6 hours. Why did it take 2 months?

Way back when, and once upon a time, I made an intake for my 4 cam, GT-2, 300ZX, using three 48mm IDF Webers. Total time was 4 1/2 months. Each barrell fed a cylinder.

Soup cans are about 2.5 in diameter.

Oh no... not the soup can thing AGAIN!

Mike

dumbestone said:

There are alternatives

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That's an extra 15 HP!!!

Cuis-z said:

dumbestone said:

There are alternatives

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That's an extra 15 HP!!!

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not to mention a tasty bbq smell out of the exhaust ;D

oh and one more thing... if anyone could manage to build the turbo intake pipes (accordion pipes substitutes) that would be one **** of a sound upgrade for the VG engine IMHO

salvadoran300zx said:

oh and one more thing... if anyone could manage to build the turbo intake pipes (accordion pipes substitutes) that would be one **** of a sound upgrade for the VG engine IMHO

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I can

kandy said:

I can

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Can you make them less of a pain in the ass to take on and off than stock?

kandy said:

salvadoran300zx said:

oh and one more thing... if anyone could manage to build the turbo intake pipes (accordion pipes substitutes) that would be one **** of a sound upgrade for the VG engine IMHO

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I can

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so that means you've tried? got any pics? sound clips? now you started a fire... feed the crowd! ;D

salvadoran300zx said:

oh and one more thing... if anyone could manage to build the turbo intake pipes (accordion pipes substitutes) that would be one **** of a sound upgrade for the VG engine IMHO

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Done.

http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_541&products_id=4754

I've been talking to Ash, you can see where I posted about it later on in this post.

http://twinturbo.net/nissan/300zx/forums/general/view/2400924/NEW-Specialty-Z-Product-Offering.html

arkansasturbo

SilverTwinOH said:

salvadoran300zx said:

oh and one more thing... if anyone could manage to build the turbo intake pipes (accordion pipes substitutes) that would be one **** of a sound upgrade for the VG engine IMHO

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Done.

http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_541&products_id=4754

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close, but no dice. The ones from z1 are silicone which would dampen the sound of the engine. I was talking about aluminium or some other metal that would enhance the engine sound just like a short ram does on most other cars.

Agreed, I want more intake and spool noise not less...

Go look at the twinturbo.net thread I posted guys, Ash is releasing these. Told me himself they are going to be made of aluminum. Check it out.

I wonder what Ash's kit will sell for (FULL Kit).

87ZXTN said:

Go look at the twinturbo.net thread I posted guys, Ash is releasing these. Told me himself they are going to be made of aluminum. Check it out.

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sorry to burst your bubble too, but those are not the accordion INTAKE pipes, those are the regular steel boost pipes COMING from the turbos...

check out the difference of a short ram when it comes to sound. It does amplify whatever noise is produced by the engine making it sound a whole lot meaner!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK70SBXP-6U&feature=related

THESE are the accordion pipes I'm talking about, all the other pipes post turbos are meaningless to the aggressive note on any car... if it can make a civic sound like that... imagine what the VG would sound like