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Old 06-13-2019, 07:57 AM
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Default Cold Air Intake

Doing a swap 06 5.3L into a 67 chevelle. We are running the truck manifold and throttle body. What is everyone running for the cold air intake? We are using the mass also.
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A lot of them just use stock components. They work well.
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I like the stock look most of the time. Airaid makes a kit that is nice albeit pricey if you need to roll your own.
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I'm using a 45 mandrel bent aluminum pipe from http://www.siliconeintakes.com with a K and N filter behind passenger headlights.
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This is a terrible picture, but in the top left corner you can see my homemade cold air intake. I used some rubber edging from McMaster and a piece of sheet metal. There's an air filter behind the sheet metal.

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I think I used a spectre generic kit with a rubber elbow from advance. They always have coupons and cash back deals floating around.
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Look up a kit for a 99-2002 of so Chevy truck on ebay. Aluminum tube and rubber connectors and elbows for around $40.00
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Like most others - pieced together. 4" silicone ell and Airaid conical filter from Jeg's; 4" x 24" aluminum pipe with a 45 degree ell in the middle. Cut to fit. Mass air and other fittings welded in. Then painted with truck bed liner spray to match valve covers.
Edit - oh, and a bracket under the filter end to support the assembly.
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Lots of useful info for me right now
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Originally Posted by Michael Yount
Like most others - pieced together. 4" silicone ell and Airaid conical filter from Jeg's; 4" x 24" aluminum pipe with a 45 degree ell in the middle. Cut to fit. Mass air and other fittings welded in. Then painted with truck bed liner spray to match valve covers.
Edit - oh, and a bracket under the filter end to support the assembly.
Pretty clean and slick setup there.
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Thx showdog.
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Like that mounting bracket underpowered.....can't believe how many I see just 'hanging' there with no support.
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Originally Posted by Michael Yount
Like that mounting bracket underpowered.....can't believe how many I see just 'hanging' there with no support.
Thanks. Its actually a mount that was already on the Intake tube due to it is for the silverado, just a little manipulation to get in in position to mount on my core support. Kind of a happy accident i was able to use it, But i certainly would not have just left it hand there but i have seen it on other swaps before.
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I bought the various aluminum pieces cut and fit them as needed, bought a MAF sensor boss and had it all welded. I fab"d the plate at the fender. I had the air inlet ceramic coated in Titanium color that matches other details of my car.

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Originally Posted by NCDEERE
Look up a kit for a 99-2002 of so Chevy truck on ebay. Aluminum tube and rubber connectors and elbows for around $40.00
this is what i used






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